Nice guys finish first after all

A new book by Peabody researcher Stephen Elliott finds that basic social skills, such as listening, following directions and just being nice, are just as important to a student’s ability to succeed as their academic instruction.
“If we increase social skills, we see commensurate increases in academic learning. That doesn’t mean that social skills make you [...]

Cockroaches: they’re not morning “people”

Before I go any further let me say the fact that I am even writing this is evidence of my dedication to share the latest and greatest Vanderbilt news with you, dear readers, regardless of the great personal toll it may take on me. Because even writing about cockroaches gives me the shivers. And to [...]

U-CAN learn more about your favorite U on a new Web site

Ed. note: The corniness of these headlines will continue in an attempt to goad you, dear readers, into commenting on this blog, even if it is only to bemoan said corn. Consider yourself warned.
The National Association for Independent Colleges and Universites today launched a new Web site, U-CAN (University and College Accountability Network), that aims [...]

Olympian at Peabody

Lynn Fuchs, Nicholas Hobbs Chair in Special Education and Human Development, has been tapped by President Bush to be one of the United States’ reps at the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China, on Oct. 2. Congratulations, Professor Fuchs. Get the whole story.

Professor Sharpley-Whiting goes to Washington

Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, director of the Vanderbilt Program in African American and Diaspora Studies, is set to testify Tuesday, Sept. 25, in Washington before the Congressional Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce on the topic of “From Imus to Industry: The Business of Stereotypes and Degrading Images.” The hearings will begin at 10 a.m. in Room 2123 [...]

Adjunct law professor Karl Dean is Nashville’s new mayor

Well the votes are in and Karl Dean, former Metro Nashville law director and of course Vanderbilt adjunct professor of law, has won the Nashville mayoral race. Congratulations, Mayor-Elect Dean! In other Vanderbilt-related election news, Megan Barry ran away with the run-off for one of the remaining contested at-large council seats. Barry, ethics and compliance [...]

The Vanderbilt connection

There’s not ALWAYS a Vanderbilt connection but it seems, lately, there often is. Like in today’s top political story. Fred announced last night on Jay. He’s an alum, of course (Fred, not Jay). See all his Vandy connections here and read others’ coverage of it here, here, here and here. And that’s not all – [...]

Lunch box revealed!

Vanderbilt has an excellent lunch program in place that’s a well-kept secret, if you count gathering 300 strangers together at the Nashville Public Library six or seven times a year to eat lunch and talk philosophy as a secret. But it kind of is–it’s one of those things that those in the know know, you [...]

Your VU

The Division of Public Affairs today launched myVU – a new Web site for Vanderbilt staff and faculty designed to be a one-stop shop for everything we need to know when working at the U. myVU will in many ways replace the Vanderbit Register, which ends its 27-year run with the issue hitting the stands [...]