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November 17, 2025
APPOINTMENTS
Deans Melissa Rose and Pamela Jeffries reappointed to extended terms beginning July 2026
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver recently announced the extension of Melissa Rose’s term as dean of the Blair School of Music and the reappointment of Pamela Jeffries as dean of the Vanderbilt School of Nursing. Read More
DARE TO GROW
$30M gift fuels new era at the School of Engineering to Power the Impossible
Image Description: Student make products during an entrepreneurship innovation class at the Wond’ry.
Vanderbilt University has received a catalytic $30 million gift from John Addison, BE’01, and Shannon Addison, BS’02, to ignite a bold new era of innovation at the School of Engineering. Read More
GIVING
Vanderbilt: A Community of Possibility
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Vanderbilt Crowdfunding, an initiative in its inaugural year, offers a new level of possibility through student-led philanthropy. Supported by university resources provided by Development and Alumni Relations, individual students or student groups can apply to have their idea accepted for Vanderbilt Crowdfunding, turning their passions into action. Read More
Vanderbilt Athletics celebrates a winning week as basketball, volleyball, soccer, and football teams all notch impressive victories. Anchor Down! ⚓
 
This Week at VU
 
Nov. 18, 2025
12 p.m. • Alumni Lawn Flagpole
Walk & Talk Tuesdays
Nov. 19, 2025
12 p.m. • Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities
Inclusive Book Group Discussion of Whiskey Tender by Deborah Jackson Taffa
Upcoming Events
 
Nov. 22 | SEC Nation on Campus for Football vs. Kentucky

Dec. 5 | 2025 AI Fall Showcase

Dec. 16 | Turkey Toss
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Latest Headlines
 
Libraries
Vanderbilt’s Heard Libraries, AWS launch cloud innovation lab to engineer solutions in digital preservation
 
Research & Innovation
Vanderbilt's Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization drives record innovation impact in FY25
 
Research
LIVE: Learning Innovation Incubator announces 2025 Ignite Tech Grant recipients
 
Community
EAT!: Applications open to host international students and scholars in your home for a meal this winter
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VU in the News
 
Nashville Post: Vanderbilt preps construction start on residential building
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver is quoted.
 
NBC News: What the government shutdown's end means for Obamacare subsidies
John Graves, professor of health policy, is quoted.
 
Women's Health: Sleep quality trumps quantity – here's how to get higher-quality sleep, per experts
Beth Malow, Burry Professor and professor of neurology, is quoted.

The Tennessean: How state law, the justice system, and a school penalized a boy with autism | Opinion
Terry Maroney, Robert S. and Theresa L. Reder professor and professor of law, is quoted.
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