Eric Johnson
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Whaley named winner of SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Robert Whaley, Valere Blair Potter Professor of Finance at the Owen Graduate School of Management, is Vanderbilt’s winner of the 2019 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award. Read MoreMar 28, 2019
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Cal Turner Family Foundation commits $2 million to expand Center for Social Ventures at Vanderbilt University
The Turner Family Center for Social Ventures at Vanderbilt, housed within the Owen Graduate School of Management, is a student-driven, interdisciplinary organization focused on developing entrepreneurial, market-based solutions to alleviate poverty around the world. Read MoreFeb 26, 2019
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Chancellor presents Heart and Soul awards to Bates, Hill and Maruszewski
Cheryl Bates, Olivia Hill and Maxine Maruszewski are the latest recipients of the Chancellor’s Heart and Soul award, which recognizes staff who go far beyond their job expectations. Read MoreDec 11, 2018
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30th anniversary of Vanderbilt finance conference explores the rise—and risks—of exchange-traded products
As index funds and other financial tools gain in popularity, finance scholars and industry professionals are starting to ask if they may include hidden risks for investors. Read MoreMay 10, 2018
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Johnson reappointed as dean of Owen Graduate School of Management
M. Eric Johnson has been reappointed as dean of the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management. His second five-year term will begin July 1. Read MoreApr 9, 2018
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Nine new endowed chair recipients honored
Nine Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored during a celebration at the Student Life Center Feb. 28. Read MoreMar 5, 2018
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10 tips to protect your kids’ toys from hackers this holiday season
Internet technology has imbued the toy industry like never before. Yet along with those advances comes a new set of security risks. Read MoreDec 14, 2017
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Open for Business: University launches unique undergraduate business minor
After four years of planning, a committee led by Susan R. Wente, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, designed a business curriculum that builds upon the achievements of the Managerial Studies program by drawing on strengths from across Vanderbilt. Read MoreNov 21, 2017
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Melissa Thomas-Hunt named vice provost for inclusive excellence
In this role, Thomas-Hunt will help advance equity, diversity and inclusion in the trans-institutional research and educational missions of the university, building on the numerous efforts currently underway in the provost’s office and across academic affairs to create a welcoming environment for students, faculty and academic staff. Read MoreAug 14, 2017
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University approves new undergraduate business minor
Vanderbilt's new trans-institutional undergraduate business minor will launch this fall, following approval by the four undergraduate schools and the Owen Graduate School of Management. Read MoreJan 19, 2017
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Former Federal Reserve governor and longtime Vanderbilt professor J. Dewey Daane dies
An international monetary expert and one of the most esteemed economic minds of the last century, J. Dewey Daane died Jan. 3 in Nashville at the age of 98. Read MoreJan 4, 2017
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Evolving technologies pose challenge for medical device security
Health care has been relatively late to the cybersecurity game and is now behind the curve in addressing such threats, new research by Owen Graduate School of Management Dean M. Eric Johnson finds. Read MoreNov 14, 2016
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Vanderbilt trustee emeritus and Dallas business leader dies
Thomas B. Walker Jr., a Vanderbilt alumnus, trustee emeritus, and generous supporter of the university's strategic growth, died Oct. 11 at his Dallas home from congestive heart failure. Read MoreOct 14, 2016
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Owen School dean to serve on Mayor Barry’s financial inclusion committee
Eric Johnson of Vanderbilt has joined the effort of Nashville's mayor to make the city more financially inclusive. Read MoreSep 30, 2016
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New gift bolsters entrepreneurship at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management
Alumni Jack Long Jr. and Carolyn Adams Long commit $1.5 million for programming aimed at helping students launch new companies. Read MoreSep 7, 2016
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Mayor speaks to Owen, public policy students
Nashville Mayor Megan Barry met with Vanderbilt students at a pair of recent campus events. Read MoreSep 1, 2016
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Vanderbilt establishes Center for Health Care Market Innovation
Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management will establish a new corporate-funded research center focused on health care markets. Read MoreMay 25, 2016
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Policy Prescriptions: Melinda Buntin Brings Washington Expertise to Vanderbilt’s Department of Health Policy
With a greater focus on how the health care system functions, particularly in the wake of the 2009 Affordable Care Act, Vanderbilt has adjusted its own research and teaching programs surrounding public health and health policy. Read MoreMay 12, 2016
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New Vanderbilt scholarship for military academy graduates honors Taylor Force
A new scholarship named in honor of Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management student Taylor Force will honor his contributions to both the university and to his country by supporting graduates of the U.S. military academies attending Owen. Read MoreMar 18, 2016
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Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management jumps five spots in ‘U.S. News’ rankings
Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management jumped five spots to No. 22 to score its highest ranking yet on a list of top graduate business schools in the nation compiled by "U.S. News & World Report." Read MoreMar 16, 2016