On Wednesday, more than three hundred students, professors, staff and community members with the Indivisible movement gathered on Vanderbilt University’s campus to demand that the university reject the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”
Vanderbilt professors recommend against signing Trump higher ed compact
Professors at Vanderbilt University have recommended against an agreement calling for the university to comply with directives from the Trump administration in exchange for favor in receiving federal grants.
Kevin Wilson: On a rural Tennessee upbringing, writing and how fiction is like professional wrestling
Local, award-winning author Kevin Wilson has deep Tennessee roots: he grew up in Franklin County, attended Vanderbilt, and today, teaches at Sewanee: The University of the South. Earlier this year, he released his latest novel, Run for the Hills. Like much of his work, the story considers the, sometimes unexpected, ways “family” can come to […]
Vandy’s Mikayla Blakes scores NCAA Division I freshman record 55 points in win over Auburn
Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes scored a Division I women’s freshman record 55 points on Sunday in a 98-88 overtime victory over Auburn.
NashVillager Podcast: Nashville med schools
When was our city’s first medical school established? Plus the local news for October 28, 2024.
NashVillager Podcast: Vanderbilt’s expanding footprint
Why is the Nashville university looking for a toehold in Florida and New York? Plus the local news for October 3, 2024.
Expelled Vanderbilt student could face nearly a year in prison for pro-Palestinian sit-in
Three expelled Vanderbilt University students were due in court on Thursday facing assault charges from a pro-Palestinian demonstration on campus earlier this year. The protest was one of many happening at college campuses around the country.
Vanderbilt Olympian says she can’t afford rent. Flavor Flav offers to cover it.
An Olympic athlete and Vanderbilt graduate student competing in Friday’s discus competition may have one less expense to worry about, after rapper Flavor Flav offered to foot the bill.
Vanderbilt officers went against VUPD command when they arrested a local reporter, an independent review finds
A report finds Vanderbilt’s actions did not violate the First Amendment. It does outline a breakdown in communication between VUPD leadership and officers on the ground.
What sets Vanderbilt’s response to pro-Palestinian protests apart from other colleges
After protests on campus, three Vanderbilt University students were expelled, causing an outcry among faculty and putting their academic futures in doubt.
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