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May 13, 2024
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Class of 2024 celebrated as extraordinary overcomers at Vanderbilt’s Commencement
Class of 2024 students celebrate receiving their diplomas at GEODIS Park.
WATCH: Hear why Vanderbilt's chancellor calls the Class of 2024 his "hero class" and see all the excitement and emotion at Commencement. Read More
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Writer David Brooks offers Vanderbilt graduates ‘blueprint’ for best lives
David Brooks gives the 2024 Graduates Day keynote address on May 9.
Acclaimed journalist and best-selling author David Brooks shared insights from his storied career and life experiences with the Vanderbilt University Class of 2024 while exploring the timeless question, “What does a good life look like?” during the 2024 Graduates Day keynote address on May 9. Read More
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VPA and history department examine how the New Deal was run
Attendees of the “How the New Deal Was Run" conference pose for a photo.
On May 3 and 4, the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator for Political Economy and Regulation and the Vanderbilt University Department of History hosted “How the New Deal Was Run,” a conference about the implementation of the New Deal programs that transformed American life in the 1930s and beyond. Read More
2024 Founder's Medalists (L-R) Teresa J. Cagle, Alasdair Leslie Norman Payten, Morgan Anne Heath-Powers, Sachin Kumar Aggarwal, Madison Marie Albert, Lucy Magill Alsip Vollbrecht, Charles Dylan Hanson, Robert Christian Dunn, Sarah Moore, Branson Thomas Horn.
In a time-honored tradition, Vanderbilt celebrated its Founder’s Medalists for the Class of 2024 at the Graduates Day event on May 9. Since 1877, the university has awarded a gold medal to the student graduating with top honors from each of the university’s 10 schools and colleges. The award is named after the university’s founder, Cornelius Vanderbilt, who endowed the award in its first year.
>>Learn more about this year's awardees.
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