David Williams

The National Commodore Club challenged Commodore fans to be game changers. Commodore Nation responded and broke an NCC record by giving $3.72 million in unrestricted annual support. Read More

To better ensure that student-athletes get the full measure of their college educations, we need to change the messages we send to them, said a panel examining the role of intercollegiate athletics in the mission of higher education April 3. Read More

Watch David Williams II give a talk titled, "A Look into the Role Intercollegiate Athletics Plays into the Mission of Higher Education" at a Lunch and Learn event April 3. Read More

In academics and on the playing field, Vanderbilt athletes are all in. Read about the dramatic changes happening in Vanderbilt athletics. Read More

The top news stories, Tweets, Facebook posts, photos and videos of the year. Read More

Where are you spending New Year’s Eve?  Watching about 1,400 people celebrating at the Vanderbilt bowl announcement party will get you in the mood to cheer the Dores to a victory at the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl. Visit Bowl Central for more information. [vucastblurb]… Read More

Television commercials, billboards and more will soon be declaring Vanderbilt’s determination to be a game changer on the playing field. The “This is a Game Changer” marketing campaign begins in early September. “The Game Changer campaign celebrates – and we hope inspires – every member of the Vanderbilt community who… Read More

Commodore football and men’s basketball games will be carried on one of the nation’s strongest radio signals, following a flagship agreement announced between Vanderbilt Athletics and Nashville's NewsRadio 1510 WLAC. Read More

This Week on VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast: Playing hard can lead to concussions. See a new way to keep your brain safety in check! Meet Vanderbilt’s new sports authority Commodores on the cat walk [vucastblurb]… Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos (right) named David Williams vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletics director during a press conference July 12. (Joe Howell/Vanderbilt) The executive who guided Vanderbilt athletics to new heights has officially been named the university’s athletic director, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos announced. David… Read More

Vice Chancellor David Williams and Chancellor Nick Zeppos Student athlete GPA is over 3.0 for sixth straight year 2012 graduation success rate for student athletes is 92 percent 10 teams recognized publicly as being in top 10 percent nationally by NCAA Academic Progress Report All four revenue sports (men’s &… Read More

In response to Vanderbilt University’s increased success and investment in its athletics and recreation programs, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has asked Vice Chancellor David Williams to take on a larger role in shaping these areas of the university. Read More

(Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt’s varsity running track on Natchez Trace has been opened to all students, faculty, full-time staff and patrons of the Student Recreation Center. “We’re pleased to invite these members of the Vanderbilt community to use the track facility, which was completely refurbished in 2009,” said David Williams,… Read More

Vanderbilt University will move forward with a construction project that re-imagines sports and fitness at the university following the Board of Trust’s approval Friday, April 20, of the Vanderbilt recreation center and multipurpose facility. Read More

A highly charged atmosphere gradually evolved into a thoughtful and heartfelt discussion of the issues Jan. 31 in Furman Hall during a town hall meeting about Vanderbilt's nondiscrimination policy. Read More

Update: In anticipation of there being greater interest than the available venue will accommodate for this evening’s town hall meeting on the university’s nondiscrimination policy, the university has scheduled a live webstream of the event. It should be accessible at 6:15 p.m. to anyone on the Vanderbilt network. Read More

Watch fans’ reactions and more at bowl game celebration.   [vucastblurb]… Read More

James Franklin, whose Commodores have already tripled the number of victories they had in each of the past two seasons, has agreed to a new contract extending his term and raising his salary as Vanderbilt University’s head football coach. Read More

Coach James Franklin talks with fans. (Vanderbilt University) Come celebrate with Coach James Franklin, Vice Chancellor David Williams and the Commodore football team Sunday evening as they receive and officially accept an invitation to play in a bowl game. Read More

Time to bleed black and gold, remember magic win # 6 and celebrate our football team. Go to Bowl Central for all your bowl information. [vucastblurb]    … Read More