MyVU News
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A message from Chancellor Zeppos on the Commodores’ historic win
"Once again, it is good to be gold!" writes Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in a message to the Vanderbilt community regarding the women's tennis team's history-making NCAA Division I Championship win. Read MoreMay 20, 2015
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Women’s tennis wins national title
For the second time in less than a year and only the third time in school history, Vanderbilt has won a national championship. This time it was the women's tennis team raising the hardware after defeating UCLA 4-2 Tuesday in the NCAA Championship. Read MoreMay 20, 2015
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Men’s golf advances to NCAA Championship play
The fifth-ranked Commodore men's golf team is advancing to the NCAA Championship for the second consecutive season and the fifth time in program history. The championship will take place May 29-June 3 in Bradenton, Florida. Read MoreMay 19, 2015
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Middle school students part of Nashville’s ‘living public history’
A sixth-grade class from Meigs Academic Magnet Middle School recently spent a day with Peabody researchers at the Nashville Public Library participating in an instructional program developed at Vanderbilt called “Telling, Mapping and Listening to Nashville: Public History and Geography of the New South.” Read MoreMay 19, 2015
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Rising senior named Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow
Maritza Navarrete is one of 10 undergraduates from across the country named as a Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellow for 2015. Pickering fellows typically go on to represent the United States as Foreign Service officers. Read MoreMay 19, 2015
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New study takes hard look at National Council on Teacher Quality’s ratings of teacher prep programs
A new study found that teacher prep programs with higher NCTQ ratings do not necessarily produce graduates who are more effective at raising student test scores. Read MoreMay 19, 2015
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Women’s tennis advances to NCAA Final Four
For the third time this season, the Vanderbilt women's tennis team defeated the Florida Gators, earning a trip to the NCAA Final Four for the first time in more than a decade. Read MoreMay 18, 2015
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Our favorite #vandygram photos of the week
Judging from the photos shared on Twitter and Instagram, the Vanderbilt community is still on a Commencement high. Take a look at some of our favorite images from the past week. Read MoreMay 15, 2015
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Kudos: Read about faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements
Read the latest faculty, staff and student awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreMay 15, 2015
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Lilly Endowment funds VU Divinity program on preaching quality
A new two-year program will train preaching coaches to help ministers improve their communication skills. Read MoreMay 14, 2015
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Peabody professors honored for education research
Peabody College professors Rogers Hall and Ebony McGee were honored by the American Educational Research Association on April 17. Read MoreMay 14, 2015
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The full General Assembly should vote on Insure Tennessee: Vanderbilt Poll
Results of the latest Vanderbilt Poll have been released, and they show that Tennesseans are very supportive of Insure Tennessee. Read MoreMay 13, 2015
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Commencement strawberries donated to Nashville Zoo and Walden’s Puddle
Animals at the Nashville Zoo and Walden’s Puddle recently enjoyed a sweet treat, thanks to Vanderbilt’s Office of the Chancellor and Commencement Office. Read MoreMay 13, 2015
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Top archaeological society honors Wernke for interdisciplinary study of colonial Peru
Steve Wernke has been awarded the Society of American Archaeology 2015 Book Award in the scholarly category. Read MoreMay 13, 2015
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Aerospace Club wins NASA’s Student Launch Challenge for third year in row
For the third year in a row, the Vanderbilt Aerospace Club has won NASA’s eight-month long rocketry competition – the 2014-15 Student Launch Challenge – beating out 30 other university and college teams. Read MoreMay 12, 2015
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Faculty-Staff Campaign ends June 30
In 1873, a single gift established Vanderbilt University. Today, it continues to thrive thanks to the philanthropic investments of the Vanderbilt community. Read MoreMay 12, 2015
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National Employee Health and Fitness Day celebration is May 20
Get free smoothies, bike repairs and more, and participate in a host of physical activities for National Employee Health and Fitness Day, which aims to inspire and sustain healthy lifestyle actions at work. Read MoreMay 11, 2015
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Vanderbilt’s expanded aid initiative crosses $200 million milestone
Gifts and pledges to Opportunity Vanderbilt, the university’s expanded and ongoing financial aid initiative, have crossed $200 million. Read MoreMay 11, 2015
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The best of Commencement 2015 on social media
What a week! See our favorite tweets, posts, videos and photos from #VU2015. Read MoreMay 8, 2015
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Strive for balance, chancellor tells Vanderbilt graduates
Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos had words of advice for Vanderbilt graduates at their Commencement exercises on May 8. Read MoreMay 8, 2015