WATCH: 5 sustainability efforts you may not know about at Vanderbilt (Part Two)
It’s almost Earth Month! Did you know that Vanderbilt is carbon neutral? Throughout April, we’ll be highlighting sustainability-related programs and areas throughout the university, which all contribute to continually lower Vanderbilt’s carbon footprint—and here are five that you might not know about.Read More
ADVOCACY
Vanderbilt students visit Capitol Hill to champion the real-world impact of humanities
On National Humanities Alliance’s advocacy day in D.C., through a series of meetings and a social media campaign, Vanderbilt students advocated for federal funding to support the National Endowment for the Humanities. This effort was part of the Robert Penn Warren Center’s Humanities in the Real World: Undergraduate Advocacy Fellowship in collaboration with Vanderbilt’s Office of Federal Relations.Read More
ATHLETICS
Vanderbilt names Mark Byington as head coach for men's basketball
After leading James Madison to its most successful four-season stretch in over 30 years, highlighted by a victory in the NCAA Tournament last weekend, Mark Byington was named men’s basketball head coach at Vanderbilt by Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Storey Lee.Read More
Did you know that the Southern magnolia is one of the most common trees on campus—and that it’s thanks to the efforts of Margaret Branscomb, president of the Vanderbilt Women’s Garden Club from 1952 to 1954?
Branscomb shared her love of magnolias by planting them across campus to add beauty and greenery amid the construction boom of 17 buildings in 17 years overseen by her husband, then-Chancellor Harvie Branscomb.
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