Legal close date for university, VUMC transition moved to second quarter

The legal transaction that will establish Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a separate legal entity from Vanderbilt University is now expected to occur in the second quarter of 2016 rather than in the first quarter as previously expected.

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Vanderbilt releases survey results, recommendations for combating sexual assault

Vanderbilt University has released results from its inaugural Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault. The university also released recommendations developed by its Provost’s Task Force on Sexual Assault based on its analysis of survey results.

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Get to know tax form 1095-C: Coming soon to your mailbox

Expect to see a new form that will be mailed to your home address this month. Form 1095-C reports important health insurance information you’ll need when completing your tax return.

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New MOOC gives students inside look at music business

A new massive open online course launching Feb. 19 will give students the opportunity to learn from veteran Nashville musician and Vanderbilt Blair School of Music professor Jen Gunderman about the music industry in the United States, with the unique perspective gained by Vanderbilt University’s location in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Donato appointed 2016-17 Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar

While in residence, Katharine Donato will analyze how race and gender affect how immigrants find their place in the United States.

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Kudos

Read about the latest faculty and staff awards, appointments and achievements.

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Specialists on Islam to give public talks at Vanderbilt

A series of public talks by renowned experts on Islam is taking place at Vanderbilt in conjunction with an interdisciplinary faculty seminar striving to increase understanding and interest in Islam from a global perspective.

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Historical slavery records topic of Williamson Library talk

Jane Landers, a Vanderbilt history professor who studies slavery from its inception to abolition, will give a free talk Feb. 26 at the Williamson County Public Library.

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Vanderbilt pre-K class makes donation to Hardship Fund

The Shooting Stars, a pre-K class at the Vanderbilt Child and Family Center’s Edgehill child care location, presented a donation to Work/Life Connections–Employee Assistance Program manager Jim Kendall on Wednesday.

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Events

Jan. 28 — 7 p.m.
Webcast: “Listen for a Change - Sacred Conversations for Racial Justice”

Jan. 29 — 9 a.m.
Exhibit closing: “Life and Limb - The Toll of the American Civil War”

Jan. 30 — 7 p.m.
Vanderbilt Commodore Orchestra: “A Tour of European Dances”

Feb. 2 — noon
“What is Life Worth?: A Reflection on Victim Compensation After Tragedy,” a talk by Kenneth Feinberg

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