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Vanderbilt University

Our HBCU We Never Knew and the arts center, artists, and scholars working to keep its memory alive

By Mary Mancini

October 7, 2025

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Nothing remains of Roger Williams University except a couple of historical plaques tucked away on Vanderbilt’s Peabody Campus. Founded in the wake of the Civil War alongside Fisk and Meharry, this historically Black institution once thrived before being destroyed in two suspicious fires in 1905. Today we uncover the forgotten history of Roger Williams, visit […]

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Ciona Rouse, Curb Center, Hagood, Kevin Murphy, Lanecia Rouse, Leah Lowe, Vanderbilt University

Trump asks 9 colleges to commit to his political agenda and get favorable access to federal money

By The Associated Press

October 2, 2025

West End Tower Nashville

The White House is asking nine major universities, including Vanderbilt, to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, Vanderbilt University

State incentives help draw Japanese medical device maker to Nashville

By Cynthia Abrams

September 24, 2025

Nissha Medical Technologies announced it would be partnering with Vanderbilt to advance endoscopic devices.

Filed Under: Business, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: economic incentives, medical device, Nissha Medical Technologies, Stuart McWhorter, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Vanderbilt University

Disability services in Appalachia face defunding under proposed federal budget cuts

By Chris Schulz, West Virginia Public Broadcasting

September 22, 2025

A person puts their hand over an older person's hand that's holding a cane.

Advocates are concerned funding cuts proposed by the Trump administration could eliminate some forms of disability services, including all University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, disabilities, Trump Administration, University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt ready to keep investing in football after historic season and House settlement

By Teresa M. Walker, AP

June 22, 2025

Vanderbilt has plenty of options for divvying up revenue sharing under the House settlement with a two-time national baseball champ and both men’s and women’s basketball coming off NCAA Tournament berths. But football will not be overlooked.

Filed Under: Sports, WPLN News Tagged With: football, Vanderbilt University

Americans are shaky on Trump’s tariffs, deportations without hearings, Vanderbilt poll finds

By Marianna Bacallao

June 18, 2025

Thousands gather for 'No Kings' protest at Bicentennial Mall in Nashville on June 14, 2025

More Americans worry about how deportations are being carried out than they worry about their current finances, according to a Vanderbilt poll released Wednesday.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, economy, Immigration, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, MAGA, Politics, republicans, tariffs, tnleg, tnpol, Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University

Tennesseans have dim view of U.S. economy, poll finds

By Char Daston

May 8, 2025

The majority of Tennesseans from across the political spectrum say the U.S. economy is in bad shape, according to a new poll from Vanderbilt University.

Filed Under: Business, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Donald Trump, economy, Gov. Bill Lee, Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University

Students ask University of Tennessee, Knoxville to denounce political interference in higher education

By Camellia Burris

May 5, 2025

A University of Tennessee student is asking her school to sign a national letter denouncing political interference in higher education.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Higher Education, University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University

Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s approval remains strong across party lines, poll finds

By Cynthia Abrams

April 4, 2025

While politicians nationwide are seeing a stark partisan divide in their approval ratings, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s is sitting high at 67%.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, Gov. Bill Lee, state legislature, Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University

Your Turn to Talk: One Small Step with Jad Abumrad

By Mary Mancini

January 9, 2025

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Dialogue Vanderbilt has partnered with StoryCorps to bring One Small Step to Middle Tennessee. Jad Abumrad, co-founder of Radiolab, joins us to talk about the essentials and efficacy of this ambitious program.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Jad Abumrad, One Small Step, Vanderbilt University

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