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.
NashVillager Podcast: Nashville’s “Grey-Eyed Man of Destiny”
How did a Nashvillian end up taking over a Central American nation? Plus your local newscast for May 8, 2024.
‘They deserve better’: Vanderbilt faculty oppose expelling student activists
Many faculty members at Vanderbilt University are signing open letters opposing the university’s response to recent student activism.
As protests consume college campuses, where’s the line between safety, free speech?
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Daniel Diermeier, Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, about campus protests, free speech and student safety.
Nashvillians across the political spectrum approve of Mayor Freddie O’Connell. Fewer of them know about his specific projects.
Just six months after taking office, Mayor Freddie O’Connell is seeing high approval from Nashvillians across the political aisle. That’s according to the latest Vanderbilt Poll about city subjects.
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