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Dear Vanderbilt Faculty and Staff, Maintaining and nurturing a supportive, safe, and healthy environment for all students, faculty, and staff is a vital part of the university’s mission, and a responsibility that we take to heart. Research demonstrates that college and graduate school students are at significant risk for mental… Read More

Dear Vanderbilt Faculty and Staff: I am excited to personally share the news of an information technology transformation initiative underway at Vanderbilt. Increasingly, information technology is knitted into the very fabric of the teaching, discovery and service that are core to our mission. The goal of this initiative is developing… Read More

Dear Vanderbilt Community, We take great pride in being a safe and healing community. In the wake of recent reports of child sexual abuse on university campuses, Vanderbilt is reviewing our policies and practices for preventing and reporting child abuse, including child sexual abuse. Minors, including very young people, are… Read More

Dear Colleagues, As flood waters recede, our time to assist members of the Vanderbilt community who have been personally affected by this tragedy is beginning. Personal stories of losses suffered by our colleagues and their families, and of our trainees, are heartbreaking. Yet, we serve an institution that is at… Read More

Dear Colleagues: Our nation and globe remain in economic distress, either in what is becoming known as the “Great Recession” or at least in the echo of last year’s financial panic. Challenges and uncertainty remain. At the same time, I am proud of how Vanderbilt has fared and am eager… Read More

From Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos: With last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, members of the Vanderbilt community continue to search for ways to help this country. There are a number of relief efforts under way on campus and in the Nashville community, and I am grateful for the way Vanderbilt… Read More

To Members of the Vanderbilt University Community: The unusual chill in the August air is a comforting signal that the academic year is beginning. Our great university hardly lies dormant over the summer. Caring for patients, discovery and research, and classes all continue year round, keeping busy dedicated staff and… Read More

Dear Members of the Vanderbilt Community, I am pleased to tell you that Pulitzer Prizewinning author and world-renown historian Doris Kearns Goodwin is the recipient of the 2009 Nichols-Chancellor’s Medal and will be our keynote speaker at Senior Class Day on May 7 at 10:00 a.m. on Alumni Lawn. Doris… Read More

Dear Colleagues, As you all know, we have recently announced a transition in the leadership of the medical center, with Dean Jeff Balser succeeding Harry Jacobson as Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs. Jeff and I will hold a town hall meeting today at 4:00 p.m. in Langford Auditorium, giving us… Read More

Dear Colleagues, It is with regret that I write to let you know that Dr. Harry Jacobson, vice chancellor for health affairs, has informed me of his decision to retire, effective June 1, 2009. His retirement will be a significant moment in the history of the medical center, and I… Read More