Faculty Affairs

Astrophysicist Karan Jani shares how Vanderbilt has shaped his research career as an international faculty member. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost C. Cybele Raver hosted a virtual town hall for faculty focused on Vanderbilt’s health and safety protocols and an update from VUMC medical experts on the current COVID-19 landscape. Read More

The Office of the Provost established two internal funding programs in April 2021, the Educational Advancement Fund and the Course Improvement Grant, designed to support excellence in the classroom through continued pedagogical advancement and long-term educational transformation. The deadline to submit for the upcoming second round of funding is Oct. 15. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost C. Cybele Raver will host a virtual town hall for faculty focused on Vanderbilt’s health and safety protocols and an update from VUMC medical experts on the current COVID-19 landscape. The live webinar also will include a moderated question and answer session. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier celebrates the contributions of Vanderbilt’s international faculty across campus, and three faculty members share their experiences and the importance of diverse points of view to academic excellence, in this video. Read More

The Office of Faculty Affairs is collaborating with the Nashville Public Library and Vanderbilt University Facilities this summer to offer a series of in-person enrichment experiences for faculty. Read More

The Office of the Provost has announced the inaugural round of grant recipients for the Seeding Success Grant program established in March. Fifteen faculty members across four Vanderbilt schools and colleges will receive support for their work. Read More

Vanderbilt University faculty are encouraged to submit applications to the 2021–22 Southeastern Conference Faculty Travel Program. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Friday, July 23. Read More

Eighteen faculty members from across the university have been named to the Center for Teaching's Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows program. The 2021-22 cohort comprises faculty from the College of Arts and Science, Peabody College and the schools of Engineering, Medicine and Nursing. Read More

The Office of Faculty Affairs, in collaboration with Vanderbilt University Press, invites faculty to participate in a panel discussion focused on the faculty responsibilities of research, teaching and service and how Vanderbilt’s location in Nashville can impact all three areas. Read More

Two new internal funding programs, the Educational Advancement Fund and the Course Improvement Grant, will support excellence in the classroom through continued pedagogical advancement and long-term educational transformation. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 21. Read More

Nominations for three of Vanderbilt’s top faculty awards recognizing outstanding achievements in research and service to the university are open through May 14, while nominations for the Thomas Jefferson Award, which recognizes distinguished service to Vanderbilt through extraordinary contributions in the councils and government of the university, will be accepted through May 24. Read More

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier presented prestigious awards to seven academic leaders at the Spring Faculty Assembly on April 1. He also announced the establishment of the Chancellor's Award for University Service. Read More

Faculty and instructors seeking to broaden their understanding of best practices to close racial and other systemic performance and persistence gaps in the classroom are invited to “Promoting Persistence in STEM,” a discussion hosted by the Center for Teaching, on Friday, April 2, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. CT. Read More

The Office of Faculty Affairs has redesigned its faculty development webpage to share the full scope of resources available for faculty at Vanderbilt. The redesigned webpage convenes many resources in one place, allowing faculty to find the support they need to be successful in their teaching, scholarship and service activities. Read More

Three of Vanderbilt University’s key initiatives to prevent sexual harassment are highlighted in a searchable repository launched by the National Academies in its Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. Read More

The nomination window is now open for the seventh cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows. The Chancellor Faculty Fellows program invests in newly tenured faculty at a critical point in their scholarly careers to support their research, scholarship and creative expression. Read More

New resources for faculty search committees are available through an online learning community and asynchronous resource repository. These resources will support the efforts of departments and schools to attract a strong, diverse pool of candidates and to recruit the best new colleagues. Read More

The Vanderbilt University Learning Exchange is launching a pilot program for a new test repository that includes old exams contributed by current faculty. The exchange seeks to offer current undergraduate students additional tools to improve their mastery of course material and allow them to make more informed decisions when selecting courses. Read More

Vanderbilt’s substantial investments in classroom technology and efforts to foster collaboration over the summer were aimed at preparing faculty to teach effectively within the hybrid classroom this fall. Read More