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Vanderbilt University is expanding Opportunity Vanderbilt, its nationally recognized no-loan financial aid program.

Vanderbilt hosted former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney in Langford Auditorium on Feb. 6 for a moderated discussion about the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, former President Donald Trump and the upcoming presidential election.

Israeli attacks on Gaza materially affect Vanderbilt’s campus operations and academia as a whole — instead of practicing neutrality and complicity, the Chancellor needs to take a stand and support an academic boycott of Israel.

Institutional neutrality is an essential pillar of a commitment to free speech that is integral to a university’s purpose.

Campuses are being vandalized. Students are feeling threatened. Leaders are on the defensive. And parents are at a loss, fearful of sending their kids into this roiling inferno. But take heart: Not all American universities have caught fire. 

Dialogue Vanderbilt recently hosted an insightful fireside chat between Rabbi David J. Wolpe and Vanderbilt Divinity School Dean Yolanda Pierce. The Jan. 18 event was part of a series organized by Dialogue Vanderbilt that aims to foster open discussions about faith and how it influences people dealing with pressing societal issues. 

The latest annual sustainability report, released by Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability in the Division of Administration, details Vanderbilt’s fiscal year 2023 sustainability efforts that support the university’s overall sustainability goals.  

Innovation hubs are thriving in unexpected corners and regions across the country, and can spread high-tech-driven growth and jobs to new populations and communities.

Keynote speaker Khalil Ekulona reflected on Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, encouraging community conversation and open perspectives.

Anne Milgram, administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, will deliver a keynote address at the third Vanderbilt University Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats. Scheduled for April 17–18, the summit will bring together experts and thought leaders to discuss critical issues in the realm of modern conflict.