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Acting assistant secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Michael Yudin and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean visited Vanderbilt Sept. 11 as part of the “Partners in Progress” Back-to-School Bus Tour. Read More

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean was the guest speaker Sept. 8 for an undergraduate public policy studies class taught by former Mayor Bill Purcell, an adjunct professor of public policy at Vanderbilt. Read More

Francis Wcislo, the dean who launched The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons at Vanderbilt University in 2006, has announced plans to step down from that role at the end of his current contract, June 30, 2015. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Project Safe Center celebrated its opening at the historic Cumberland House on West Side Row with an open house and remarks by university leaders Sept. 10. Read More

David Williams II, vice chancellor for university affairs and athletics and director of athletics, has been appointed to the Nashville Public Education Foundation Board. Read More

New website outlines ways principals can maximize data for talent management decisions. Read More

Yudin and Dean will learn about early childhood education programs during the Vanderbilt visit. Read More

Vanderbilt University scored its best position ever in "U.S. News & World Report’s" ranking of national universities, finishing No. 16 after five years at No. 17. Read More

The Kirkland Hall bells will ring in a special pattern at noon on Thursday to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Read More

Cynthia J. Cyrus has been promoted to the position of vice provost for learning and residential affairs at Vanderbilt University. Read More

A Sept. 3 celebration at the Student Life Center honored nine new faculty chair holders and recognized the support of generous donors. Read More

West Nile virus is one of several mosquito-borne viruses in the United States that can infect people, so it is important to take precautions during any mosquito and tick bite season. Read More

Seven campus offices whose focus is to support and serve Vanderbilt’s diverse community teamed up for the first-ever Diverse Dores Community Jamboree Sept. 3. Read More

Did you know that when using your Kroger Plus card at area stores, a percentage of your total purchase can benefit Vanderbilt’s Faculty and Staff Hardship Fund? Read More

VUIT and Blackboard employees are working to address performance issues with OAK exacerbated by heavy use at the semester's start, part of an overall effort to test and configure the application for optimal performance. Read More

Peabody welcomed its latest cohort of Hubert H. Humphrey Fellows. Read More

Biblical scholar Amy-Jill Levine places Jesus' parables in their first-century context in her new book "Short Stories by Jesus." Read More

Distinguished American fiction writer Lorrie Moore will discuss her latest work Sept. 16 in the next installment of Vanderbilt’s Chancellor’s Lecture Series. Read More

Effective Oct. 1, Dell will provide Help Desk and clinical workstation support at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Read More

Noted political scientist John Geer has been named vice provost of academic and strategic affairs at Vanderbilt University. Read More