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Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver paid tribute to the sacrifice and service of military veterans in a message to the Vanderbilt community.

The Ingram Scholars Program, founded in 1993 by then-Board of Trust Chairman E. Bronson Ingram, has led to transformative student experiences for many at Vanderbilt who, in turn, have given service to Nashville and communities around the globe.

A feature program about The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy will make its Nashville Public Television debut on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 8:30 p.m. CT and will be available afterward on the PBS app. Directly following the premiere, at 9:30 p.m., Vanderbilt professor John Geer and Unity Project co-chairs Bill Haslam and Samar Ali will discuss what they’ve learned in the two years since the project’s inception. 

Plus, the Chancellor shares his favorite Taylor Swift song and Thanksgiving traditions.

Part of Dialogue Vanderbilt, Free Speech Week featured a symposium on AI and guest speakers, including New York Times columnist Bret Stephens and 2022 MacArthur Fellow Jennifer Carlson.

Daniel Diermeier, chancellor of Vanderbilt University, urges universities to take the path of principled neutrality and civil discourse in the face of polarising events

Dame Karen Pierce, British ambassador to the United States, discussed foreign politics in a public “fireside chat” hosted by former U.S Department of State spokesperson Morgan Ortagus at Alumni Hall on Oct. 23. Pierce spoke on ongoing international conflicts, security, trade and post-Brexit U.S.-United Kingdom relations during the event. Pierce served as British ambassador to...

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will deliver a featured keynote address at the third annual Vanderbilt University Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats, scheduled for April 17–18, 2024. The 2024 summit will bring together internationally recognized leaders in the military and intelligence communities.

As tensions in the Middle East continue to rise, emotions on college campuses are also increasing, raising questions about free speech.

Vanderbilt celebrated its “bedrock principle” of free speech through a series of panels and discussions Oct. 10–17 during the university’s inaugural celebration of national Free Speech Week.