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  • Vanderbilt University

    SACSCOC Torch Award honors Vanderbilt for student success and completion rates

    Vanderbilt was recently honored by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges inaugural Torch Awards, a new recognition that celebrates member institutions for their leadership in affordability, student success and post-college outcomes. Vanderbilt was the only Level VI institution to receive the award in the student support and completion category. Read More

    Jan 15, 2026

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    Your well-being, enhanced: What’s new in Personify Health for 2026

    A new year brings a fresh start—and Personify Health is stepping into 2026 with exciting updates designed to better support your well-being. With enhanced features and updated point opportunities, it’s now easier (and more rewarding) to prioritize your health and wellness in the year ahead. You now have access to more tools, more personalized content and more ways to earn rewards.   Read More

    Jan 15, 2026

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    Take advantage of well-being resources for employees in 2026

    As the new year begins, Vanderbilt is encouraging all employees to take advantage of the extensive well-being resources available. The offerings, which include wellness and mental health programs, are part of the university’s broader commitment to supporting the holistic health of its faculty, staff and postdocs across all key aspects of their lives.  Find out how Vanderbilt can help you improve your personal well-being—physically, emotionally, financially, professionally and socially—in 2026. Read More

    Jan 15, 2026

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    Vanderbilt launches ‘250 Conversations on America’ to mark nation’s 250th anniversary through civil discourse

    Beginning this month, 250 Conversations on America: Civil Discourse in Action will bring together students, faculty, staff, alumni and the broader community for a wide-ranging series of public events and smaller conversations across Vanderbilt’s Nashville and New York City campuses. Led by Dialogue Vanderbilt, the initiative will serve as the university’s signature contribution to the national celebration, modeling how to “agree and disagree better” at a moment of profound civic complexity. Read More

    Jan 15, 2026

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    Corporate and higher education exec Everette Fortner, BE’84, to transform Vanderbilt’s Career Center

    Get to know the new vice provost of career advancement and engagement and head of Vanderbilt's Career Center Read More

    Jan 15, 2026

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    Major Jackson: Devouring the Art of Language

    Whether Major Jackson is teaching, writing or critiquing, at the center of his work is a voracious hunger for artful language—underpinned by a commitment to painting the quotidian in new and unexpected ways. Read More

    Jan 15, 2026

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    University REDCap users must migrate projects to new instance by April 15

    Effective Nov. 18, 2025, Vanderbilt University deployed a dedicated REDCap instance, separate from Vanderbilt University Medical Center. University REDCap users who have projects on the VUMC instance should take immediate action to migrate them to the VU instance, or archive projects that are no longer needed. Read More

    Jan 14, 2026

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    Vanderbilt University to establish full-time academic campus in San Francisco

    Vanderbilt University has announced plans to establish an academic campus in San Francisco beginning in 2027, subject to necessary regulatory approvals. The planned campus expects to serve about 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students and support sustained faculty, staff and academic activity. It represents the next step in Vanderbilt’s strategic growth and builds on the university’s recent expansions in New York City and West Palm Beach by extending Vanderbilt’s distinctive academic model into one of the world’s leading centers of creativity, technology and entrepreneurship. Read More

    Jan 13, 2026

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    Nominations open for annual postdoctoral awards

    Each spring the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs partners with the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association to recognize postdoctoral fellows who demonstrate excellence in research, service, mentorship and a commitment to the postdoctoral community. Further, faculty mentors who demonstrate willingness to share expertise and advice with our postdoctoral fellows are also celebrated.   Read More

    Jan 12, 2026

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    Vanderbilt community members nominated for Greater Nashville Tech Council’s 2026 awards

    The Greater Nashville Tech Council has announced the finalists for the 2026 GNTC Awards, highlighting exceptional talent from the Vanderbilt faculty, staff and alumni community. These awards honor innovation and excellence within Middle Tennessee’s the technology sector. Following over 200 public nominations across 15 categories, a panel of tech leaders and industry peers has selected the top three finalists in each category. Read More

    Jan 12, 2026

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    Roy Blount Jr. Papers now available at Vanderbilt’s Heard Libraries

    The collected papers of celebrated humorist Roy Blount Jr. are now housed at Vanderbilt University’s Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Blount, a 1963 graduate of Vanderbilt, donated the collection in late 2024. Read More

    Jan 12, 2026

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    Melissa Gresalfi to step down as dean of residential colleges

    Melissa Gresalfi will step down as Vanderbilt University’s dean of residential colleges and residential education and dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Tiffiny Tung announced today. Gresalfi, who also is a professor of mathematics education, has been given an opportunity to enhance her research projects. Her last day as dean is June 30.   Read More

    Jan 12, 2026

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    Vanderbilt expands multi-tool AI strategy with ChatGPT Edu, Amplify 2.0 and more

    Vanderbilt University expands its generative AI tool and training to include community-wide access to ChatGPT Edu, Amplify 2.0 and Grow with Google, part of a multi-tool approach to powering advancements in research, education and operations. Read More

    Jan 12, 2026

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    Vanderbilt surges forward with West Palm Beach campus, launches broader fundraising effort

    Ushering in a new age of ambition and innovation as a multicampus university, Vanderbilt University announced today that it is proceeding with a planned graduate campus in West Palm Beach—and launched a new $250 million phase of the fundraising campaign for the project. Read More

    Jan 12, 2026

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    Summer at Vanderbilt: K-12 opportunities

    Summer is just around the corner, and Vanderbilt University is inviting students of all ages to campus to experience a wide-ranging variety of summer camps and programs—with both residential and day program formats available. From athletics to academics to arts and music, there is something for everyone to enjoy and learn—all within Vanderbilt’s supportive and enriching environment.  Read More

    Jan 11, 2026

  • Commodore Employee Perks

    New discount benefits program launching for employees

    Vanderbilt University employees will soon have access to a new discount benefits program designed to help save on everyday spending. Read More

    Jan 9, 2026

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    Healthcare Bluebook rebrands; New rewards start Jan. 1

    Healthcare Bluebook is now Vālenz Bluebook.  This new name reflects Bluebook’s connection to the broader Vālenz Healthcare platform while continuing the same great services you rely on. Although the look is changing, the tools, support and trusted experience you’ve come to expect will remain the same. Read More

    Dec 18, 2025

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    The engine behind Vanderbilt’s innovation ecosystem 

    Behind a record year for Vanderbilt’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization are the people who turn research into real-world solutions. From first-time inventors to industry partners and startup founders, CTTC is helping people move ideas faster and farther to benefit society.  Read More

    Dec 18, 2025

  • Vanderbilt University

    Review your commute options for the spring semester

    Parking and Transportation is sharing important reminders about commuting, parking and mobility as the campus community returns from winter break and navigates campus growth in 2026. Read More

    Dec 18, 2025

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    Saying ‘thank you’ to employees with turkeys, treats and treasures!

    Check out all the fun at one of Vanderbilt's favorite annual traditions, Turkey Toss! Read More

    Dec 18, 2025