women at VU
Staff Women’s Advancement and Equity Council to hold listening session Dec. 4
Nov. 22, 2019—The Staff Women’s Advancement and Equity Council invites Vanderbilt staff to a listening session on Wednesday, Dec. 4, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Calhoun Hall, Room 109. The session will provide an opportunity for staff to learn about the council’s work, meet its members and engage in conversation on the status of women at Vanderbilt.
Shellaway featured on panel discussing how to build a diverse and inclusive legal team
Nov. 6, 2019—Vice Chancellor, General Counsel and University Secretary Ruby Shellaway recently joined five other Nashville leaders for a panel discussion focused on building a diverse and inclusive legal team as part of a continuing legal education seminar for Nashville-area law firm partners and in house counsel.
Faculty named to Chancellor’s Public Voices Fellowship for spring 2020
Sep. 26, 2019—Tony Capra, Lisa Fazio and Renã A.S. Robinson have been selected as Chancellor’s Public Voices Fellows for the spring 2020 semester.
Candice Lee selected as TICUA Fellow
Sep. 16, 2019—Associate Vice Chancellor for University Affairs and Deputy Athletic Director Candice Lee has been named a fellow of the TICUA Pressnell Executive Leadership Institute.
Provost’s Women’s AdVancement and Equity Council town hall is Sept. 25
Sep. 13, 2019—A progress report on efforts to ensure that women engaged in research, teaching and learning at Vanderbilt are supported and succeeding will be the focus of a town hall on Sept. 25.
Women’s Center and American Studies Program partner to amplify thought leadership among women and underrepresented groups
May. 24, 2019—The Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center and the American Studies Program recently partnered to host the OpEd Project, a social venture and leadership organization with a focus on increasing the number of women and underrepresented experts contributing to key commentary forums in their respective fields.
Provost’s Women’s Initiative announces subcommittee members
May. 2, 2019—Faculty, students and postdocs serving on four subcommittees of the Provost’s Steering Committee for Initiatives Focusing on the Status of Women have been announced.
Vanderbilt joins National Academies sexual harassment prevention collaborative as founding member
Apr. 10, 2019—Vanderbilt University has joined with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine as a founding member of the new Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education.
Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center presents annual awards to four Vanderbilt women
Mar. 29, 2019—Four campus women dedicated to advancing the cause of gender equity at Vanderbilt were recognized on Tuesday at the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center's annual awards ceremony.
Find Your Impact: Student empowers women through tech
Mar. 27, 2019—Vanderbilt engineering student Miti Joshi took a leap of faith when declaring her major. She ended up falling in love with computer science and launching Vanderbilt Women in Computing.
Elect Her workshop set for March 31
Mar. 26, 2019—Elect Her, a national organization addressing the gap in opportunities for women interested in pursuing public service or elected office, will host a free workshop on Sunday, March 31, in The Commons Center Multipurpose Room.
Women of VISE to host Wikipedia edit-a-thon to creates pages for women in science March 29
Mar. 26, 2019—The Women of VISE, a group of graduate students associated with the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering, will hold a Wikipedia edit-a-thon on Friday, March 29, to develop Wikipedia pages for women in science.