Events
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Black and gold attire encouraged on College Colors Day
Vanderbilt University will promote Commodore spirit by encouraging all Vanderbilt fans to wear black and gold on College Colors Day, Friday, Aug. 29. Read MoreAug 11, 2008
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Vanderbilt gallery to exhibit work by artists John Brown and Michael Krueger
Artists John Brown and Michael Krueger, who use junk mail and old high school notebooks in their work, respectively, will share an exhibition at Vanderbilt University from Aug. 27 to Oct. 3. Read MoreAug 8, 2008
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Video: Commencement 2008: Study Breaks
Watch videos from the Study Breaks, Senior Day learning sessions for our guests, conducted by Vanderbilt faculty members Benoit Dawant, Colin Dayan, John Geer, Roy Neel, Claire Smrekar and Sten Vermund. Read MoreMay 23, 2008
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Video: Vanderbilt celebrates selection of Nicholas S. Zeppos as chancellor
Watch video of the celebration of the selection of Nicholas S. Zeppos as the university's eighth chancellor during a special open house Monday, March 10, at the Student Life Center. Read MoreMar 10, 2008
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Video: Watch the Employee Celebration Month service awards ceremony
A special ceremony celebrating Vanderbilt staff with 20 - 45 years of service took place Sept. 26. Read MoreSep 27, 2007
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VideoVU: Welcome Class of 2011
It's just something you have to see to believe: move-in day for more than 1,600 new undergraduates and the official Founders Walk welcome. Our VUCast crew tags along as the new students begin their Vanderbilt journey. Read MoreAug 31, 2007
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Senior Day Study Break Video: "Music City fiction: An introduction to the country song lyric"
Vanderbilt writer-in-residence Alice Randall shared her insights on country music lyrics with graduating seniors and their parents as part of the university's Senior Class Day celebration May 10. Read MoreJun 5, 2007
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Senior Day Study Break Video: “Music City fiction: An introduction to the country song lyric”
Vanderbilt writer-in-residence Alice Randall shared her insights on country music lyrics with graduating seniors and their parents as part of the university's Senior Class Day celebration May 10. Read MoreJun 5, 2007
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Senior Day Study Break Video: "The World is Flat and What You Can Do About It"
Douglas Schmidt, professor of computer science, discusses the ramifications of new information sharing technology and what we can do to stay competitive. Read MoreMay 25, 2007
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Senior Day Study Break Video: “The World is Flat and What You Can Do About It”
Douglas Schmidt, professor of computer science, discusses the ramifications of new information sharing technology and what we can do to stay competitive. Read MoreMay 25, 2007
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Senior Day Study Break Video: "Old Entertainments, New Pleasures: Classical Music in Contemporary American Culture"
Melanie Lowe, assistant professor of Musicology, lectured on the role of classical music in in our culture today. Lowe also teaches courses in American popular music, gender and sexuality in music, and music and American politics. Read MoreMay 25, 2007
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Senior Day Study Break Video: “Old Entertainments, New Pleasures: Classical Music in Contemporary American Culture”
Melanie Lowe, assistant professor of Musicology, lectured on the role of classical music in in our culture today. Lowe also teaches courses in American popular music, gender and sexuality in music, and music and American politics. Read MoreMay 25, 2007
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Senior Day Study Break Video: "Looking into a Crystal Ball: Forecasting the 2008 Presidential Election"
John Geer, professor of political science, and Roy Neel, visiting professor of political science, discuss the intricacies of the 2008 presidential election. Read MoreMay 25, 2007
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Senior Day Study Break Video: “Looking into a Crystal Ball: Forecasting the 2008 Presidential Election”
John Geer, professor of political science, and Roy Neel, visiting professor of political science, discuss the intricacies of the 2008 presidential election. Read MoreMay 25, 2007
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Senior Day Study Break Video: "Influenza: A Concern for All People (pan demos)"
James Crowe, M.D., is a Vanderbilt professor of pediatrics, microbiology and immunology. Crowe discussed the concerns associated with possible influenza pandemic. Read MoreMay 25, 2007
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Graduates celebrate Senior Day 2007
Vanderbilt graduates spent May 10, 2007 with Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus. Watch the video of Senior Day 2007. Read MoreMay 17, 2007
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Freedom Ride 2007 inspires participants to create change
Four Gray Line buses idle noisily at the curb by Branscomb Quadrangle as the sun slowly rises over a sleeping Greek Row. A group has quietly gathered on the steps out front -- a mix of students, faculty and staff -- shouldering overnight bags and sipping cups of coffee while members of the media prepare to capture their departure. Read MoreJan 30, 2007
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Video: Students, faculty and staff join Freedom Riders to revisit historic 1961 trip
Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff retraced the 1961 Freedom Rides with some of the original Freedom Riders as they traveled to Montgomery and Birmingham, Ala. Among the participants was Congressman John Lewis, Diane Nash, Bernard Lafayette, the Rev. C.T. Vivian, Jim Zwerg, John Seigenthaler and the Rev. James Lawson. More than four decades after being expelled from the university for helping fight segregation in Nashville, Lawson returned to Vanderbilt as a Distinguished University Professor. Read MoreJan 25, 2007