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Opportunity Vanderbilt provides $1.2 billion in financial aid
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In the decade since Opportunity Vanderbilt began, more than 10,000 students have benefitted from the program.
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President Bush visits Vanderbilt students before candid, humorous lecture appearance
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President George W. Bush surprised a Vanderbilt University history class and visited a student veterans club before enthralling a capacity crowd at Langford Auditorium on Monday, discussing economic policy, last year’s deaths of his famed parents, and his newly developed love, painting.
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Zeppos: The Lessons of Civil Discourse
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In this week’s column, Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos discusses President George W. Bush’s recent visit to campus and the lessons to be learned by engaging in civil discourse.
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Ava DuVernay, Abby Wambach, Ta-Nehisi Coates to headline Impact Symposium
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Vanderbilt’s 2019 Impact Symposium will feature Ava DuVernay, whose directorial work includes the Oscar-winning historical drama “Selma” and the Oscar-nominated “13th”; Abby Wambach, Olympic gold medalist and World Cup soccer champion; and Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of the best-selling “Between the World and Me,” which won the National Book Award in 2015.
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Our favorite #vandygram of the week
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This week our favorite #vandygram goes to our own @vanderbiltadmissions! They get to enjoy this breathtaking view of E. Bronson Ingram College every day – talk about lucky. 🤩
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Vanderbilt’s nursing school shines in ‘U.S. News’ rankings
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Vanderbilt continues to earn high marks in the “U.S. News & World Report” best graduate schools rankings.
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Melissa S. Gresalfi named dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons
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Melissa Gresalfi, an innovator in examining and designing equitable classroom practices in learning environments, has been named the next dean of The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons, effective July 1.
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Commons Reading announced for 2019-20
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The Commons Reading for the 2019-20 academic year will be “The Lies That Bind: Rethinking Identity” by Kwame Anthony Appiah.
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Office of LGBTQI Life offers P.R.I.D.E. training March 27
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The Office of LGBTQI Life invites the Vanderbilt community to the last Pursuing Respect, Inclusion, Diversity and Equity training of the spring semester on March 27.
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