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Vanderbilt to increase stipends, housing support services for graduate students for 2024-25
Vanderbilt is increasing annual stipends for its nearly 1,900 doctoral students beginning with the new fiscal year. Stipends for Ph.D. students will increase to a range of $34,000 to $38,000. Read MoreFeb 26, 2024
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Gender-based and sexual misconduct survey to open Feb. 26
Vanderbilt students, postdocs, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to voice their experiences and knowledge with gender-based and sexual misconduct on campus. Read MoreFeb 22, 2024
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Vanderbilt invests in research space to bolster faculty productivity
Construction projects represent more than $50 million of direct investment by the Office of the Provost and the Division of Administration to facilitate trans-institutional research and collaboration. Read MoreFeb 8, 2024
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Robert Talisse wins Open Inquiry Award for Exceptional Scholarship from Heterodox Academy
Robert Talisse’s Open Inquiry Award recognizes his work on effective argumentation—an increasingly relevant topic for today’s polarized campuses and public squares. His work provides astute observations about the current climate and offers invaluable solutions to decrease polarization and improve constructive discourse. Read MoreSep 21, 2023
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Alex Lupsasca wins New Horizons in Physics Prize from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation
Assistant Professor of Physics and Mathematics Alex Lupsasca has won a 2024 New Horizons in Physics Prize for his theoretical work on the interpretation of black hole images and his proposal of a new method for using super-powered telescopes to look closely at black holes and their invisible fingerprints called photon rings. Read MoreSep 14, 2023
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Vanderbilt announces creation of the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation
Vanderbilt University has announced the creation of the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation, a $6 million effort to advance research, education and ideas. The Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator is part of Discovery Vanderbilt, a groundbreaking initiative to bolster innovative research and education at the university. Read MoreFeb 28, 2023
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Vanderbilt offers new climate studies major
The Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science has launched a new climate studies major. The major integrates the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities to give students a comprehensive perspective on climate change, its challenges and its possible solutions. Read MoreMar 30, 2022
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Panel to share experiences on allyship and what it means to be an ally Nov. 10
Dr. André L. Churchwell, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, will host a panel of Vanderbilt faculty and students to discuss meaningful allyship and steps one can take to be a good ally on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 4 p.m. CT. Read MoreOct 21, 2021
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Vanderbilt to offer classes in person this fall
Vanderbilt University this week announced that fall semester classes will be offered in person. University leaders continue to monitor the pandemic to inform the full fall semester plan, and additional information will be shared in the coming weeks. Read MoreMar 25, 2021
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Vanderbilt, peer institutions oppose new visa rules for international students who study remotely
Vanderbilt University has joined more than 50 of the nation’s top universities and colleges to stop a new federal directive that would force international students to leave the United States if their institution offers remote-only instruction in the fall. The institutions filed an amicus brief today in support of a lawsuit brought by Harvard and MIT against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy. Read MoreJul 13, 2020
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Wente charts path forward to build on university’s strengths at Fall Faculty Assembly
Interim Chancellor and Provost Susan R. Wente pledged to keep Vanderbilt on a strong path moving forward, with continued investments in faculty and the student experience, during her Fall Faculty Assembly address on Aug. 22. Read MoreAug 23, 2019