C. Cybele Raver

Vanderbilt has begun work to establish a transformative college dedicated to computer science, AI, data science and related fields, university leaders announced today. In addition to meeting the growing demand for degrees in technological fields and advancing research in rapidly evolving, computing-related disciplines, the new, interdisciplinary college will collaborate with all of Vanderbilt’s schools and colleges to advance breakthrough discoveries and strengthen computing education through a “computing for all” approach. Read More

An $8.9 million grant from the NIH will establish the Vanderbilt AUD Research and Education Center, enhancing Vanderbilt University’s national leadership in neuroscience and addiction research. This initiative aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration, advance understanding and treatment of alcohol use disorder, and engage the public through education and outreach efforts. Read More

María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Art, has been named the 2024 SEC Faculty Achievement Award winner from Vanderbilt University. Her artistic work spans a variety of media, including photography, performance, sculpture, drawing, painting and video. She employs them in immersive installations that explore her experience as a Cuban woman and the broader issues facing Caribbean people, including displacement and inequality. Read More

Vanderbilt University officially launched the McGee Applied Research Center for Narrative Studies at a campus event on Feb. 7. Board of Trust members, university leaders, alumni and invited guests gathered at Rothschild College to celebrate the new interdisciplinary center, which will promote media literacy by providing resources to evaluate the objectivity of news coverage, digital media and other narratives. Read More

The Campus Reading for the 2024–25 academic year will be I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times by Mónica Guzmán. The book was chosen by a committee of faculty and students and launches community-wide dialogue that begins during orientation and continues throughout the year in houses on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, in Vanderbilt Visions groups, and across campus. Read More

Vanderbilt is increasing annual stipends for its nearly 1,900 doctoral students beginning with the new fiscal year. Stipends for Ph.D. students will increase to a range of $34,000 to $38,000.   Read More

The Vanderbilt Innovation Catalyst Fund honors eight projects in its inaugural pre-seed funding round, showcasing the university’s commitment to transforming research into real-world solutions. Read More

Chris Guthrie has been reappointed dean of the Vanderbilt Law School by Provost C. Cybele Raver. The reappointment is for a five-year term starting July 1, at which point Guthrie will have completed 15 years in the role.   Read More

Construction projects represent more than $50 million of direct investment by the Office of the Provost and the Division of Administration to facilitate trans-institutional research and collaboration.  Read More

Faculty are invited to join an online conversation at 12 p.m. on Monday, February 19, in which Faculty Senate Chair Andrea Capizzi will host Chancellor Daniel Diermeier for a virtual conversation with faculty about academic freedom and institutional neutrality and a question and answer session with Diermeier and Provost Raver. Read More

Vanderbilt University is expanding Opportunity Vanderbilt, its nationally recognized no-loan financial aid program. Read More

Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School André Christie-Mizell is planning a redux this spring of his fall 2023 listening tour with faculty and graduate students to build upon the success that grew from those efforts toward fostering the Vanderbilt culture of collaboration and transparency. Read More

Two popular undergraduate minors have found new homes on campus. Beginning in fall 2024, the Hoogland Undergraduate Business Program will be housed at the Owen Graduate School of Management, while data science will become the 10th minor offered by the School of Engineering.   Read More

A $6.8 million gift from an anonymous donor will support Immersion Vanderbilt and provide funding to students to carry out creative and ambitious projects that deepen their intellect and broaden their horizons. Read More

The Vanderbilt Human Resources’ Employee Learning and Engagement team welcomes 23 leaders from 19 schools and departments to the 13th class of Vanderbilt Leadership Academy. More than 270 faculty and staff members have been part of the program since its inception.  Read More

Douglas L. Christiansen, vice provost for university enrollment affairs and dean of admissions and financial aid, has been recognized with the 2023 Coalition Champion award by the Coalition for College, a national nonprofit organization of more than 170 colleges and universities dedicated to expanding access to higher education. Read More

All Vanderbilt faculty are invited to attend the Oct. 12 Faculty Senate meeting from 4:10 to 5:30 p.m. Voting members (elected senators and deans) are expected to attend the meeting on the second floor of the Faculty Commons Building at 1101 19th Ave. S.   Read More

Vanderbilt University's Innovation Catalyst Fund, dedicated to advancing translational research, begins accepting applications Sunday, Oct. 1. This transformative initiative, bridging research, innovation and real-world solutions, invites faculty across all disciplines to submit groundbreaking research proposals by Oct. 31. 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

The conference drew a diverse mix of academics and professionals to offer a platform for exchanging insights and challenges in smart systems while promoting partnerships in academia, industry and community to shape the future of smart computing. Read More