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A reunion 50 years in the making made a significant impact on first-year students at the 10th annual Lawson Lecture Sept. 27, when Vanderbilt alumni Perry Wallace and Godfrey Dillard shared their stories of being young African American basketball recruits and students on campus in the late-1960s. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s land use plan has been dubbed FutureVU and is entering its second year with a full slate of activities and a new faculty advisory committee. Read More

Provost Susan R. Wente has charged a search committee comprising students and faculty from a range of disciplines to identify the university’s first vice provost for equity, diversity and inclusion. Read More

Vanderbilt's Anjali Forber-Pratt has been awarded a grant to evaluate and bolster spinal cord injury resources. Read More

The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains information related to universitywide security and safety, including related policies, procedures and criminal statistics. Read More

Flulapalooza is only a couple of weeks away and the deadline to submit an exemption request from receiving the influenza vaccine is quickly approaching. Read More

Read about the latest Vanderbilt University faculty and student awards and achievements. Read More

Nine faculty members who hold endowed chairs were honored and donors were thanked during a festive celebration Sept. 26 at the Student Life Center. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos addressed Army ROTC cadets gathered Sept. 27 for a leadership symposium, at which alumni Sandra Cochran and Maj. Gen. Stephen L. Jones also were recognized. Read More

Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason and four members of the football team -- defensive lineman Torey Agee, linebacker Oren Burks, wide receiver C.J. Duncan and quarterback Kyle Shurmur -- spoke to local reporters Tuesday at Vanderbilt's regular weekly press conference held on campus. Read More

Think you’ve got an idea that could become the next Facebook or Google, but you’re not sure how to get it off the ground? Turning ideas into action is the aim of a new, seven-week Pre-Flight course, developed by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, and offered in partnership with Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer & Commercialization (CTTC) and the Wond’ry. Read More

Monica Raye Simpson, executive director of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, will hold a public conversation and workshop at Vanderbilt Divinity School Sept. 29. Read More

Vanderbilt astrophysicist Jedidah Isler has joined Beyoncé, LeBron James and Serena Williams as a member of The Root’s 100 List of Black Influencers. Read More

Work has begun at a new universitywide research center with a two-pronged mission to promote men's health and reduce health disparities. Read More

The new Program in Classical and Mediterranean Studies expands the scope of a venerable academic department by building on faculty strengths across disciplines. Read More

Dr. Kevin B. Johnson will deliver the 15th annual Levi Watkins Jr., M.D. Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The event will begin at noon in Light Hall, Room 208. Read More

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is “the wrong answer to the right question,” said "New York Times" columnist David Brooks in his appearance at the Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Lecture Series Sept. 22. Read More

Developing an international strategy to support and promote faculty research, scholarship and creative expression is the charge of a new working group appointed by the provost. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos is quoted in a "Nonprofit Quarterly" article that mentions Vanderbilt's decision to change the name of Confederate Memorial Hall. And following the recent bombings in the New York City area, several news outlets, including "The Washington Post," referenced political science professor Elizabeth Zechmeister’s research about how terror threats impact public opinion. Read More

Vanderbilt's debate team guru, M.L. Sandoz, has been honored for encouraging public debate by students of all ages. Read More