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Meet Caroline Delafield ‘25
Sep. 22, 2023—Meet Caroline Delafield, a junior majoring in political science and minoring in art history. Caroline spent her summer in the Criminal Law Internship Program through the Washington D.C. Public Defenders Service. The internship will serve as Caroline’s Vanderbilt Immersion experience. Q. Tell us about the internship and the kinds of things you were responsible for....
Three A&S faculty elected 2023 members of AAAS
Sep. 5, 2023—The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of three College of Arts and Science faculty among its 2023 cohort of 270 new members. They are: María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Art Major Jackson, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of English Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics and professor of astronomy, computer science and...
Thirty-five leading scholars join College of Arts and Science faculty in fall 2023
Aug. 25, 2023— Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science is honored to welcome for the fall 2023 academic term 35 new faculty members, who add to our growing community of distinguished researchers and teachers. “We’re excited to welcome these exceptional scholars to our vibrant academic community,” said Timothy P. McNamara, interim dean of the College of Arts and...
Renowned scholar Dan Margalit joins Vanderbilt University as professor and chair of Department of Mathematics
Aug. 16, 2023—Dan Margalit has joined the Vanderbilt College of Arts and Science as professor of mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics. Margalit is a highly accomplished mathematician whose research expertise lies at the intersection of low-dimensional topology and geometric group theory, with a particular focus on mapping class groups of surfaces. “We are thrilled...
Raheleh Filsoofi receives Tennessee Arts Commission Grant
Aug. 16, 2023—Raheleh Filsoofi, assistant professor of art and Steinert Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Race, Racial Justice, and Social Justice, has been awarded a Tennessee Art Commission Grant for her project, “The Resonance of the Lands: Finding Identity and Place in Tennessee Through Clay, Music, and Community.” The program involves mapping and extracting clay from various...
inter+SECTIONS: LGBTQ Health + Public Policy with Gilbert Gonzales
Jun. 15, 2023—Gilbert Gonzales, assistant professor of medicine, health, and society, works at the intersection of LGBTQ health and public policy. A subject area where there once was limited data, Gonzales and colleagues have worked to bolster the research available to help inform both the public and the decision makers who form policies that affect health outcomes...
Quantifying the power of bipartisan coalitions
Jun. 5, 2023—Vanderbilt, Northwestern, and University of Virginia study shows the benefits of working together persist even as polarization in Congress has risen After weeks of tense speculation over a looming financial catastrophe should the U.S. default on its debts, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and President Biden are finalizing terms for a bipartisan agreement to raise...
College of Arts and Science announces inaugural Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Fellows
May. 23, 2023—The College of Arts and Science has recognized its most dedicated instructors with the new Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Fellows program. The fellows represent faculty excellence in teaching effectiveness, imaginative and innovative teaching practices inside and outside of the classroom, and extraordinary contributions in designing and advising undergraduate Immersion experiences. This year’s group of Dean’s Distinguished...
How One Mathematical Theory Could Unlock Consciousness | inter+SECTIONS (Student Research Series)
Apr. 28, 2023—Undergraduate students at A&S have unique opportunities to conduct a wide range of research, discovery, and scholarship during their time on campus. As an undergraduate researcher, Pax Poggi BA’25 studies the intersection of mathematics and consciousness. Hear about his work with the integrated information theory of consciousness, the first mathematical framework for evaluating awareness.
Vanderbilt University launches $3.2B Dare to Grow campaign
Apr. 21, 2023—The new fundraising initiative—the most ambitious in Vanderbilt’s history—will power the university’s most exciting and essential work to date.