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Cindy D. Kam has been named dean of faculty affairs in the College of Arts and Science. Kam, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Political Science and director of the Research on Individuals, Politics and Society Lab, steps into the role as Kamal Saggi, Frances and John Downing Family Professor of Economics, moves into a new leadership position in the Office of the Provost. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s bond rating continues to be AAA—the highest level—as designated by the Fitch Group, a leading credit agency. Read More

Alayna Hayes, an accomplished career services professional with extensive experience developing programming and content to promote student learning and engagement, has been named assistant provost and senior director of the Vanderbilt Career Center. She will begin her new role on June 15. Read More

Tao Hong, a second-year Ph.D. student in interdisciplinary materials science, and Hari Srinivasan, an incoming Ph.D. student in neuroscience, have been named to the 2022 cohort of the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship Program for New Americans. This merit-based graduate award for immigrants and children of immigrants provides 30 fellows annually with up to $90,000 in funding to support their graduate studies. Read More

Vanderbilt is a community where innovative students with a strong vision and drive are championed and encouraged to pursue their passions and forge their own paths. Meet some members of the Class of 2022 whose strong vision and enterprising spirit propelled them to learn, explore and thrive. Read More

Vanderbilt University is hosting an auction to sell its surplus goods for reuse. The event supports the university’s sustainability efforts to reduce waste. Read More

Vanderbilt alumna Martha Craig Daughtrey, BA’64, JD’68, a senior United States circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, will be featured at an upcoming event in the Nashville Public Library’s Votes for Women: Legacy of the 19th Amendment series. Read More

All Vanderbilt University staff are invited to attend the Spring Staff Assembly, either in person or virtually, to celebrate university staff and their many contributions to the university’s mission. Read More

Art, research, social justice, and community are the cornerstones that support the life and work of sociology Ph.D. candidate Megan Jordan, MA’19. Read More

Luis A. Leyva, assistant professor of mathematics education at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, has been recognized by Out to Innovate as the 2022 LGBTQ+ Educator of the Year.  Read More

Vanderbilt freshman Evelyn Marx has been selected as a SMART Scholar by the U.S. Department of Defense. The Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Award is designed to enhance the DoD workforce with “talented, innovative and brilliant scientists, engineers and researchers.” Read More

Two Vanderbilt professors were awarded Pathfinder seed funding for a project that could benefit soldiers by optimizing their neurological performance through suggested behavior protocol and by improving aircraft design and equipment to reduce the effects of in-flight vibration and percussion. Read More

Vanderbilt University will adjust its academic calendar so that the university’s annual spring break aligns with that of Metro Nashville Public Schools beginning in 2023, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver announced today. Read More

Effective immediately, eligible employees will receive direct payment up front on their next available paycheck of the portion Vanderbilt pays for tuition for classes in which employees are enrolled. This change to the Employee Education Assistance Program applies to courses with a start date on or after May 2, 2022.  Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier lauded Vanderbilt faculty’s accomplishments and deep commitment to radical collaboration in his remarks at the Spring Faculty Assembly on April 28. In addition, six faculty were recognized with some of university’s highest honors. Read More

Vanderbilt’s graduate and professional student housing project reached two milestones in April: the placement of the final steel structural beam of the building, and the announcement of the first retail business to occupy the space, the Turnip Truck.  Read More

Sponsored Programs Administration, within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, continues to support the Vanderbilt research community’s transition to the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system through the VERA training page, FAQs page, the dissemination of training materials and regularly scheduled training sessions. Read More

The goal of the W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program is to benefit humanity by supporting work that has a distinctive and novel approach, questions a prevailing paradigm, or has the potential to break open new territory in a field. Read More

The Arts Build Communities grant program is designed to provide support for arts projects that broaden access to arts experiences, address community quality-of-life issues through the arts, or enhance the sustainability of asset-based cultural enterprises. Read More

With undergraduate examinations and reading days beginning on Saturday, April 30, Vanderbilt Campus Dining, the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries and university student centers are offering extended hours at various locations. Read More