Inclusive Excellence
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Hill receives honorary doctorate
George C. Hill, Vanderbilt University’s vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, was awarded an honorary doctor of science by Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in Camden, New Jersey, May 9. Read MoreMay 9, 2016
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Anthropology Ph.D. student wins prestigious scholarship for Native Americans
Antonio Villaseñor-Marchal, a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology, has won this year’s Native American Graduate Archaeology Scholarship from the Society of American Archaeology. Read MoreApr 18, 2016
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Students welcome spring, celebrate diversity at Holi festival
Hundreds of Vanderbilt students gathered on Alumni Lawn April 9 for the university’s annual commemoration of Holi, the Hindu color festival, which celebrates the arrival of spring. Read MoreApr 11, 2016
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VUSM town hall focuses on diversity, inclusion
The number of black students applying to medical schools across the country is decreasing. Of particular concern is the reduced number of black males going into medicine. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine wants to change that trend. Read MoreApr 7, 2016
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Chancellor reviews a year of dialogue, change and renewed energy at Spring Faculty Assembly
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos discussed the implementation of the university’s Academic Strategic Plan, the university and Medical Center transition to two separate legal and financial entities, groundbreaking research, and the university's examination of what community looks like at Vanderbilt in his Spring Faculty Assembly address. Read MoreApr 1, 2016
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‘The Women of Selma’ panel discussion at Black Cultural Center March 24
Three women who were civil rights activists during the 1960s will reflect on their roles in the movement during the March 24 panel discussion "At the Forefront of Freedom: The Women of Selma." Read MoreMar 22, 2016
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Vanderbilt, SEC host Minority Football Officials Clinic
Vanderbilt Athletics is teaming up with the Southeastern Conference to host a Minority Football Officials Clinic March 18 and 19 in the Commodores’ football facilities. The clinic is believed to be the first of its kind. Read MoreMar 17, 2016
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario to speak March 29
The Center for Latin American Studies and the Peabody College Department of Teaching and Learning will welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario to Nashville March 29-30. Nazario will speak about her book "Enrique’s Journey" as well as current issues regarding immigration. Read MoreMar 14, 2016
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Activist who took down Confederate flag will speak at Vanderbilt
Bree Newsome, who became the face of the movement to remove the Confederate flag from the South Carolina statehouse grounds when she scaled a 30-foot flagpole last June, will speak at Vanderbilt University's Benton Chapel March 22. Read MoreMar 14, 2016
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Vanderbilt joins National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
As part of its commitment to supporting and expanding diversity, Vanderbilt University has become an institutional member of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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Zeppos: SEC committed to combating close-mindedness
Equality means opportunity, and it must be embedded in the entire fabric of higher education, writes Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in an opinion piece published in "U.S. News & World Report" March 10. Read MoreMar 10, 2016
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March issue of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion newsletter now available
Read the March 2016 issue of "Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Matter," the official newsletter of the EDI office. Read MoreMar 9, 2016
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Hill to convene first meeting of Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Council on diversity, equity and inclusion
Eleven faculty members from across campus have been invited to serve on the Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Council, which will provide input to George Hill, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity offer. Read MoreMar 4, 2016
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Harsh immigration rhetoric pushes Latinos away: Survey
When Latinos hear tough talk about immigrants and immigration from politicians, their level of political trust is reduced and they start identifying more with their ethnic group than other qualities such as class or religion. Read MoreMar 4, 2016
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Readers’ Letters, Winter 2016
The P.O.V. essay written by Mallory McDuff, BS’88, about her experience in Professor Vereen Bell’s freshman writing class resonated deeply within the Vanderbilt alumni community and beyond. A Facebook post about the piece generated more than 35,000 page views of the story online. It also sparked plenty of memories that people shared on social media. Read MoreFeb 29, 2016
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Former Vanderbilt football player and author Derrick Gragg to speak Feb. 26
Author and former Commodore football player Derrick Gragg will speak on Friday, Feb. 26, to share his personal experiences as a Vanderbilt undergraduate and the life lessons he has learned that set him on his path today. Read MoreFeb 24, 2016
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February issue of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion newsletter now available
Read the February 2016 issue of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Matter, the official newsletter of the EDI office. Read MoreFeb 23, 2016
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First set of University Courses announced
Five classes ranging from the history of black Nashville to the impact of mobile cloud computing will be the inaugural set of University Courses at Vanderbilt University—a new initiative arising from the recent Academic Strategic Plan. Read MoreFeb 22, 2016
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Chancellor Zeppos honored with national diversity award
Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has been honored by "Insight Into Diversity" magazine for his commitment to diversity and inclusion with its national Giving Back award. Read MoreFeb 5, 2016
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Faculty encouraged to participate in job satisfaction survey
Vanderbilt University will join peer institutions in the administration of a national survey on faculty job satisfaction in order to assess and, where necessary, make improvements to the faculty experience. Read MoreFeb 3, 2016