Transformational $20 million gift elevates Center for Entrepreneurship
A transformational $20 million gift will elevate Vanderbilt University’s Center for Entrepreneurship into a best-in-class hub for entrepreneurial excellence that will serve as a beacon for aspiring founders and global business leaders alike.
NEW FACULTY
Beyond the resume: Get to know some of our newest faculty members
Vanderbilt is the academic home to more than 1,800 faculty members who lead impactful interdisciplinary research, teaching and mentoring. These faculty also lead meaningful and interesting lives outside of their work. Get to know some of Vanderbilt’s newest faculty beyond their resumes.Read More
LIBRARIES
Heard Libraries complete digitization of Lamar Alexander Papers, making vital political history more widely accessible
The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives has fully digitized the Lamar Alexander Papers, which document the life and work of a significant figure in Tennessee and U.S. political history. Alexander, a former governor of Tennessee, U.S. secretary of education and U.S. senator, and his late wife, Honey, donated their papers to the Heard Libraries in 2011.
On the strength of its first 3-0 start since the 2017 season, the Vanderbilt football program made its initial appearance in this fall’s national rankings on Sunday. Coming off a 31-7 victory at South Carolina, which was among the top 12 nationally according to both the Associated Press and American Football Coaches Association coming into the contest, the Commodores entered the AP rankings at No. 20 while also coming in at No. 23 in the coaches’ poll. Go Dores! âš“
This Week at VU
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CBC: Nicole Hemmer, associate professor of history, is quoted.
Forbes: Bill Frist, adjunct professor of cardiac surgery, authored this piece.
The New York Times: Ganesh Sitaraman, New York Alumni Chancellor's Professor, professor of law and Director of the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation, is quoted.
The Wall Street Journal: Kristen Gilliland, director of outreach at the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, is quoted.
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