Diversity

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has announced the establishment of the Joseph A. Johnson, Jr. Distinguished Leadership Professor Award, to be given annually beginning at the 2016 Spring Faculty Assembly. The award will recognize a faculty member whose contributions have enhanced equity, diversity and inclusion in the university’s academic endeavors. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos discussed his outlook for the university and his goals for the future in a wide-ranging talk at the University Staff Advisory Council's January meeting on Tuesday. Read More

The Diversity, Inclusion and Community Committee is seeking input from staff at a town hall meeting scheduled for next Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Student Life Center. Read More

Marcellina Melvin has joined the staff of Vanderbilt’s Psychological and Counseling Center in a newly created position in which she will coordinate and direct programs and processes to enhance access and inclusion. Read More

Cornell University's Riley Snorton will speak about 1950s transgender sensation Christine Jorgensen at Peabody College's Wyatt Center on Jan. 26. Read More

William H. Robinson, a rising academic leader and diversity advocate, has been named an associate dean of the School of Engineering. He will work with Dean Philippe Fauchet to provide leadership in advancing the school’s inclusive, diverse and equitable academic culture. Read More

In a new class taught by writer-in-residence Alice Randall, students were surprised to learn the deep historical African American influence on country music from its earliest roots to today. Read More

The Vanderbilt Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion hosted a holiday gathering Dec. 14 at the Student Life Center. Read More

Bryan Stevenson, a law professor at New York University and the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, will speak on Friday, Jan. 15, as part of the Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Lecture Series. Read More

The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion has launched its new website to provide members of the Vanderbilt community with information about the new office's efforts and an easy way to submit their input and questions. Read More

The Vanderbilt Center for Medicine, Health and Society will present “The Politics of Health in the U.S. South” March 17-18, 2016. Read More

The Diversity, Inclusion and Community Committee, appointed by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in August, offers an interim report of its thinking and progress ahead of a full report of recommendations to be presented July 1, 2016. Read More

"A People’s Guide to Nashville" – an alternative guide to the city celebrating people and places too often veiled, forgotten or ignored – will launch Dec. 11 at Vanderbilt’s Curb Center. The public is invited to attend. Read More

Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has announced an immediate expansion in staff that have experience and skills working with people of varying racial and cultural backgrounds, and the opening of a new Center for Student Wellbeing. Read More

The Office of the Provost has charged a faculty committee with assessing proposals for new University Courses that will address topics tied to diversity, equity and inclusion, race and ethnicity, identity literacy, and/or cultural competency within an interdisciplinary setting. Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of education and human development has named Monique Robinson-Nichols associate dean for students and equity, diversity and inclusion. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has named a pre-eminent biomedical researcher and diversity advocate to serve as Vanderbilt University’s first chief diversity officer and vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion. Read More

Provost Susan Wente issued a statement Nov. 16 affirming the university’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and providing resources for Vanderbilt community members in the event they feel these values have been breached. Read More

Vanderbilt University is part of a multi-institutional effort to increase research and learning opportunities for women of color. Read More

The needs and nuances of providing health care to members of the LGBT community is the focus of a new course jointly offered by the Vanderbilt Schools of Nursing and Medicine. Read More