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The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy debuted an exclusive conversation series featuring a tone-setting discussion on the redemptive power of reason and evidence in American politics with former vice president Al Gore and presidential historian Jon Meacham, followed by a dialogue between Meacham and Condoleezza Rice, the 66th Secretary of State, on the project’s first case study. Read More

Vanderbilt experts from academic, medical and operational areas of campus came together during a Jan. 13 virtual town hall to discuss and answer questions about the Spring Return to Campus Plan with undergraduate students and their families. Read More

Only 18.67 percent of Wikipedia biographies are about women. The Women of VISE are holding the third annual Women in STEM Wikithon to change that. Read More

Vanessa Beasley, vice provost for academic affairs and dean of residential faculty, has been named president-elect of the Rhetoric Society of America. She will begin her term as president of the scholarly association in July 2022. Read More

The Vanderbilt Career Center will host a virtual open house for Graduate School students on Wednesday, Jan. 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m. CT. Read More

Ruth Grace Zibart, professor of French, emerita, and the first woman to serve as associate dean of the College of Arts and Science, died in Nashville on Dec. 26. She was 101. Read More

Learn about the various ways unconscious bias may have an impact on decision-making involving hiring, promotion, performance, communication and leadership during upcoming “Disrupting Everyday Bias” workshops. Read More

Vanderbilt leaders are reflecting on the life and legacy of veteran civil rights activist Kwame Lillard, who died Dec. 20 in Nashville. As recently as January 2020, Lillard shared his firsthand experiences in the civil rights movement with Vanderbilt students as part of the university’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series. Read More

A series of virtual events for the Vanderbilt community will celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 18. Beginning this year, MLK Day is a paid staff holiday, aligning with VU’s efforts to strengthen equity, diversity and inclusion. Read More

Sharon Weiss and Richard Haglund are the first to demonstrate the next generation of optical computing, turning on and off light in less than one trillionth of a second. Read More

The EdAssist portal is now available for submitting spring 2021 tuition benefit applications, including tuition benefit applications for dependents. Various resources are available to help guide employees through this process. Read More

Accessing Vanderbilt benefits vendors has never been easier. Mobile apps can save you time, keep your data in a secured place, and even send you reminders about upcoming appointments or prescription refills. Read More

Associate Professor of Nursing Kate Payne, a bioethicist, attorney and beloved nurse leader at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, died Jan. 6 after a brief and unexpected illness. Read More

Make hydration a priority this year. Choosing sugar-sweetened, alcoholic or high-calorie coffee drinks over water throughout the day can cause you to consume excess calories with very little nutrition. Water is a vital nutrient to the life of every cell in the body and serves a number of essential function Read More

A new year is a great time for creating new goals. And when setting your goals, it's best to make them specific, measurable, action-based, realist and time-bound (SMART). Setting goals that are simple and straightforward will help you move forward with confidence. Read More

“Eliminating Bias in Letters of Recommendation” will be the topic of the next installment of Women in the Academy on Thursday, Jan. 28, from noon to 1:15 p.m. The meeting will be held over Zoom. Read More

The discovery of a cosmic signal common across many stars could be the first sign of gravitational waves. Read More

Looking for an opportunity to learn about design thinking, earn course credit, work with a team, and make a difference for a client organization? This spring, join Professor Dave Owens in his course Design Thinking, Design Doing (UNIV 3350/5350). Read More

Any Nashville songwriter will tell you that some of the most meaningful collaborations come during crisis. Vanderbilt undergraduates in a songwriting class at the Blair School of Music got a taste of this when they partnered with peers on the other side of the globe, who also were dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, to co-create original songs. Read More

All Vanderbilt students interested in social and environmental change are invited to participate in Map the System, a global research competition. Read More