Commencement Class Of 2025

Read about the outstanding achievements of the Class of 2025 Founder's Medalists. Read More

If you could go back and talk to your younger self, what advice would you give? As we celebrate the accomplishments of the Vanderbilt Class of 2025, students take a special moment to talk to the child within. Read More

See how Class of 2025 double major Julia Red Wing is using challenging life experiences as motivation to make a difference. Read More

What keeps Class of 2025 student Duaa Faquih inspired and grounded? Check out her 5 questions here. Read More

See how military veteran and MBA graduate Ryan Thomas is creating a new level of meaning in his life and career. Read More

WATCH: Dare to grow is more than a motto for these Class of 2025 students. See how they’re pushing themselves and making an impact in cancer research, law and music. Read More

Hear from Class of 2025 graduate and cancer biologist Logan Northcutt on his dream to inspire young scientists. Read More

Learn more about Class of 2025 engineering student Evelyn Marx's work with the Department of Defense and one of her most fun memories of Vanderbilt. Read More

Jack Roberts Jue grew up with educational opportunities that fed his curiosity and nurtured his love of learning—opportunities he shared as a high school English and history teacher in a low-income school system. But it was the stark disparity of resources for students that propelled Roberts Jue to focus the… Read More

While the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic sent most people into quarantine, doctor of medicine candidate Jessica Quintos Day was on the front lines, assisting in a California emergency room as a medical scribe while an undergraduate. It was that tenuous time that demanded multiple levels of collaboration, which ultimately… Read More

Vanderbilt is passionate about supporting and inspiring a new kind of leader. Meet three members of the Class of 2025 carving unique paths to make the world better. Read More

Eliza Hill’s eyes glisten as she recounts witnessing a 7-year-old boy named Hugh with radial dysplasia (club arms) feed himself for the first time. He was able to accomplish this life-changing goal because of a device she and a team from the School of Engineering… Read More

What inspired Keyonte' Doughty to come to Vanderbilt and where does he find community? Get to know more about this awesome Class of 2025 student. Read More

Find out why Class of 2025 student Maya Mueller traveled to Tanzania and see what a banana costume had to do with overcoming stage fright for this clarinet performance major. Read More

Meet four members of the Class of 2025 who are collaborating in powerful ways. Read More

Meet four members of the Class of 2025 who are building community in meaningful ways. Read More

From career-ready essentials to alumni must-haves, here are the best gifts to commemorate the Commodore in your life. Read More