Office Of The Provost

Three new residential faculty have been appointed as leaders in shaping student learning experiences beyond the classroom. Ravindra Duddu will be the inaugural faculty head of Rothschild College, scheduled to begin housing students in fall 2022. In addition, Sutherland House and Murray House will welcome two new faculty heads of house: Chezare Warren and Renã A.S. Robinson. Read More

Emilie M. Townes, who has led the reenvisioning of theological education at Vanderbilt Divinity School while increasing the visibility of the institution’s historical commitment to seeking justice, will step down as dean effective June 30, 2023. Read More

Changes in federal agencies’ procedures for designating nations’ level of travel risk will allow Vanderbilt’s Office of Global Safety to better communicate those risks to potential travelers connected with the university. Read More

Faculty Head of Sutherland House Chalene Helmuth has received the 2021–22 K.C. Potter Outstanding Service to Students Award, given by the Office of the Dean of Students to a faculty member who provides outstanding service consistently to individual students or student groups through personal advising, development of programs, or improvements to university systems and policies that affect students. Read More

Sponsored Programs Administration, within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, continues to support the Vanderbilt research community’s transition to the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system through the VERA training page, FAQs page, the dissemination of training materials and regularly scheduled training sessions. Read More

On April 6 the Vanderbilt community celebrated the first in-person Vanderbilt Awards for Leadership Excellence ceremony since 2019. During the ceremony, 19 student leaders and seven student organizations were recognized for their service to the community. Read More

The application deadline for the second cycle of the Scaling Success Grant program, originally planned for early April, is now Wednesday, May 4, at 11:59 p.m. An informational town hall for Scaling Success Grant applicants for the May 4 deadline will be held on Tuesday, April 26, at 11 a.m. CT via Zoom. Read More

Vanderbilt may nominate one candidate each from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing for the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation’s Faculty Scholars Program. The goal of this career development award is to identify and nurture promising early career educators in medicine and nursing. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit up to four letters of intent for the summer 2022 cycle of the Mathers Foundation grant program. The mission of The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation is to advance knowledge in the life sciences by sponsoring scientific research that will benefit mankind. Read More

Sponsored Programs Administration, within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, continues to support the Vanderbilt research community’s transition to the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system through the VERA training page, FAQs page, the dissemination of training materials and regularly scheduled training sessions. Read More

The Rev. James Lawson returned to Vanderbilt University for the April 7 launch of an institute that carries forward his commitment to achieving justice and equality through nonviolent movements and strategies. Read More

The Office of the Vice Provost for Research is pleased to announce the three awardees for the February 2022 cycle of the Scaling Success Grant, which is the first cycle of this internal funding opportunity. The awardees are Ann Kaiser, Susan W. Gray Professor of Education and Human Development, Steven Wernke, associate professor of anthropology, with Co-PI Yuankai Huo, assistant professor of computer science and computer engineering, and Karl Zelik, associate professor of mechanical engineering. Read More

Nominations are now open for Vanderbilt’s top faculty awards, which recognize outstanding achievements in research and service to the university and demonstrate Vanderbilt’s appreciation for and commitment to excellence. All faculty are eligible to submit nominations for the four awards to be presented at the 2022 Fall Faculty Assembly.  Read More

Amanda Hellman, an accomplished museum curator with extensive experience developing collection strategies, managing exhibitions, stewarding patrons and empowering creative staff, has been named director of the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery. Read More

The 2022 Spring Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair is scheduled to take place on Thursday, April 14, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. A virtual fair will be 3:30–4:15 p.m., followed by an in-person fair 4:30–6:30 p.m. in the Student Life Center Ballroom. Read More

Esteemed political scientist Larry Bartels, whose scholarship deepens the understanding of how voters behave and that behavior’s consequences for democratic governance, is Vanderbilt University’s winner of the 2022 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award. Read More

Sponsored Programs Administration, within the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, continues to support the Vanderbilt research community’s transition to the Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration system through the VERA training page, FAQs page, the dissemination of training materials and regularly scheduled training sessions. Read More

Vanderbilt University may submit up to three concept papers to the Mellon Foundation Higher Learning Program: 2022 Call for Concepts. Read More

Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver honored 36 scholars from across the university at an endowed chair investiture ceremony on campus March 30. Read More

Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC, collaboratively) may choose up to two nominees for the V Foundation V Scholar Award program. The V Foundation aims to “achieve victory over cancer” in part by funding cancer research grants. Read More