Vanderbilt's Boldest Chapter: Historic fundraising success drives donor impact through Dare to Grow campaign
Vanderbilt University’s historic Dare to Grow campaign concluded June 30, 2026, with $4.5 billion in donor support—fueled by a record-breaking $757 million raised in the campaign’s final year, a 350 percent increase in annual fundraising performance since 2021, and doubling the previous year’s record. The campaign was Vanderbilt’s most ambitious call for support in its history, and more than 140,000 donors answered.Read More
WELCOME WEEK
First Day, Same Vanderbilt: A Welcome Week for the history books
Vanderbilt's Welcome Week was celebrated on two campuses this year: Nashville and the newly opened Vanderbilt University–New York City. It was a moment that marked the first step in a vision to broaden Vanderbilt’s reach beyond its Nashville roots with a bold plan: to become a single university spanning multiple major cities, where each campus brings its own strengths and connections into a single, connected network.Read More
ACCOLADES
Fulbright Program honors four Vanderbilt scholars in one year
James Cracraft, Ana Christina da Silva Iddings, Tatiana Peredo and Norbert Ross have four distinct research agendas, but they share a common goal: closing the distance between people. They are living Vanderbilt's commitment to radical collaboration across borders as Fulbright U.S. Scholar award recipients.Read More
Start spreading the news… Vanderbilt University–New York City is open! Click the image above to see how Vanderbilt celebrated the historic opening of its New York City campus with a unique welcome week that could only happen in the Big Apple 🍎🗽🖤💛
The New York Times: We know how to solve the housing crisis. We just have to remember. Christopher Serkin, Elisabeth H. and Granville S. Ridley Jr. Professor and professor of law, and Daniel Sharfstein, Dick and Martha Lansden Professor and professor of law, co-authored this opinion piece.
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