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Vanderbilt University’s collective and augmented efforts during the past academic year to foster a sense of belonging at every level of campus are spotlighted in a new report from the Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Read More

Vanderbilt University was awarded a grant by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Inclusive Excellence Community to improve outcomes and persistence in STEM among underrepresented students. Read More

Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, the School of Nursing and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation will host Adam Gamoran, president of the William T. Grant Foundation, for a series of events Dec. 8–9. Read More

Vanderbilt libraries data science and data curation specialist Steve Baskauf recently reached a milestone in a multiyear project to improve access to the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery collections in Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, making the collections easier to use globally. Read More

Members of Vanderbilt University’s undergraduate Class of 2024 have declared some 1,600 immersive experiences, showing the diverse and exciting ways Immersion Vanderbilt provides opportunities for students to get hands-on experience in the classroom and beyond. Read More

Join the Office of the Chancellor, Office of the Provost and Office of Experiential Learning and Immersion Vanderbilt on Thursday, Dec. 8, at noon via Zoom to learn more about the work of the Clinton Global Initiative University and how Commitment to Action projects, which address important social, economic and environmental challenges, can be used to fulfill Immersion Vanderbilt. Read More

Bestselling authors Peter Baker and Susan Glasser will join Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian Jon Meacham for an evening of discussion Dec. 7 surrounding the legacy of the Trump presidency and the midterm elections’ potential impact on our country’s fractured politics. Read More

Melanie Hall Morris, BSN’83, MSN’86, found her calling in providing care for others. Obstetrics and women’s health have been her passion ever since she was an undergraduate student at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Now, as an assistant professor at the school, she researches innovative ways of facilitating the health… Read More

Craig W. Lindsley, University Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Chemistry, who holds the William K. Warren, Jr. Chair in Medicine, was recently announced as a 2022 fellow of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics for his demonstrated excellence and contributions to pharmacology and to the ASPET organization. Read More

The Office of the Chancellor and Office of the Provost have announced funding for the new Global Scholars in Residence program, part of Vanderbilt’s commitment to enhance global engagement and collaboration across the university. Read More

A special December offering from HR Employee Learning and Engagement invites VU employees to explore how they can apply design thinking to their lives and careers. Read More

Vanderbilt University's Master of Liberal Arts and Science degree program for adult learners announces course offerings for the spring and summer 2023 terms. Read More

Vanderbilt Blair School of Music’s Blair Big Band is among 10 outstanding college jazz orchestras from across the nation invited to participate in the third annual Jack Rudin Jazz Championship. The event, which will be Jan. 14 and 15 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, will include workshops, performances and a high-level collegiate competition. Read More

This GivingTuesday, please support opportunities that nurture student success both on campus and beyond. Make a gift of any size to an area of the university that is meaningful to you. Read More

Vanderbilt is launching a second round of grants to mark the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding and help community members explore aspects of Vanderbilt’s past and future. The deadline for proposals for the spring cycle of the Vanderbilt Sesquicentennial Grant is Monday, Jan. 23. Read More

The application period for the Michael B. Keegan Traveling Fellowship opens on Monday, Dec. 5. The Office of Undergraduate Education will host two information sessions for all who are interested in applying. Read More

Vanderbilt University was part of a consortium of academic researchers, working with leading automakers, that recently concluded a five-day test on a stretch of I-24 near downtown Nashville—the largest study of its kind in the world. The researchers tested an AI-powered cruise control system designed to increase fuel savings and ease traffic. Read More

The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, International Student and Scholar Services and more than 20 campus partners collaborated during International Education Week on a series of events aimed at helping the Vanderbilt community reflect on what it means to be a productive global citizen. Read More

Professional schools across the university helped set the stage for Discovery Vanderbilt’s commitment to expanding research and collaboration. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, combined) may nominate two candidates to submit a letter of intent to the Ono Pharma Foundation’s Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards Program. Read More