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The Discovery Vanderbilt center welcomed adolescent and young adult health expert Stephen Russell to share evidence for strategies that create supportive communities, reduce mental health risk and promote well-being for LGBTQ+ youth.

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost C. Cybele Raver of the $58,130-a-year university sent an email to alumni slamming the rankings and blaming a change in methodology for its drop.

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost C. Cybele Raver emailed students, alumni and faculty at around 9 a.m. CDT on Monday morning, criticizing the U.S. News Best National Universities ranking’s methodology and defending the university’s value. Vanderbilt dropped five spots to No. 18. In the emails, Diermeier and Raver characterize the ranking system as “incompetent” and...

Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost C. Cybele Raver emailed students, alumni and faculty at around 9 a.m. CDT on Monday morning, criticizing the U.S. News Best National Universities ranking’s methodology and defending the university’s value. Vanderbilt, whose stated mission is to become a top-10 academic and research institution, dropped five spots to No. 18. In...

The Office of the Chancellor will launch the Lecture Series on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats with an online address by former Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper on Tuesday, Sept. 26. A conversation moderated by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier will follow. 

Assistant Professor of Physics and Mathematics Alex Lupsasca has won a 2024 New Horizons in Physics Prize for his theoretical work on the interpretation of black hole images and his proposal of a new method for using super-powered telescopes to look closely at black holes and their invisible fingerprints called photon rings.

After a chorus of criticism, the publication's latest rankings place more weight on whether colleges help students get ahead.

In May of 2023, Vanderbilt University revealed its commitment to renovations towards Hawkins Field as part of the Vandy United campaign. The renovations promised — among other things — multiple premium seating opportunities and expanded stadium capacity. On Tuesday morning, the University announced the next steps of this project, as a former member of the...

Supported by Discovery Vanderbilt and a collaboration between the College of Arts and Science and the School of Nursing, the center will deepen society’s understanding of the causes and consequences of health-related inequalities. An event marking the center’s launch will take place on Monday, Sept. 18.

A few months ago, I wrote a piece about the effects of local school shootings on teachers and communities that are desperate to feel safe in schools. I wrote as a future educator, a student, a son and a sibling. Only 20-something days later, the unthinkable happened. The sound of blaring sirens racing from VUMC...