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| Vanderbilt University signs on to U.N.-backed Race to Zero campaign |
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Vanderbilt University, which already has taken significant steps in its commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, has joined the Race to Zero—Universities and Colleges coalition. At the same time, Assistant Professor Leah Dundon and 14 students are participating in international climate change negotiations.
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| Vanderbilt to celebrate first-generation students at event today |
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The Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and FirstVU, a student-led organization that aims to support, celebrate and empower first-generation students, invite the Vanderbilt community to participate in First-Generation Celebration Day on Monday, Nov. 8. This year’s celebration will be an in-person gathering from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Student Life Center Board of Trust Room.
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| Search committee announced to find next dean of School of Medicine Basic Sciences |
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Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver has appointed a committee to conduct a national search for the next dean of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences. John Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science, will serve as chair.
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| Initiative for Race Research and Justice seeks applicants for Graduate and Professional Student Board |
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The Initiative for Race Research and Justice is seeking Vanderbilt graduate and professional students to join its inaugural Graduate and Professional Student Board. The board will commence spring 2022 for a one-year term.
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| Wond’ry launches first Coffee Equity Design Challenge, applications now open |
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Students interested in systems thinking approaches to global challenges may apply to participate in the Coffee Equity Design Challenge before Nov. 19.
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| Veterans celebrated at breakfast event Nov. 11, Salute to Service game Nov. 13 |
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Military veterans on campus will be celebrated at a breakfast reception on Thursday, Nov. 11, and at the annual Salute to Service football game on Saturday, Nov. 13, just two of the ways Vanderbilt University will commemorate Veterans Day 2021.
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| Strengthening Cybersecurity Across VU: Be aware of identity theft |
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Identity theft is when someone uses your personal or financial information without your permission to potentially cause you personal or financial harm. Learn some measures you can take to protect yourself from identity theft.
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| Smart power grid leader to deliver Hall Engineering Lecture today |
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Yilu Liu, who led the effort to create the North American Power Grid Frequency Monitoring Network and is known for her research on electric power systems and smart grids, will deliver the School of Engineering’s fall 2021 John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture on Monday, Nov. 8, at 4 p.m. CT.
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| Chancellor's Lecture Series panel will discuss how Nashville, the South are changing Nov. 9 |
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Author and “New York Times” columnist Margaret Renkl will join Vanderbilt University Press authors Rachel Martin and Steve Haruch to discuss the evolving nature of Nashville and the American South through culture, food, race relations and politics in a special panel discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 9.
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| Native American Heritage Month event to feature Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Nov. 9 |
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Natalie Diaz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, activist and educator, will give a reading and participate in a discussion as part of Native American Heritage Month on Tuesday, Nov. 9, beginning at 6 p.m. CT.
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| Panel to share experiences on allyship and what it means to be an ally Nov. 10 |
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Dr. André L. Churchwell, vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, will host a panel of Vanderbilt faculty and students to discuss meaningful allyship and steps one can take to be a good ally on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 4 p.m. CT.
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| ‘Native Americans in Sports’ panel discussion set for Nov. 19 |
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The Vanderbilt Sports and Society Initiative will host a panel discussion featuring five of the most compelling voices in Native American sports on Friday, Nov. 19, beginning at noon CT.
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| WATCH: Panel discusses why local governments seem more effective than federal counterparts |
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A group of former and current municipal leaders came together for a virtual discussion Nov. 3 to talk about how local governments get things done.
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