GCR Blog

Eben Cathey Kathleen Fuchs Hritz Vanderbilt bolstered its commitment to civic engagement in Nashville and middle Tennessee with two senior leadership hires in recent weeks. Kathleen Fuchs Hritz joined the Division of Government and Community Relations as senior director of community relations on March 6. Eben Cathey joined the division… Read More

As a leader in sustainability practices in higher education, Vanderbilt University was invited to participate in Campus and Community-Scale Climate Change Solutions, a two-day workshop in Washington, D.C., co-hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the University of Washington. Read More

On March 5, more than 500 college students joined Nashville Mayor John Cooper, former President Bill Clinton, Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton, and Vanderbilt Vice Chancellor of Government and Community Relations Nathan Green for the CGI U Day of Action, a mass volunteer initiative to benefit local nonprofits. Read More

For the past 20 years, Vanderbilt and the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) have collaborated to cultivate new audiences for the arts downtown through a series of programs aimed at attracting constituents interested in exploring the arts. Read More

Philippe Fauchet, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of the School of Engineering, recently met with members of Tennessee's congressional delegation to emphasize the integral role federally funded research plays in strengthening United States competitiveness and security. Read More

VU’s Bass Military Scholars Program is on track to be the preeminent graduate studies scholarship program for U.S. veterans. Retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Scott Brower, who directs the program, delivered a presentation about the program’s impact to the Tennessee House Education Administration Committee in February. House committee members were highly engaged in the presentation and very interested in hearing how programs such as this can be emulated in Tennessee to support our veterans. Read More

As an institution of higher learning with a mission to bring out the best in humanity, Vanderbilt University is committed to bettering the local community. Facilitated through the Community Relations team, Vanderbilt invests in local and regional charitable organizations and fosters community engagement among students through varied volunteer opportunities. Read More

Researchers working with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) have turned a four-mile section of I-24 into the world’s largest open road testbed to better understand and mitigate traffic. Read More