Releases

Rick Hilles, an acclaimed poet and assistant professor of English at Vanderbilt University, was named one of 10 recipients of the 2008 Whiting Writer's Awards given for "writers of exceptional talent and promise in early career." Read More

Sheryll Cashin, author of The Agitator\'s Daughter: A Memoir of Four Generations of One Extraordinary African-American Family, will give the annual Walter Murray Jr. Commons Lecture Thursday, Nov. 6, at 4 p.m. at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Just a few weeks after hosting ESPN's GameDay on campus, Vanderbilt University students are preparing for a different match-up on Tuesday, Nov. 4, and have dubbed their Election Day activities "Election GameDay." Read More

Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of the international best-seller Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, will speak at Vanderbilt University Tuesday, Nov. 18. Read More

Twenty Chinese principals will be in Nashville and at Vanderbilt University Oct. 28-Nov. 8 to learn the latest information about U.S. education policy and see American classrooms and techniques firsthand. Read More

Uncovering ancient treasures, helping police catch dangerous looters and working with the Maya citizens to protect their resources…these are typical activities in the life of Vanderbilt archaeologist Arthur Demarest, who will give a free public lecture Tuesday, Oct. 28, on the Vanderbilt campus. Read More

Vanderbilt University students will spend the afternoon Friday, Oct. 24, building floats for Saturday morning's Homecoming parade leading up to the Vanderbilt Commodores football match-up against the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 2 p.m. central time. The public is invited to attend the parade. Read More

Research conducted by professors Ray Friedman and Neta Moye finds that the perceived mistreatment of potential employees during the recruitment process has a significant and lasting impact on workers' long-term relationships with employers. Read More

The Sustainability and Environmental Management Office (SEMO) will offer coordinated recycling at Vanderbilt's last three home football games this season, beginning this Saturday, Oct. 25, at the game against Duke. Read More

The Susan Gray School for Children will dedicate and cut the ribbon on the new Finan Family Playground 2:30 p.m. Oct. 24. The event will be part of Vanderbilt Peabody College's homecoming weekend activities. Read More

Susan Gray School for Children student Claire Puryear and her mother Michelle Puryear have been selected by the Nashville Mayor's Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities Mac West Children's Award. Read More

RolePlay, which debuts Nov. 7 at Neely Auditorium at Vanderbilt University, delights audiences with keen observations of modern humanity‘s innate ability to make a mess of relationships. Read More

Miriam McGaw Cowden, whose practicality, generosity and diplomatic nature served her well during her more than 30 years on the Vanderbilt Board of Trust, died Oct. 19 at Baptist Hospital following surgery. Read More

Alexandros Mallias, Greece's ambassador to the United States, will join Vanderbilt University Professor of Classics, Emerita, Susan Ford Wiltshire for a discussion of the roots of the American political tradition in the ancient Greek city-states 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, in Room 237 of The Commons Center. Read More

Three Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development faculty members and a Peabody graduate student have been recently named recipients of national awards in their fields of study. Read More

New Vanderbilt research identifies seven simple actions individuals can start today that have the potential to dramatically reduce energy use and carbon emissions. Read More

More than 1,300 newly registered voters can make their voices heard during this year's hotly contested presidential race thanks to the efforts of Vanderbilt University student organizations. Read More

Over the past year, thanks to numerous alumni, parents and friends who stepped forward and made a gift to Peabody, our campaign has grown to $57.9 million. All of these gifts added to Peabody’s ambitious $60 million campaign goal as part of the university’s ongoing comprehensive campaign, Shape the Future. Read More

The opening of the exhibit “Creative Expressions XIV” in October will mark the 14th anniversary of the arts collaboration between the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and The Mayor’s Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities. Its purpose is to showcase the creative talents of artists with disabilities... Read More

Vanderbilt basketball star Shan Foster is the kind of student who gives teachers hope that the next generation is in good hands. Read More