Inclusive Excellence
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1960s civil rights ‘voices’ to discuss Warren’s ‘Who Speaks for the Negro?’
Author and alumnus Robert Penn Warren's impact on civil rights is among the topics of a Feb. 10 panel discussion with '60s activists Robert Moses and Ruth Turner Perot along with the Rev. Kelly Miller Smith Jr., pastor of the historic First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill. Read MoreJan 28, 2016
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Staff town hall gathers input on diversity and inclusion
The first in a series of town hall meetings to gather input from staff on how to create a more diverse and inclusive community at Vanderbilt was held Jan. 21. Read MoreJan 25, 2016
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Civil rights leader James Lawson closes 2016 MLK Commemoration
Noted civil rights leader James Lawson, the keynote speaker for Vanderbilt's 2016 MLK Commemoration, told a capacity audience that the American people must choose if the country is to move into a true democracy with equality, freedom and justice for all. Read MoreJan 20, 2016
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Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion launches newsletter
Read the inaugural issue of "Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Matter," the official newsletter from the office of Vice Chancellor George C. Hill. Read MoreJan 18, 2016
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Vanderbilt ranks fifth in campus diversity study
Vanderbilt posted its highest percentage ever for diversifying the entering freshman class in the just-released annual survey of the "Journal of Blacks in Higher Education." Read MoreJan 18, 2016
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Nominations due Feb. 8 for Johnson Award recognizing faculty leadership in equity, diversity and inclusion
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has announced the establishment of the Joseph A. Johnson, Jr. Distinguished Leadership Professor Award, to be given annually beginning at the 2016 Spring Faculty Assembly. The award will recognize a faculty member whose contributions have enhanced equity, diversity and inclusion in the university’s academic endeavors. Read MoreJan 18, 2016
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Zeppos discusses university’s outlook, inclusion initiatives at USAC meeting
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos discussed his outlook for the university and his goals for the future in a wide-ranging talk at the University Staff Advisory Council's January meeting on Tuesday. Read MoreJan 13, 2016
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Diversity, Inclusion and Community Committee seeks input at Staff Town Hall
The Diversity, Inclusion and Community Committee is seeking input from staff at a town hall meeting scheduled for next Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Student Life Center. Read MoreJan 13, 2016
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Vanderbilt University Psychological and Counseling Center hires access and inclusion coordinator
Marcellina Melvin has joined the staff of Vanderbilt’s Psychological and Counseling Center in a newly created position in which she will coordinate and direct programs and processes to enhance access and inclusion. Read MoreJan 12, 2016
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Transgender scholar C. Riley Snorton to speak on ‘Jorgensen’s Shadows’
Cornell University's Riley Snorton will speak about 1950s transgender sensation Christine Jorgensen at Peabody College's Wyatt Center on Jan. 26. Read MoreJan 11, 2016
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Robinson named associate dean of the School of Engineering
William H. Robinson, a rising academic leader and diversity advocate, has been named an associate dean of the School of Engineering. He will work with Dean Philippe Fauchet to provide leadership in advancing the school’s inclusive, diverse and equitable academic culture. Read MoreJan 11, 2016
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Listen: Class uses mapping technology to trace African American presence in country music
In a new class taught by writer-in-residence Alice Randall, students were surprised to learn the deep historical African American influence on country music from its earliest roots to today. Read MoreDec 31, 2015
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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion office hosts holiday gathering
The Vanderbilt Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion hosted a holiday gathering Dec. 14 at the Student Life Center. Read MoreDec 16, 2015
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Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson to speak at Vanderbilt Jan. 15
Bryan Stevenson, a law professor at New York University and the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, will speak on Friday, Jan. 15, as part of the Vanderbilt Chancellor’s Lecture Series. Read MoreDec 15, 2015
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Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion website launched
The Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion has launched its new website to provide members of the Vanderbilt community with information about the new office's efforts and an easy way to submit their input and questions. Read MoreDec 14, 2015
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Save the date: ‘The Politics of Health in the U.S. South’ March 17-18, 2016
The Vanderbilt Center for Medicine, Health and Society will present “The Politics of Health in the U.S. South” March 17-18, 2016. Read MoreDec 10, 2015
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A message from the Diversity, Inclusion and Community Committee
The Diversity, Inclusion and Community Committee, appointed by Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos in August, offers an interim report of its thinking and progress ahead of a full report of recommendations to be presented July 1, 2016. Read MoreDec 7, 2015
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‘A People’s Guide to Nashville’ launches at Curb Center event
"A People’s Guide to Nashville" – an alternative guide to the city celebrating people and places too often veiled, forgotten or ignored – will launch Dec. 11 at Vanderbilt’s Curb Center. The public is invited to attend. Read MoreDec 2, 2015
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Center for Student Wellbeing, assistant director for access and inclusion at Psychological and Counseling Center announced
Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has announced an immediate expansion in staff that have experience and skills working with people of varying racial and cultural backgrounds, and the opening of a new Center for Student Wellbeing. Read MoreNov 30, 2015
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Committee charged with recommending new University Courses designed to advance diversity, equity and inclusion
The Office of the Provost has charged a faculty committee with assessing proposals for new University Courses that will address topics tied to diversity, equity and inclusion, race and ethnicity, identity literacy, and/or cultural competency within an interdisciplinary setting. Read MoreNov 30, 2015