Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Akard appointed to lead PhD in Nursing Science program
Mar. 20, 2021—Associate Professor Terrah Foster Akard, PhD’08, MSN’01, FAAN, has been named director of the PhD in Nursing Science program at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing.
2020 Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card: Overall improvement, work to be done
Mar. 8, 2021—Men’s health across Tennessee is trending toward improvement, according to the 2020 Tennessee Men’s Health Report Card, but racial and geographic disparities persist. The report card is compiled by Vanderbilt’s Center for Research on Men’s Health in cooperation with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Tennessee Department of Health, Meharry Medical College and the Tennessee Men’s Health Network.
Nominations open for seventh cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Jan. 6, 2021—The nomination window is now open for the seventh cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. The Chancellor Faculty Fellows program invests in newly tenured faculty at a critical point in their scholarly careers to support their research, scholarship and creative expression.
NIH grant supports Vanderbilt effort to increase diversity in Alzheimer’s research
Sep. 11, 2020—A new $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health is enabling Vanderbilt University chemist Renã A.S. Robinson to expand her research on racial disparities in Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
10 faculty members named as 2020 Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Jun. 19, 2020—Ten outstanding faculty members from across the university have been selected for the 2020 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. This group is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise.
Faculty development workshops for spring 2020 announced
Jan. 17, 2020—Faculty are invited to a series of professional development workshops to be held throughout the spring 2020 semester. Each session will present advice and tools for how to navigate a specific aspect of professional academic life and are presented by faculty and other senior leaders representing various disciplines.
Nominations open for sixth cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Jan. 6, 2020—The nomination window is open for the sixth cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. The Chancellor Faculty Fellows program invests in newly tenured faculty at a critical point in their scholarly careers to support their research, scholarship and creative expression.
Faculty development workshops for fall 2019 announced
Sep. 13, 2019—Faculty are invited to a series of development workshops, webinars and writing sessions to be held throughout the fall 2019 semester. Each session will present advice and tools for how to navigate a specific aspect of professional academic life.
Wente charts path forward to build on university’s strengths at Fall Faculty Assembly
Aug. 23, 2019—Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente pledged to keep Vanderbilt on a strong path moving forward, with continued investments in faculty and the student experience, during her Fall Faculty Assembly address on Aug. 22.
Eleven faculty members named as 2019 Chancellor Faculty Fellows
May. 13, 2019—Eleven outstanding faculty members from across the university have been selected for the 2019 class of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. The class is composed of highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from a wide variety of disciplines and areas of expertise.
What’s On My Mind: A focus on the faculty
Nov. 9, 2018—A university is built on a foundation of research, scholarship and service; to do each of those successfully, we must create an environment in which the faculty can thrive, writes Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in this week's column.
Vanderbilt invests $25M, issues challenge to establish faculty fellowships, directorships
Oct. 29, 2018—Vanderbilt is inviting alumni and donors to play a key role in expanding support for faculty throughout their careers with the launch of the Faculty Fellowship Challenge.