Trans-institutional Programs

WATCH: See how members of the Class of 2024 are collaborating in powerful and unique ways. Read More

Meet members of the Class of 2024 with a unique passion and perspective on how to live out the Dare to Grow motto. Read More

Adm. Rachel Levine, assistant secretary of health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, addressed transgender health and policy during a visit to Vanderbilt in April 2024. (Vanderbilt) Adm. Rachel Levine, assistant secretary of health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, addressed transgender health… Read More

WATCH: Lacrosse student athlete Emily Gaven came to Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management with big goals. Hear why she chose Vandy and what's next! Read More

WATCH: VandyBoys catcher Jack Bulger talks about the teacher who inspired him most and how he built his own brace with what he learned at the School of Engineering. Read More

WATCH: Learn how biomedical engineering major Schyler Rowland says mentors have inspired her future in fighting diseases Read More

WATCH: Learn about the mentor who most inspired Trey Ferguson to use his J.D./MBA degrees to help future graduate students. Read More

WATCH: See how Cambri Driskell turned personal challenges into motivation and empathy to help others. Read More

WATCH: Learn how Blair composition student Tatum Earp was inspired by her late father's senior photography project to create a unique and inspiring Immersion Vanderbilt project. Read More

WATCH: Find out how former Commodore football player Cam Robinson is combining a passion for healing, a love of people, and his Divinity School education to change lives. Read More

The Divinity School’s storied history and reputation for theological education—including advocacy for racial and social justice—were key to Yolanda Pierce’s move to Vanderbilt for the deanship. Read More

See how more than 200 students and faculty came together through 19 interdisciplinary hands-on courses to turn the historic Vaughn home into a living laboratory, unveiling "hidden narratives" of Vanderbilt's and Nashville's past. Read More

WATCH: Today’s fight against infectious diseases is being waged in the computer lab as much as the wet lab. Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, Vanderbilt researchers and students like School of Engineering undergraduate Karen Pu are expanding the power of computer modeling to identify mutating viruses—and potentially improve vaccines. Read More

Vanderbilt's motto, crescere aude, is Latin for “dare to grow.” Meet some of Vanderbilt's newest faculty as they share what ‘dare to grow’ means to them. Read More

Knowledge, discovery and collaboration are key elements in finding solutions to the world’s most pressing issues and challenges. Meet some new faculty members who are exploring current and pressing societal issues. Read More

Welcome Week fun! See how the university, along with its numerous support centers, groups and organizations, rolled out the black-and-gold carpet to help new and returning students experience how valued they are to the Vanderbilt community. Read More

JaHyne “JJ” Johnson, BA’23, came to Vanderbilt as a QuestBridge Scholar, ready to “do the work” and come out with a solid career path. What the chemistry major didn’t realize then was that the opportunities he pursued through classes, activities and Immersion Vanderbilt would allow him to write poetry, conduct research, dance in a ballet, launch a podcast and more. Read More

Meet some of Vanderbilt's new faculty members for the 2023–24 academic year as they share what sparks their research and inspires their academic mission. Read More

Vanderbilt University is partnering with the Davis United World College Scholars Program, an international nonprofit organization that has provided scholarships and education for academically talented students from around the world for more than two decades. Read More

The Vanderbilt Fusion Project, an initiative involving 40 undergraduates from 22 majors across three schools, is seeking to build a miniature nuclear fusion reactor—and make history. Read More