Best Buddies
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Class of 2023: Future educator Nora Smith finds belonging among Vanderbilt’s disabled community
Class of 2023: Read how special education major Nora Smith has found inspiration, friendship and connection within the disabled community at Vanderbilt. Read MoreApr 3, 2023
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Kudos: Read about faculty and student awards, appointments and achievements
Read about the latest faculty and student awards, appointments and achievements. Read MoreAug 31, 2016
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Class of 2015: Caroline Hatfield mines insight from studying the female image
If you’re funny, you don’t have to be perfect. That’s what senior Caroline Hatfield discovered in a research project about the cultural expectations by which female celebrities are judged compared to how society judges female comedians. Read MoreMay 5, 2015
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From Access to Impact: Opportunity Vanderbilt Scholarship Recipients Aim High
A glimpse into the lives of four scholarship recipients shows not only how Opportunity Vanderbilt is empowering individuals, but how they are contributing to Vanderbilt, their communities and the world. Read MoreMar 23, 2015
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Mayor Karl Dean signs pledge at Best Buddies event
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean visited the Vanderbilt campus March 12 for Spread the Word to End the Word, an annual event presented by the award-winning Vanderbilt chapter of Best Buddies. Read MoreMar 13, 2014
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Mayor Karl Dean pledges to help wipe out the ‘R Word’
Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will visit Vanderbilt University’s campus Wednesday to pledge his support to putting an end to the “R Word,” which has negative and hurtful connotations to people with disabilities. Read MoreMar 10, 2014