As Billie Jean King reminded us during an event I’ll never forget, great things are only possible when you invest in people.

I’m excited for what lies ahead for all of us. ⚓️⬇️
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What appears to be a lush garden of weeds behind the 6 Magnolia Building on Vanderbilt’s Peabody campus is actually a “living lab.”

This native meadow helps pollinator-friendly plants and collaborative research projects flourish.
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Springtime fills the Vanderbilt University Arboretum with buds, blooms and 35 newly planted trees.🌳

More than 100 trees were handpicked to be planted on campus in 2024.
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#EarthMonth Spotlight 🌿 Watch as VU Engineering’s Sarah Siman highlights five things you might not know about sustainability efforts at Vanderbilt.

We are so proud of our own #VU2024 graduate, Matthew Nettles! Graduating with both his MD from VUSM and M.Div from VU Divinity School, Nettles is prepared to provide holistic, compassionate care to patients in his residency training with Vanderbilt Psychiatry. Read more: bit.ly/3UFhOTQ

Next stop: Columbus, Ohio

Congrats to Vanderbilt Men's Tennis and Vanderbilt Women's Tennis on being selected to the #NCAATennis Tournament!

#VU2024 Spotlight 🎓 Meet some members of the Class of 2024, whose thoughtful collaborations within Vanderbilt and beyond are helping heal, advocate and inspire: vu.edu/24collaboration

“When you play music, you make new discoveries every day about the music, culture and yourself.”

Read more insights from Vanderbilt University Blair School of Music Professor of Viola Kathryn Plummer, who will celebrate 50 years of teaching and performing with a May 4 concert.
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The growing Keegan Traveling Fellowship program is sending eight Vanderbilt students on self-designed international research and creative trips. ✈️🗺️

Learn more about the students.

#VU2024 Spotlight 🎓 Meet three members of the Class of 2024 who exemplify Vanderbilt’s motto: “dare to grow.”

Learn how each student has a unique passion and perspective on how to live out this motto: vu.edu/24daretogrow

Just two weeks until things kick off at GEODIS Park! #VU2024 ⚽️ 🎓

'The only viable path is to be clear about our purpose and values and uphold the principles—like academic freedom, free speech, and civil discourse—that support them.'

Read more in Chancellor Diermeier's latest Forbes contribution. forbes.com/sites/danieldi…

A new collaboration of Metro Schools, John Early Middle School and Peabody College will establish a laboratory school at John Early. 🥼🔬🏫

Learn more about this innovative effort.
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On today's Morning Joe, Chancellor Diermeier discussed Vanderbilt's approach to balancing free speech and campus safety. msnbc.com/morning-joe/wa…

We’re headed to Texas ⚓️⬇️

The Dores are the No. 4 seed in the Bryan Regional ⛳️

The international CHAT-WHEN conference brought a global network of women in academia to Vanderbilt's campus to talk about career advancement and partnership building.
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In the coming months and years, we will continue to ‘swing big bats’ and find solutions for some of humanity’s biggest challenges at global, national, state and local levels. Our work has only begun.