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Beth Fortune, a former gubernatorial press secretary and political reporter, has been named Vanderbilt University\'s vice chancellor for public affairs, a position she has held on an interim basis for the past six months, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced Wednesday. Read More

Susie S. Stalcup, the chief fundraising officer for Columbia University Medical Center, has been selected Vanderbilt University\'s new vice chancellor for development and alumni relations, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced Tuesday. Read More

First-year students in the "Stealing in Music City" seminar at Vanderbilt University must devise a workable system for distributing music that delivers content for a reasonable price and allows songwriters, artists and other stakeholders to get paid. Read More

Rabbi Everett Gendler will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, in Room 126 of Wilson Hall on the Vanderbilt campus. The lecture, part of a course called "The Nonviolent Struggle" taught by the civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson, is free and open to the public. Read More

An Alternative Gift Fair will be held on Friday, Dec. 5, from 3 to 6 p.m. in St. Augustine\'s Chapel at Vanderbilt University. The fair is open to the public. Read More

New Vanderbilt research finds that states can save a substantial amount of money if they use a shared system of both privately and publicly managed prisons. The savings don't come from the use of private prisons alone, but Read More

Barack Obama's history-making election to president of the United States has many wondering what does this achievement mean for race relations in America – what now? Is there still need for affirmative action? Is there less racism in America than we might have once thought? Will the Obamas have an impact on African Americans' and others' expectations for and perceptions of family and achievement? Read More

A Vanderbilt Associate Professor of English credits her Jamaican grandparents with nurturing her keen interest in uncovering the neglected histories of past generations, especially those of African and Caribbean descent, and preserving their stories for today's learners. Read More

John Sloop, professor of communication studies at Vanderbilt University, has been awarded the prestigious 2008 Charles H. Woolbert Research Award for "The Critique of Vernacular Discourse," published in Communication Monographs. Sloop, who is also associate dean of the College of Arts and Science, is sharing the award with Kent Ono, professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and co-author of the article. Read More

The intricacies of being a black male in America are explored in the new issue of AmeriQuests, the interdisciplinary e-journal based at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Academically talented kindergartners and 1st through 6th graders will have a chance to expand their horizons, intellectually and socially, in a Vanderbilt program this spring specifically designed for gifted students and their parents. Applications are currently being accepted for the program, Saturday Academy at Vanderbilt for the Young or SAVY, which will take place every Saturday Feb. 7 through March 14, 2009. Read More

The No. 1 priority facing President-elect Barack Obama is the economic crisis, which, so far, is focused on the financial sector. But there are other serious issues deserving attention from the president-elect. Read More

Like other presidents before him, President-elect Barack Obama will be under immense pressure to reward campaign workers, state and local party officials, interest groups and key donors with positions in the new administration. Read More

D.J. Moore scored touchdowns on his first two career receptions and added two critical interceptions, and Vanderbilt beat Kentucky 31-24 Saturday night to gain bowl eligibility for the first time in 26 years. 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

The internationally recognized Let's Re-Make art collaborative will be working on the Vanderbilt University campus and in the Nashville community the week of Nov. 17. Read More

Results from an unprecedented collection of public opinion data in 23 nations on wide-ranging political issues and their policy implications are included in the new AmericasBarometer Insights, a series of short studies now available to the public. Read More

Vanderbilt University has launched a new e-commerce Web site that allows users to purchase innovative software, courseware and other digital products over the Internet. Read More

Vanderbilt University's Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) Life will sponsor a candlelight vigil honoring the 10th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance Thursday, Nov. 20. Read More

Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development, in partnership with Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools and other community agencies, has won a three-year, $3.4 million federal grant to enhance language and literacy skills in pre-kindergarten classrooms. Read More