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Longtime university political scientist to serve as senior adviser to chancellor

Krishnendu Roy, a Regents’ Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology and a nationally renowned researcher, will be the next dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver announced today.

A “Flip the Switch” ceremony was held for the Vanderbilt I Solar Farm on Frank Martin Road Tuesday. This partnership is the first of its kind under the new TVA Green Invest Program, …

Vanderbilt I Solar Farm, a 35-MWAC solar array in Bedford County, Tennessee, reached commercial operations today. Developed by Silicon Ranch, Vanderbilt I

Students Demand Action organizers estimate that 1,000 of the 7,000 attendees were Vanderbilt students, and Chancellor Daniel Diermeier reaffirmed university support of students’ right to protest in a community vigil on April 4.

Just days after the two year anniversary of Vanderbilt Athletics’ announcement of the “Vandy United” project, trustee Jennifer R. Frist, BS’93 and William R. Frist have contributed an unprecedented philanthropic gift to fuel the momentum of the campaign. The gift will be honored by the establishment of the Frist Athletics Village, which will encompass FirstBank...

Vanderbilt hosted celebrations for its 150th anniversary on March 24 and 25, featuring campus tours, musical performances and a Community Party that was protested by the Dores Workers Solidarity Network.

The regular decision acceptance rate for the Class of 2026 was 4.7%, compared to 5.5% for the Class of 2025.

A university-wide meeting will be held live on Zoom by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier on March 29 at 2:30 p.m. CDT to discuss the shooting.

Trans people deserve to feel safe in their classrooms, homes, workplaces and world.