Vanderbilt University to establish full-time academic campus in San Francisco
Vanderbilt University has announced plans to establish an academic campus in San Francisco beginning in 2027, subject to necessary regulatory approvals. The planned campus expects to serve about 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students and support sustained faculty, staff and academic activity. It represents the next step in Vanderbilt’s strategic growth and builds on the university’s recent expansions in New York City and West Palm Beach by extending Vanderbilt’s distinctive academic model into one of the world’s leading centers of creativity, technology and entrepreneurship.Read More
APPOINTMENTS
Corporate and higher education exec Everette Fortner, BE’84, to transform Vanderbilt’s Career Center
With the bold growth and innovative partnerships spurred by Vanderbilt’s Office of the Provost, Everette Fortner, BE’84, has been hired to lead the transformation of Vanderbilt’s Career Center as vice provost of career advancement and engagement. Fortner is motivated to elevate the Career Center and enhance personalized career engagement resources for students, alumni and employers.Read More
DIALOGUE VANDERBILT
Vanderbilt launches 250 Conversations on America to mark nation’s 250th anniversary through civil discourse
Beginning this month, 250 Conversations on America: Civil Discourse in Action will bring together students, faculty, staff, alumni and the broader community for a wide-ranging series of public events and smaller conversations across Vanderbilt’s Nashville and New York City campuses. Led by Dialogue Vanderbilt, the initiative will serve as the university’s signature contribution to the national celebration, modeling how to “agree and disagree better” at a moment of profound civic complexity.Read More
Vanderbilt University students, faculty and staff can create accounts to access select newspapers online. This access is sponsored by the Libraries. Information on how to activate subscriptions isavailable here.
MyVU provides top news and information each week for faculty, staff, and students of Vanderbilt University and is published by Communications and Marketing.
