Chancellor Daniel Diermeier

In a unanimous vote on Oct. 22, the Palm Beach County Commission approved a deal to provide five acres of county-owned land to Vanderbilt for the development of a new campus in West Palm Beach. Read More

Free Speech Week will feature three student debates, a lecture by American Civil Liberties Union President Deborah Archer, and the inaugural Global Free Speech Summit, a two-day symposium with renowned national and international guests advancing efforts for free speech around the globe.   Read More

Vanderbilt is in the early stages of exploring an enhanced presence in New York City—one of the world’s metropolitan and business capitals and home to the largest Vanderbilt community outside Nashville. The effort is part of Vanderbilt’s ongoing strategy to “bring the world to Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt to the world,” the university announced today. Read More

Vanderbilt University announced today the launch of its Institute of National Security, led by Paul M. Nakasone, former director of the National Security Agency, former commander of U.S. Cyber Command and retired four-star general. Read More

Nearly 4,200 parents, grandparents, siblings and friends convened on the Vanderbilt campus to celebrate Family Weekend 2024. This year’s event, Sept. 6–8, was one of the most successfully attended in recent memory, recording the highest attendance number in five years. Throughout the weekend, guests were invited to share coffee… Read More

What do a Commodore ID Card, a piece of the Bicentennial Oak, a baseball signed by two-time national championship-winning head baseball coach Tim Corbin, and a video of the 2019 Carmichael Tower implosions all have in common? They are among more than 150 items that future generations will discover in a Vanderbilt time capsule to be opened in the year 2174. Read More

K.C. Potter, JD’64, dean emeritus of residential and judicial affairs, died Aug. 26. Potter had an indelible impact on the life of the university and its students over more than three decades of service; he was 85 years old. Read More

At this year’s Fall Faculty Assembly, which included the presentation of some of the university’s most prestigious awards, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier reflected on what makes Vanderbilt distinctive and outlined five major efforts that build upon the university’s accomplishments. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Provost C. Cybele Raver and Faculty Senate Chair Alissa Hare, who is assistant dean of the College of Arts and Science, presented awards at this year’s Fall Faculty Assembly to 10 faculty members who have made significant contributions through their scholarship, research or creative expression. Read More

First-year students at Vanderbilt spent their first Monday afternoon on campus with Chancellor Daniel Diermeier discussing the importance of free expression at Vanderbilt and how to engage in civil discourse. Read More

Vanderbilt University, the University of Cambridge, King’s College Cambridge, the White House and the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters recently convened to showcase the power of academic collaboration on critical national security issues like the development of cryptographic algorithms that can hold up against quantum attacks. Read More

See highlights from the 2024 Graduate School Convocation, where Vanderbilt University Graduate School faculty and staff welcomed more than 590 students to campus. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier shared a message with the Vanderbilt community to ring in the 2024-25 academic year. Read More

An annual tradition at Vanderbilt, Founders Walk celebrates the moment that first-year, transfer and Next Steps students officially begin their journey as members of the Vanderbilt University community. The celebratory procession, which took place Aug. 18, is the conclusion of Move-In Weekend. Read More

Vanderbilt has welcomed 1,630 first-year students and 368 transfer students to campus. See highlights of the back to campus excitement. Read More

“The cities that thrive in this century are those that offer a home and opportunities to researchers, innovators and entrepreneurs. Our next step must be to cultivate our home-grown innovation technology.” With those words, Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier set the vision for the Nashville Innovation Alliance Ecosystem Forum, the… Read More

Vanderbilt has announced the February 2024 Innovation Catalyst Fund awardees, propelling groundbreaking research into practical applications. Read More

A panel of jurists selected Niu’s I Would Define the Sun, a collection of poems about resisting scarcity through language. The inaugural prize drew more than 300 submissions and honors Vanderbilt University’s strong connection to the arts. Read More

The May 21 event at King’s College brought together world-class researchers and academics as well as representatives from industry, and government officials, to explore the latest advancements in research, identify pathways for collaboration, and discuss challenges and solutions for post-quantum cryptography. Read More

Vanderbilt University has joined Mayor Freddie O’Connell, the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, First Horizon, the Metro Housing Division and other funding partners in launching the Nashville Catalyst Fund. This innovative initiative aims to address Nashville’s affordable housing challenges through a new tool designed to create, preserve and develop more affordable housing options across the city.  Read More