Releases

By Jennifer Kiilerich Access to college begins long before students fill out an application. The support they receive in high school can open doors that may have previously felt unavailable.  New research from NashvillePeer affirms that a key college-readiness initiative at Metro Nashville Public… Read More

Every September, the United Nations General Assembly brings the world’s leaders to New York. This year, a few miles from UN headquarters, Vanderbilt’s Center for Global Democracy convened leading experts to ask what makes democracy resilient. The Sept. 24 conversation at Vanderbilt’s new Chelsea campus examined how citizens view democracy, how well democratic institutions are serving them, and how global pressures shape democracy’s prospects everywhere. Read More

John Kuriyan has been reappointed as dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences for a second five-year term. Kuriyan, the Mary Geddes Stahlman Chair and University Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Cell and Developmental Biology, will begin his new term Jan. 1, 2028, after his current appointment ends Dec. 31, 2027. Read More

Learn the inspiring stories of Outstanding Senior Caroline Ford and other nominees. Read More

Larry Marnett, a pioneer of the bioactive lipid research field and a University Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry at the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, has received the inaugural Honn-McGiff Lifetime Achievement Award from the Eicosanoid Research Foundation and the Winter Eicosanoid Conference. Read More

Vanderbilt University generates $7 billion in economic activity across Tennessee and supports more than 43,000 jobs annually, according to a new statewide study of Tennessee’s private colleges and universities commissioned by the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association. The study examines the economic contributions of Tennessee’s private colleges and universities. Read More

Dialogue Vanderbilt and Pine Crest School hosted more than 100 school leaders, educators and students from across the country at the second annual Open Dialogue Collaborative Summit. Representing 15 independent schools, participants gathered Sept. 27–28, 2026, at Vanderbilt University to exchange ideas, share promising practices and explore how to make… Read More

The roots of country music are far more multicultural than some think. Hear from hit country songwriter, New York Times-bestselling novelist, and professor of African American and Diaspora Studies Alice Randall about country music’s Black roots. Read More

Learn about some breakthrough research centers led by Chancellor Faculty Fellows. Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich Studies show that autism is now diagnosed more often among Latino children than their white counterparts. Yet few Spanish-speaking, autistic toddlers receive linguistically appropriate communication and language interventions. In general, the Latino population is more likely to miss out on crucial… Read More

How can research guide policymakers in selecting effective models of service delivery in early intervention? How can essential special education knowledge and best practices be integrated into juvenile court systems? And how can we better support the educational and developmental experiences of children and youth in foster care as they… Read More

Ready for some inspiring truth bombs? Meet Vanderbilt's newest faculty as they share their best advice. Read More

Watch how Vanderbilt’s hospitality shined at Family Weekend as a record number of families experienced firsthand why students love this university. Read More

Meet some of our inspiring new faculty and hear the reasons they wanted to join the Vanderbilt community. Read More

Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development has long been at the forefront of human-centered innovations. The college continues that legacy with three faculty appointments for the 2026-27 academic year. Through their notable research, Conrad Borchers, Ryan Louie and Cynthia Rayner are tackling pressing issues… Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich Marisa Flores on Peabody’s campus. It was almost midnight when Marisa Flores, MEd’17, collected the final scholar from the Nashville airport. Flight delays and thunderstorms did not dampen her enthusiasm; she had spent months preparing for the rising high school seniors who were finally settling into Vanderbilt… Read More

By Jennifer Kiilerich Vanderbilt University’s Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, assistant professor of human-centered learning technologies at Peabody College of education and human development, partnered with Sarah K. Burriss (PhD’23, Peabody’s Department of Teaching and Learning), assistant professor of the practice at the College of Connected Computing, to rethink… Read More

Peabody Dean Camilla Benbow moderated the PISA U.S. results webinar on September 8. Click to watch the webinar. New results of a prominent international assessment of student learning were released on September 8 with Vanderbilt University leaders and faculty experts assisting in their rollout. Vanderbilt teamed with the Organization… Read More

The Sept. 10 Vanderbilt in the City doubled as the public debut of the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Engagement, a new Discovery Vanderbilt center designed to connect university experts with the public. “Who Do You Trust and Why? Expertise in an Age of Algorithms” drew faculty, alumni, students and New York neighbors into a discussion of how knowledge travels—and stalls—in a media environment that’s shaped by social platforms, artificial intelligence and eroding institutional trust. Read More

Vanderbilt is deepening its presence in New York City through a transformative partnership with the storied Whitney Museum of American Art. The multi-year collaboration, made possible through philanthropic investment, will build on the strengths of both institutions to open new pathways and opportunities for students, faculty, alumni, artists and the broader community.  Read More