Ingram Commons

Learn about the newest faculty head of house and his special ties to Vanderbilt long before he became a professor. Read More

Move-In is an exciting time for all students, and preparations are underway to welcome them back for the new academic year. Information on the schedule and other important details gathered here can help ensure a successful Move-In. Read More

Learn about Jessica Oster as she and her family move onto the Ingram Commons! Read More

Learn why becoming one of Vanderbilt's new residential faculty is so special and personal to Huili Hong. Read More

Hear why Andy Finch and his wife are excited to be the newest residential faculty in the Ingram Commons. Read More

Brittany Chase started as an undergraduate at Vanderbilt, now she's one of the new residential faculty. Read what she's most looking forward to as she moves onto the Ingram Commons. Read More

Faculty who would like to learn more about serving in residential or programmatic roles within the university’s residential colleges system are invited to an open house on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The information session will cover the significance of faculty engagement within the residential colleges system, roles available to faculty and the application process. Read More

As the new academic year gets underway, Vanderbilt’s faculty heads of house are revealing some things about themselves in this special portrait series. Get to know Rosevelt Noble, senior lecturer in sociology and director of the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center and faculty head of Stambaugh House. Read More

As the new academic year approaches, Vanderbilt’s faculty heads of house are revealing some things about themselves in this special portrait series. Get to know Christoph Zeller, associate professor of German studies and of European studies and faculty head of West House. Read More

First-year students move into Stambaugh House, one of 10 residence halls on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, in August. Read More

Ten years into his role as chancellor, Nicholas S. Zeppos has no plans to slow Vanderbilt’s rapid progress—and he wants to bring the rest of higher education along for the ride. Read More

Two hundred enthusiastic alumni and parents gathered to support Vanderbilt as part of the university’s inaugural Volunteer Leadership Weekend, held Feb. 23–24. Read More

Vanderbilt is replacing aging dormitories with residential colleges designed to encourage classmates from varying backgrounds to come together in shared communities, living alongside faculty members who help foster dialogue and discovery outside the classroom. Read More

Vanessa Beasley, dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons and associate professor of communications, has presented the Commodore Classroom “What’s New About Fake News” to alumni in five cities as well as on campus for Reunion 2017. Read More

Vanderbilt’s newest first-year students will likely remember Aug. 21, 2017, for a long time to come. Not only did the date mark their official welcome to the university, but the approximately 1,600 students also donned safety glasses on The Commons Lawn to witness the total solar eclipse that appeared in Nashville that day—the first time in 538 years that such a sight had been visible in Middle Tennessee. Read More

Senior Bradley Faskowitz, a resident adviser in Murray House, snaps a selfie with Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos (center) and first-year students John Kim, Cortez Johnson and Jasper Lee during Move-In Day in August. Read More

Watch all of the fun and emotion as Vanderbilt University welcomes the Class of 2020 to The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons. Read More

What's life really like inside Vanderbilt’s renowned first-year residential college system? Hear from students and faculty heads of house and see what makes The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons a true home away from home. Read More

I’m graduating in May, and while it will be hard to leave Vanderbilt, it will be even harder to leave The Commons. The Commons has been such a defining part of my Vanderbilt experience, and has been my home here since day one. Read More

For international student Rani Banjarian, differences are what make him feel a part of the university community. Read More