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An article in the Wall Street Journal on Sept. 26 analyzed the changing nature of corporate governance at colleges and universities and featured Vanderbilt University as a case study. The Journal's report on this important issue presented an incomplete portrait of Vanderbilt. Read More

Two higher education experts are available to offer commentary on Secretary of Education Margaret Spelling's announcement today about the federal government's new plans to track student progress, increase student aid and hold colleges more accountable for student achievement. Read More

The National Center on School Choice at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College of education and human development is hosting a national conference on charter school research Thursday, Sept. 28, and Friday, Sept. 29. Read More

If you've ever struggled to decipher the nutrition information on food labels, you're not alone. In fact, the confusion aisle at the supermarket is getting pretty crowded these days. According to a study by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, difficulties with math and reading are significantly limiting people's ability to adequately understand the information presented on food labels. Read More

Vanderbilt Chancellor Gordon Gee; Mr. C, the university mascot; cheerleaders and other university representatives will deliver prizes to the winners of the 2006 "Show Your Gold" contest Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 2 to 3:15 p.m. Read More

Vanderbilt Hillel will honor Paul Rusesabagina, the hotel manager who saved more than 1,200 lives during the Rwandan genocide of 1994 and inspired the movie Hotel Rwanda Read More

Moving up two places from rankings announced last year, researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt are listed as sixth in the nation for federal funding of pediatric research with grants in 2005 totaling $20,238,000. Read More

Research by Vanderbilt mathematicians is getting increased recognition via one of the top industry standards — how often its published papers are cited in major mathematics journals. Read More

Vanderbilt University's "Meet the Candidates" community picnic on Oct. 6 is expected to be one of the area's largest and most festive political gatherings prior to the Nov. 7 election. The picnic provides an excellent opportunity for Vanderbilt's students, faculty and staff as well as the university's neighbors, to learn more about the campaigns. Read More

The First Amendment, current health issues and historical presidential elections are just a few of the varied topics offered for the fall term of Vanderbilt University's Retirement Learning program Oct. 7 through Nov. 17. Read More

The stage is set for Shinzo Abe to become Japan's new Prime Minister Sept. 26 following his election as the leader of the country's ruling party. Read More

Local religious leaders and interested members of the public are invited to conversations with Vanderbilt University researchers on Christianity and the environment on Saturday, Sept. 30. Read More

Kevin Klose, president and chief executive officer of National Public Radio (NPR), will speak Sept. 27 at Vanderbilt University Law School. Read More

The Holocaust Lecture Series at Vanderbilt, the longest continuous holocaust lecture series at an American university, turns its attention this year to damage intentionally wrought upon their victims' rich cultures by Nazi Germany and other genocidal regimes. Read More

On Saturday, Oct. 21, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) will host an educational symposium for melanoma patients, family and health care providers. Read More

Historian and author Lamin Sanneh, a significant voice in inter-religious dialogue, will deliver the 2006 Cole Lectures at Vanderbilt University. Read More

Tennessee State and Vanderbilt universities' bands will join forces for three performances at the historic football match-up between the two schools on Saturday, Sept. 23. Read More

The Fall of Fujimori, the complex story of a former Peruvian president who is fighting extradition from Chile on charges of corruption, murder and human rights abuses, will be screened Sept. 27 at Vanderbilt University. Ellen Perry, director and producer of this award-winning documentary, will attend the screening, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Wilson Hall's Room 103. Read More

Award-winning poet A.E. Stallings will read from her work at Vanderbilt University on Monday, Oct. 9. The event is free and open to the public. Read More

Kenneth C. Catania, a Vanderbilt University neuroscientist who studies odd-looking mammals for clues about the workings of the human brain, was named Tuesday as a MacArthur Fellow. Read More