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In May 2023, Vanderbilt University Professor Jules White released his first generative AI online course using the Coursera platform: Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT. In the next 18 months, the university’s partnership with Coursera expanded significantly, and Vanderbilt added 13 more courses and seven “specializations.” Professor Jules White interviews Shawn Keen… Read More

Learn more about Dean Tim McNamara, what's kept him teaching and leading for 40+ years and what he loves to do most when he's not working. Read More

What does masterfully playing the piano have to do with leading one of Vanderbilt’s most creative schools? Read how Melissa Rose, dean of the Blair School of Music, finds the right rhythm for collaboration. Read More

In 2024 the National Institutes of Health awarded Sando a New Innovator Award, part of their High-Risk, High-Reward Research program. This award, which provides $1,500,000 over five years, supports early-career scientists proposing innovative and impactful research that might not get funded in the traditional peer-review process due to its inherent risk. Read More

See how a passion to help underrepresented students ignited astrophysicist Keivan Stassun’s mission, earning him a MacArthur “genius” award. Read More

Professor Steven Wernke's groundbreaking archaeological mapping project has secured its most substantial funding yet: a $625,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence, Wernke and his team are mapping archaeological sites across the Andes Mountain Range to build a detailed inventory that will improve our understanding of Andean settlement systems and human-modified landscapes. Read More

New faculty share advice to their younger selves we can all learn from! Read More

James R. Sasser, BA’58, JD’61, was a three-term U.S. senator from Tennessee and ambassador to China. (Ann Rayner/Vanderbilt) James R. Sasser, BA’58, JD’61, a former three-term U.S. senator from Tennessee and ambassador to China, died Sept. 10 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was a statesman who loved Tennessee… Read More

Family Weekend is a beloved time of the year at Vanderbilt when students, parents and families make cherished memories together on our beautiful campus. Check out some of our top memories from this annual event. Read More

Meet some of our new faculty members and learn about their fascinating research. Read More

What connects Vanderbilt to a crisp craft ale from one of Nashville’s premiere breweries? The vibrant vision and collaborative spirit of Vanderbilt alumna Bailey Spaulding. Read More

Read about the special environment (and delicious food!) Jeong Oh Kim and his family plan to create within Zeppos College as the new residential faculty. Read More

See how students in a special Immersion Vanderbilt project are partnering with a new national security institute to prevent cybersecurity attacks. Read More

Hear why Andy Finch and his wife are excited to be the newest residential faculty in the Ingram Commons. Read More

Brittany Chase started as an undergraduate at Vanderbilt, now she's one of the new residential faculty. Read what she's most looking forward to as she moves onto the Ingram Commons. Read More

At Vanderbilt, students, faculty, and staff learn and grow through diverse points of view. Our differences of opinion and expertise, supported by our respect for each other, creates an environment of strength, inspiration, and opportunity. Watch as members of the Class of 2024 talk about this concept in a… Read More

Watch members of Vanderbilt’s Class of 2024 tug at our heartstrings as they talk about the loved ones who’ve supported their dreams. Read More

WATCH: Hear why Vanderbilt's chancellor calls the Class of 2024 his "hero class" and see all the excitement and emotion at Commencement. Read More

Josh Clinton, who holds the Abby and Jon Winkelried Chair and serves as professor of political science and co-director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, has been named a 2024 Andrew Carnegie Foundation Fellow. He joins 27 other scholars nationwide being recognized for their research into the polarization of society and the fortification of our democracy. Read More

Meet three student-athletes in the Class of 2024 who are making a difference on and off the field. Read More