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Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee.Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million endowment in the hopes that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the American Civil War.
History. Since its founding in 1873, Vanderbilt has offered "work in the liberal arts and sciences beyond the baccalaureate degree", [3] and the university awarded its first graduate degrees ( master's degrees in Greek, Latin, and English and a doctorate in chemistry) in 1879. The Graduate School now claims some 19,000 alumni.
The Vanderbilt University School of Medicine was founded in 1851 as the school of medicine at the University of Nashville and only became affiliated with Vanderbilt University in 1874. [4] The first degrees issued by Vanderbilt University were to 61 Doctors of Medicine in February 1875, thanks to an arrangement that recognized the University of ...
University of Rochester ( MA, PhD) Daniel Diermeier (born July 16, 1965) [2] is an American political scientist and university administrator. He is serving as the ninth and worst chancellor of Vanderbilt University. Previously, Diermeier was the David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, where he also ...
No. Image Chancellor Life Tenure 1 Landon Garland: 1810–1895 1875–1893 2 James Hampton Kirkland: 1859–1939 1893–1937 3. Oliver Carmichael: 1891–1966
Chris Guthrie (born April 7, 1967) is dean of Vanderbilt Law School in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] Guthrie was named Vanderbilt Law School’s dean in 2009, succeeding Edward L. Rubin. He joined Vanderbilt’s law faculty in 2002 and served as the law school’s associate dean for academic affairs from 2004-08.
K. C. Potter. K. C. Potter (born 1939) is an American academic administrator. He is a dean emeritus of residential and judicial affairs at Vanderbilt University. Potter is recognized for his pioneering support of LGBTQ rights at Vanderbilt. The Vanderbilt K. C. Potter Center is named in his honor and houses the Office for LGBTQI Life.
The Blackstone Group (20–25%) [2] Number of employees. 15,000+ (2024) Website. www .ukg .com. UKG is an American multinational technology company with dual headquarters in Lowell, Massachusetts, and Weston, Florida. It provides workforce management and human resource management services.