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María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Art, has been awarded a 2023 MacArthur Fellowship for her work exploring personal and collective histories across the Caribbean.

On Monday September 18, the U.S. News and World Report released its 2024 college rankings - a simultaneously much awaited and dreaded annual moment in the world of eli...

Vanderbilt launched the Center for Research on Inequality and Health at a Sept. 19 seminar event as part of Discovery Vanderbilt, an initiative of the Office of the Provost and the university’s Dare to Grow campaign. The center builds upon the LGBTQ+ Policy Lab to include research investigating population health science and the health impacts...

Melissa L. Gilliam will be Boston University’s 11th president, the University trustees announced on Wednesday. She will assume the post on July 1, 2024.

Vanderbilt University and the Freedom Forum will expand their longstanding relationship, and the John Seigenthaler Center on the university’s campus will serve as the physical home of the Dialogue Vanderbilt initiative—including The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy, The Future of Free Speech Project and the Open Dialogue Visiting Fellows Program.

Vanderbilt announced the establishment of the Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center at a launch event on Sept. 26. The new initiative was made possible by a donation from Hal and Marjorie Hollis Roberts and will host its inaugural class of K-5 students in Fall 2024.  Chancellor Daniel Diermeier offered opening remarks, followed by a panel...

On college campuses, prompt and transparent crisis communication has become more necessary than ever.

U.S. News & World Report released the latest iteration of its college and university rankings on Sept. 18. Within hours, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost C. Cybele Raver emailed all students, faculty and alumni a concerning tantrum outlining exactly why Vanderbilt had dropped a few places in this arbitrary ranking. They followed up with a...

In a wide-ranging lecture and a one-on-one conversation with Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Mark T. Esper, 27th U.S. secretary of defense, discussed the myriad and complex challenges related to national security.

Vanderbilt University issues a statement regarding its commitment to access and affordability.