Vanderbilt University

==Organization and administration==
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| '''College/school''' || {{center|'''Year founded'''}}
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| Arts and Science || {{center|1873}}
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| [[Vanderbilt University Law School|Law]] || {{center|1874}}
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| [[Vanderbilt University School of Medicine|Medicine]] || {{center|1874}}
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| [[Vanderbilt University Divinity School|Divinity]] || {{center|1875}}
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| [[Peabody College|Education and Human Development]] || {{center|1875, incorporated into Vanderbilt 1979}}
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| [[Vanderbilt University Graduate School|Graduate School]] || {{center|1879}}
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| [[Vanderbilt University School of Engineering|Engineering]] || {{center|1886}}
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| [[Vanderbilt University School of Nursing|Nursing]] || {{center|1908}}
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| [[Blair School of Music|Music]] || {{center|1964, incorporated into Vanderbilt 1986}}
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| [[Owen Graduate School of Management|Management]] || {{center|1969}}
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Vanderbilt University, as a private corporation, is wholly governed by an independent, self-perpetuating Board of Trust. The board comprises 45 regular members (plus any number of trustees emeriti) and the chancellor, the university's [[chief executive officer]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Membership and Procedures of the Board of Trust|url=http://www.vanderbilt.edu/boardoftrust/bylaws/mandp.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090201103526/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/boardoftrust/bylaws/mandp.html |archive-date = February 1, 2009 |publisher = Vanderbilt University |date = November 21, 2008 |access-date = January 7, 2009 }}</ref> Each trustee serves a five-year term (except for four recently graduated alumni, who serve two two-year terms). [[Bruce R. Evans]] is the board's [[chairman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanderbilt.edu/boardoftrust/members.php|title=Members|website=Board of Trust|access-date=December 2, 2017}}</ref>

[[Daniel Diermeier]] has served as chancellor of Vanderbilt University since July 1, 2020.

===Administration history===
{{Main|List of Chancellors of Vanderbilt University}}
Since the opening of the university in 1875, only nine individuals have served as chancellor.<ref name="chancellor history">{{cite web|title=History of the Office |publisher=Vanderbilt University |url=http://www.vanderbilt.edu/chancellor/history |access-date=January 10, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908234856/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/chancellor/history.html |archive-date=September 8, 2006 }}</ref> Landon Garland was the university's first chancellor, serving from 1875 to 1893.<ref name="chancellor history" /> Garland organized the university and hired its first faculty. Garland Hall, an academic building on campus, is named in his honor.<ref name="chancellor history" />

The next chancellor was [[James Hampton Kirkland|James Kirkland]]—serving from 1893 to 1937, he had the longest tenure of any Vanderbilt chancellor.<ref name="chancellor history" /> He was responsible for severing the university's ties with the Methodist Church and relocating the medical school to the main campus.<ref name="chancellor history" /> Vanderbilt's Main Building was renamed Kirkland Hall after Kirkland left in 1937.<ref name="chancellor history" />

The longest-tenured chancellor was followed by one of the shortest-tenured.<ref name="chancellor history" /> [[Oliver Carmichael]] served Vanderbilt for just nine years, 1937 to 1946.<ref name="chancellor history" /> Carmichael developed the graduate school, and established the Joint University Libraries for Vanderbilt, Peabody, and Scarritt College.<ref name="chancellor history" /> Carmichael Towers, a set of high-rise dormitories on the northern edge of campus, were named for Chancellor Carmichael.<ref name="chancellor history" />

Carmichael's successor was [[Harvie Branscomb]].<ref name="chancellor history" /> Branscomb presided over a period of major growth and improvement at the university that lasted from 1946 until 1963.<ref name="chancellor history" /> He was responsible for opening the admissions policy to all races.<ref name="chancellor history" /> Branscomb Quadrangle is a residence hall complex named for the chancellor.<ref name="chancellor history" />

[[G. Alexander Heard|Alexander Heard]], for whom the campus's 10-library system (with 3.3 million total volumes) is named, served as chancellor from 1963 to 1982.<ref name="chancellor history" /> During his 20-year tenure, the [[Owen Graduate School of Management]] was founded, and Vanderbilt's merger with Peabody College was negotiated.<ref name="chancellor history" /> He also survived calls for his ouster because of his accommodating stance on desegregation.<ref name="chancellor history" />

[[File:Vandy-Kirkland-2.jpg|thumb|right|After a fire, Old Main Hall was rebuilt with one tower and renamed Kirkland Hall. It is currently home to Vanderbilt's administration.]]

[[Joe B. Wyatt]] was the chancellor who served immediately after Heard, from 1982 until 2000.<ref name="chancellor history" /> Wyatt oversaw a great increase in the university's endowment, an increase in student diversity, and the renovation of many campus buildings.<ref name="chancellor history" /> Wyatt placed great emphasis on improving the quality of faculty and instruction, and during his tenure Vanderbilt rose to the top 25 in the ''U.S. News & World Report''{{'}}s annual rankings for the first time.<ref name="Wyatt Bio">{{cite web |title = Joe B. Wyatt 1982–2000 |url = http://www.vanderbilt.edu/chancellorsearch/wyatt.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402134304/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/chancellorsearch/wyatt.html |archive-date = April 2, 2012 |publisher = Vanderbilt University |access-date = December 13, 2008}}</ref> The Wyatt Center on Peabody's campus is named for Wyatt and his wife.

Gee was appointed chancellor by the Board of Trust in February 2000.<ref name="chancellor history" /> After allegations of lavish spending in 2005, the Board of Trust established a committee to monitor his personal spending more closely.<ref>{{cite news |last=Duncan |first = Walker |title = WSJ: Vandy Making Sure Gee isn't Puffing Away Millions |work = The Nashville Post |url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2006/9/26/iwsji_takes_a_hard_look_at_vanderbilt_chancellor_gordon_gees_spending_habits |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114103654/http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2006/9/26/iwsji_takes_a_hard_look_at_vanderbilt_chancellor_gordon_gees_spending_habits |archive-date=January 14, 2010|date=September 26, 2006|access-date=January 10, 2007}}</ref>

After Gordon Gee's departure in 2007, Zeppos was named interim chancellor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vanderbilt.edu/register/articles?id=36123 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023063117/http://www.vanderbilt.edu/register/articles?id=36123|archive-date=October 23, 2013 |title=Register |publisher=Vanderbilt.edu |access-date=April 23, 2014}}</ref> He was named chancellor ''[[suo jure]]'' on March 1, 2008, by the university's Board of Trust.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wate.com/story/7952517/longtime-vanderbilt-academic-nicholas-zeppos-appointed-chancellor?redirected=true |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309024252/http://www.wate.com/story/7952517/longtime-vanderbilt-academic-nicholas-zeppos-appointed-chancellor?redirected=true|archive-date=March 9, 2014 |title=Longtime Vanderbilt academic Nicholas Zeppos appointed chancellor |publisher=Wate.com |access-date=March 5, 2013}}</ref> In April 2019, Zeppos announced his intention to resign from the chancellorship on August 1, 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.chronicle.com/article/Vanderbilt-s-Chancellor-Will/246037 |title = Vanderbilt's Chancellor Will Step Down |author = Zipporah Osei |newspaper = [[The Chronicle of Higher Education]] |date = 2019-04-02 |access-date = 2019-06-12 }}</ref> On December 4, 2019, it was announced that Daniel Diermeier would be the next chancellor. Diermeier took office on July 1 of the next year. 

===Medical Center===
Until April 2016 [[Vanderbilt University Medical Center]] (VUMC) was a component of the university, but is now an independent organization. The Medical Center continues to cooperate with the university and many clinical staff serve as faculty members at [[Vanderbilt University School of Medicine]] and [[Vanderbilt University School of Nursing]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fletcher|first=Holly|title=VUMC's split ushers in 'bright' era of change, growth|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/industries/health-care/2016/04/30/vumc-starts-as-independent-health-system/83705444/|access-date=2022-02-05|website=The Tennessean|language=en-US}}</ref> As of April 2016, VUMC comprised the following units: Vanderbilt University Hospital, Monroe Carell Jr., Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, Vanderbilt Clinic, Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center, Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital, Eskind Biomedical Library, Vanderbilt Sports Medicine, Dayani Human Performance Center, Vanderbilt Page Campbell and Heart Institute.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vanderbilt University Medical Center |url=http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/about/ |publisher=Vanderbilt University |access-date=July 2, 2007 |archive-date=April 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407140835/http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/about/  }}</ref>

[[File:VanderbiltMedEntranceNashville.JPG|thumb|right|The entrance of Vanderbilt Medical School]]

Before splitting with VUMC, Vanderbilt was the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee and the second largest in the state with over 23,000 employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nashvilleareainfo.com/homepage/relocation-expansion/major-employers|title=Major Employers|access-date=August 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728074941/http://www.nashvilleareainfo.com/Homepage/relocation-expansion/major-employers|archive-date=July 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.tn.gov/node/12959|title=Middle Tennessee's Largest Private Employer Bolsters Veteran Hiring Initiative with Paychecks for Patriots&nbsp;— TN.gov Newsroom |access-date=August 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714000724/https://news.tn.gov/node/12959|archive-date=July 14, 2015}}</ref> Approximately 74% of the university's faculty and staff were employed by the Medical Center.<ref name="revu" /> In 2008, the medical center was placed on the Honor Roll of ''U.S. News & World Report''{{'}}s annual rating of the nation's best hospitals, ranking 15th overall in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://health.usnews.com/health-news/best-hospitals/articles/2008/07/10/best-hospitals-honor-roll|title=Best Hospitals Honor Roll 2008|work=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=August 3, 2015}}</ref>

===Undergraduate schools and colleges===

The College of Arts and Science confers the [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree on undergraduates, and, in conjunction with the [[Vanderbilt University Graduate School|Graduate School]], the [[Master of Arts]], [[Master's degree|Master of Science]], and the [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degrees on graduate students.<ref name="revu" /> The college occupies nearly 1.1 million square feet in 23 buildings across the Nashville campus.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://as.vanderbilt.edu/overview/ |title = Overview &#124; College of Arts and Science &#124; Vanderbilt University}}</ref>

The school is the oldest and the largest of Vanderbilt's constituent colleges.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://as.vanderbilt.edu/about/ |title = College of Arts and Science}}</ref> The college played host to two notable literary movements, the [[Fugitives (poets)|Fugitives]] and the [[Southern Agrarians]]; [[John Crowe Ransom]] was a member of the English department.<ref name="illinois">{{cite web|url=http://www.english.illinois.edu/MAPS/poets/m_r/ransom/chronology.htm|title=A John Crowe Ransom Chronology|website=www.english.illinois.edu}}</ref> [[Robert Penn Warren]] is an alumnus of the college,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.robertpennwarren.com |title = Robert Penn Warren}}</ref> and the school still hosts the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.vanderbilt.edu/rpw_center/ |title = Home Page}}</ref>

The college provides a liberal-arts-based education that requires the completion of 14 courses. The general requirements of the curriculum are outlined in the AXLE (Achieving Excellence in Liberal Education) framework. These include courses in Humanities and the Creative Arts, International Cultures (along with proficiency in a foreign language), History and Culture of the United States, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Perspectives, and three writing courses.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://as.vanderbilt.edu/academics/axle/ |title = AXLE}}</ref>

The college provides academic resources and funding to several research centers, including the Center for Latin American Studies, the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI), the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, and the Max Kade Center for European and German Studies.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://as.vanderbilt.edu/academics/research-centers.php |title = Research Centers &#124; Academics &#124; College of Arts and Science &#124; Vanderbilt University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://as.vanderbilt.edu/europeanstudies/ |title = Max Kade Center for European and German Studies}}</ref>

The most popular majors are economics; medicine, health, and society; political science; neuroscience; and psychology. The college also provides advising for pre-professional tracks, such as pre-med, pre-law, and pre-nursing.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/vandybloggers/2015/10/pre-professional-studies-at-vanderbilt/ |title = Pre-Professional Studies at Vanderbilt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://as.vanderbilt.edu/pre-law/ | title=Home}}</ref>