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  9 things you need to know this week  
 
 
 
 
     
1.   Story Photo Vanderbilt University named top producer of Fulbright U.S. students
    Today, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs named Vanderbilt University a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students. [ Read More ]
     
     
2.   Vandy United breaks ground
    As construction begins on Vanderbilt’s basketball operations center, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Lee and leadership-level donors gathered to celebrate and reflect on Vandy United’s progress toward transforming the athletics footprint on campus and redefining what is possible for Vanderbilt. [ Read More ]
     
     
3.   University launches Vanderbilt Disaster Outreach Program to support off-campus community
    Vanderbilt is launching a program to communicate vital information to members of the university community who reside off campus in the event a catastrophic incident should impact the area. [ Read More ]
     
     
4.   WATCH: Vanderbilt hosts debate exhibition on topic of TikTok bans
    The University of Mississippi teamed with Vanderbilt to host a debate exhibition on Feb. 3. The free event, part of an effort to increase civic engagement on Vanderbilt’s campus, drew an audience from the higher ed and Nashville communities.  [ Read More ]
     
     
5.   Student Center for Social Justice and Identity hosts 2023 Empowerment Summit
    Comedian, actor and advocate Margaret Cho was the keynote speaker at Vanderbilt University’s second annual Empowerment Summit, hosted by the Student Center for Social Justice and Identity on Jan. 28. The theme of this year’s event highlighted experiences within the Asian and Asian American diaspora. [ Read More ]
     
     
6.   Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy’s 2023 poetry contest open for submissions
    In partnership with Vanderbilt’s Department of English and MFA Program in Creative Writing, the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy is soliciting poems from students currently enrolled in any Tennessee college or university. Students may submit a poem in the style of their choosing that explores what unity through American democracy means to them. [ Read More ]
     
     
7.   VU Theatre festival to feature readings of new works by faculty and students
    Vanderbilt University Theatre will spotlight new works by faculty and students when it presents “Caught in the Act: A New Works Festival” Feb. 10–11 at Neely Auditorium. [ Read More ]
     
     
8.   Counseling and international higher education expert to give Peabody Dean’s Diversity Lecture Feb. 16
    Katie Koo, assistant professor in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services at the University of Georgia, will be the featured speaker at a Vanderbilt Peabody College Dean’s Diversity Lecture on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 4:30 p.m. in the Wyatt Center Rotunda. Koo’s talk is titled “Demystifying the International Student Experience and Mental Health: Understanding Needs and Supports.” [ Read More ]
     
     
9.   Vanderbilt to celebrate Black History Month with February event lineup
    Vanderbilt University will celebrate Black History Month during February with events aimed to acknowledge and appreciate the accomplishments of Black people on campus, across the country and around the globe. [ Read More ]
     
 
 
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