Richard McCarty

Philippe Fauchet will be the new dean of the school of engineering at Vanderbilt University. Fauchet, currently chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Rochester, begins work at Vanderbilt July 1, pending approval by the Vanderbilt Board of Trust. Read More

About 40 scholars, including two from Vanderbilt, gathered in Southeast China for a conference on folklore. Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos greeted the cohorts by way of a prerecorded video message. (Photo by Willie Smythe) Vanderbilt scholars gathered with colleagues in the People’s Republic of China recently to discuss folklore… Read More

The outstanding academic achievements of 11 faculty members who have been named to endowed chairs were praised during a celebration at the Student Life Center. Read More

Ten of Vanderbilt’s new endowed chairs were praised as leaders in their fields and on campus during a Sept. 26 ceremony at the Student Life Center. Read More

Richard McCarty (Daniel Dubois / Vanderbilt) Dear Faculty Colleagues, With the ongoing negotiations in Washington over issues that will affect the economy and undoubtedly our own institution, the university’s leadership has been fully engaged in planning for what is a most uncertain time. While the university’s financial and academic health… Read More

Karoly Mirnics and Krassimira Garbett, staff scientist in his laboratory (Susan Urmy / Vanderbilt). I arrived in the states 21 years ago as a student, from what was to become the war-torn country of Yugoslavia. Twenty-one years later I am holding a title of James G. Blakemore Chair and vice… Read More

Thirteen new endowed chairholders were honored May 17 in the Student Life Center (Mary Donaldson/Vanderbilt) Thirteen faculty members named this year to endowed chairs in the School of Medicine and College of Arts and Science were honored for outstanding academic achievements. The May… Read More

Faculty and graduate students who participated in Vanderbilt Center for Teaching programs this academic year were recognized. Read More

Alan Bentley, director of Commercialization for Cleveland Clinic Innovations with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, has been named assistant vice chancellor of Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property Development. Read More

Vanderbilt University officials are exploring a proposal from the government of Abu Dhabi to create a school of education that would train teachers, education leaders and researchers to strengthen the country’s K-12 education system. Read More

After a Vanderbilt libraries survey of students, faculty staff and alumni generated more than 1,200 responses, the new café in Central Library has been named Food for Thought. Read More

Watch video of a vigil for disaster victims in Japan. Vanderbilt University students held a candlelight vigil March 18 at Benton Chapel for victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The Honorable Hiroshi Sato, consul general of Japan; Richard McCarty, Vanderbilt provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, and students… Read More

Vanderbilt is reaching out to those who may have been affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Read More

Dear Faculty and Students, With the inclement weather that the Nashville area is experiencing, I want to confirm that final exams will proceed as scheduled on Monday, December 13. As always, faculty and students should use discretion and common sense in traveling to campus to adminster or to take final exams. Read More

Richard McCarty We are pleased to announce that the majority of Vanderbilt staff members will receive a half-percent, mid-year salary increase in January in recognition of an ongoing strong performance during what is, by most measures, still a very uncertain economic climate. This one-time increase will be awarded to regular… Read More

If there is one thing that nanoscientists need above all else to study the behavior of materials and create devices at the scale of individual atoms, it is an ultra-clean environment. The fresh air that we breathe contains something like one million microscopic particles in a cubic foot,… Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Expanded Aid Program to fund students with demonstrated need who earn admittance has resulted in the most selective class in its history. Read More

Richard McCarty, a distinguished psychologist who has led the largest school at Vanderbilt University for the past seven years, will be presented to the Vanderbilt Board of Trust next week for confirmation as the university\'s chief academic officer. Read More