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Vanderbilt University’s Quantum Potential unveiled: Meet the minds shaping our future |
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Quantum Potential is a collection of wild but precise portraits of the scholars, scientists and students at Vanderbilt who are finding new ways to understand the world—and through understanding, change it.
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Vanderbilt, Freedom Forum expand relationship; John Seigenthaler Center to be home of Dialogue Vanderbilt |
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Vanderbilt University and the Freedom Forum will expand their longstanding relationship, and the John Seigenthaler Center on the university’s campus will serve as the physical home of the Dialogue Vanderbilt initiative—including The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy, The Future of Free Speech Project and the Open Dialogue Visiting Fellows Program.
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Vanderbilt Distinguished Visiting Professor, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham to headline Nashville Downtown Partnership event |
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Nashville Downtown Partnership is teaming up with Vanderbilt University and Pinnacle Financial Partners to bring the esteemed author and historian, Jon Meacham, to downtown’s biggest business event. The Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon will be held on Oct. 18 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Music City Center.
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Heard Libraries expand cultural preservation efforts with membership in international Digital Preservation Coalition |
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The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have strengthened their commitment to preserving cultural heritage by joining the Digital Preservation Coalition, a prestigious U.K.-based nonprofit that works with global partners to facilitate long-term digital preservation solutions. The Heard Libraries are one of only six organizations in the U.S. that are full members, including the Library of Congress and National Archives.
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VUT production of ‘Good Kids’ asks tough questions about epidemic of sexual assault, hopes to promote prevention on campus |
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Vanderbilt University Theatre will open its 2023–24 season with ‘Good Kids,’ a play by Naomi Iizuka. The play, directed by Ibby Cizmar, assistant professor of theatre, deals with campus sexual assault. Shows are scheduled for Oct. 6–8 and Oct. 12–14 at Neely Auditorium.
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Chancellor’s Lecture on Free Speech with Bret Stephens in Conversation with Samar Ali to be Oct. 16 |
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Hosted by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier as part of the his Dialogue Vanderbilt initiative and Vanderbilt’s first-ever Free Speech Week, well-known journalist, editor and columnist Bret Stephens will join Samar Ali, research professor of political science and law, for a debate centered around the value of free expression, open debate and civil discourse through the lens of some of the most pressing issues we face today. There will be an audience Q&A at the end of the discussion.
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Four with a ‘Dore: Sophia Podolsky |
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In the Four with a ‘Dore series, we’re getting to know Vanderbilt students four questions at a time. In today’s installment, meet #VU2024’s Sophia Podolsky, a New York City native double majoring in psychology and cinema and media arts.
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New GIS Lab at Heard Libraries provides major computing boost to geospatial visualization and analysis at Vanderbilt |
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Designed to uncover trends in geospatial data, GIS software enables users to model factors that have important implications for society, including the spread of diseases, urban growth, concentrations of poverty, environmental changes, and access to food, potable water and health services.
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Share your commute experience in Vanderbilt’s annual survey, win $100 |
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Vanderbilt University conducts an annual survey to determine the commute and transportation practices of the university community. Whether you primarily work from home, commute to campus every day or anything in between, your feedback will help inform mobility and transportation efforts and expand Vanderbilt’s understanding and support of the community.
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Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair set for Nov. 9; student proposals accepted through Oct. 24 |
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The Office of Experiential Learning and Immersion Vanderbilt invites undergraduate students to submit proposals for the annual fall Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair, which is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 9.
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Nominate next book for Campus Reading by Oct. 16 |
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Residential colleges and the Vanderbilt Visions program invite all Vanderbilt faculty, students and staff to nominate a book for the Class of 2028 Campus Reading. Next year’s theme is “Embracing the Debate.” You may nominate up to three texts of any genre by current or deceased authors.
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