Vanderbilt University to co-host summit exploring the value of liberal arts education
The 2024 Liberal Arts Summit is scheduled for Nov. 18–20 in Nashville on the Vanderbilt campus. Higher education leaders from across the globe will gather to discuss challenges facing liberal arts programs at colleges and universities in a changing digital world.Read More
PEABODY COLLEGE
Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center hires Jared Clodfelter as director
Jared Clodfelter, EdD’22, has been hired as the new academy director at the Roberts Academy and Dyslexia Center at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development. He will begin his appointment on June 17.Read More
SUSTAINABILITY
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
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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