Office Of The Provost
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Vanderbilt appoints Olatunji as interim dean of Graduate School, launches search committee for graduate education leadership role
Vanderbilt has named Bunmi Olatunji, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology, as interim dean of the Graduate School. Olatunji currently serves as associate dean of academic affairs for the Graduate School and takes over as Dean Mark T. Wallace returns to the faculty starting Sept. 1. Read MoreAug 26, 2020
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Adaptive Teaching at Vanderbilt: Preparation, collaboration over summer paves way for effective teaching in hybrid classroom
Vanderbilt’s substantial investments in classroom technology and efforts to foster collaboration over the summer were aimed at preparing faculty to teach effectively within the hybrid classroom this fall. Read MoreAug 26, 2020
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Registration for seventh annual Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair now open
The seventh annual Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 8. This year’s event will be virtual, complete with presenters, breakout sessions and a chance to safely and responsibly interact with students, faculty and staff from across campus. Read MoreAug 25, 2020
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Incoming students celebrated at virtual Founders Walk
Incoming first-year, transfer and Next Steps students were welcomed into the Vanderbilt community on Sunday during Founders Walk, an annual event that marks the start of the academic year as well as the students’ time at the university. Read MoreAug 23, 2020
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Limited Submission Opportunity: 2021 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists–All Categories
These awards honor exceptional young scientists by celebrating their extraordinary achievements, recognizing their inspiring promise, and accelerating their innovations. The three award categories are: Chemistry, Physical Sciences and Engineering, and Life Sciences. Read MoreAug 23, 2020
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Student Care Network launches Headspace for 2020-21 academic year
Beginning Aug. 21, undergraduate, graduate and professional students may obtain free access to Headspace, an award-winning meditation and sleep app designed to reduce stress, improve happiness and increase compassion through guided meditation, sleep content, mindful workouts and focus exercises. Read MoreAug 21, 2020
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Adaptive Teaching: Supplemental support, resources for faculty continue as academic year begins
As the new academic year begins, supplemental support and resources are still available to faculty to ensure a successful start to the fall semester. Read MoreAug 21, 2020
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Limited Submission Opportunity: Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Award Program
The Johnson & Johnson WiSTEM2D Scholars Program aims to fuel the development of female STEM²D leaders and feed the STEM²D talent pipeline by awarding and sponsoring women at critical points in their research careers, in each of the STEM²D disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design. Read MoreAug 15, 2020
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Webinar: ‘Federal Funding for Early Career Faculty’ Sept. 22
A webinar highlighting federal funding opportunities and strategies for early career faculty is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 22, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The webinar will be broadcast remotely. Read MoreAug 14, 2020
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Board of Trust establishes ad hoc committee to support equity, diversity and inclusion
The Vanderbilt University Board of Trust has named the members of an ad hoc committee that will partner with university leadership to evaluate and recommend policies and initiatives around equity, diversity and inclusion. Read MoreAug 13, 2020
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A message to faculty on fulfilling our mission as we return to campus
The Vanderbilt community will come together, continue to make adjustments, embrace debate and discussion, and focus on how best to ensure we take care of one another while fulfilling our scholarly missions as a residential research university, write Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente in a message to faculty. Read MoreAug 12, 2020
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Vanderbilt announces new digital tools to support adaptive teaching
Vanderbilt University has secured licensing for new digital tools to support hybrid and online instruction for the 2020-21 academic year. The new tools and platforms will help meet the acute needs of faculty and students and will complement existing campus-wide technologies. Read MoreAug 12, 2020
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Vanderbilt implements emergency relief fund, extended sick leave to help employees manage challenges related to COVID-19
Vanderbilt University has established the Employee COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund to assist employees with financial burdens that have been incurred as a result of COVID-19. In addition, Vanderbilt will provide eligible staff members who are required to work on campus access to a one-time bank of up to two weeks of pay to recover from a diagnosed COVID-19 illness or to stay home for required quarantine or isolation periods. Read MoreAug 10, 2020
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Faculty prepare for fall semester through participation in Center for Teaching’s Online Course Design Institute
This summer more than 400 faculty and other instructors completed the Online Course Design Institute offered by the Center for Teaching, learning about effective practices in online education and jump-starting their planning for summer and fall online courses. Read MoreAug 10, 2020
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Librarians work to broaden Vanderbilt’s research reputation with Wikidata tools
A team of Vanderbilt librarians is using Wikidata tools and other best practices to promote awareness of faculty scholarship and make it discoverable and accessible to researchers. Read MoreAug 10, 2020
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Faculty Senate to co-host town hall on new electronic research administration system
The Vanderbilt Faculty Senate and Vice Provost for Research Padma Raghavan will co-host a virtual town hall on Tuesday, Aug. 11, to discuss the progress of the new Vanderbilt Electronic Research Administration (VERA) system and its implications for university research. Read MoreAug 7, 2020
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Alumni brothers pioneer groundbreaking method of cybersecurity
Worst-case scenarios of cyber warfare are motivating Brad and Tim Potteiger, twin brothers and Vanderbilt alumni who are pioneering a new method of cybersecurity known as "moving target defense." Read MoreAug 7, 2020
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Classroom visiting period for faculty is Aug. 10–21 ahead of fall semester start
Faculty may visit the classrooms in which they will teach undergraduate and graduate courses this fall from Monday, Aug. 10, through Friday, Aug. 21, as part of their preparation for in-person and hybrid teaching. Read MoreAug 5, 2020
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Turning Heads: The Vanderbilt Brain Institute has emerged as a hub of discovery as neuroscience’s influence expands
The VBI recently marked its 20th anniversary, a span that has seen the institute’s wide-ranging missions—including administering the university’s Neuroscience Graduate Program, as well as postdoctoral training and community outreach—steadily coalesce under a single umbrella. Read MoreAug 5, 2020
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Libraries’ Buchanan Fellows adapt with new skills during pandemic
Vanderbilt’s spring 2020 class of Buchanan Library Fellows, who signed on for immersive research experiences, embraced skills they had not expected to use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreAug 5, 2020