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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham, the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Chair in American Presidency at Vanderbilt University, will discuss his latest book, "American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union," at Vanderbilt on Wednesday, Feb. 25.   Read More

In celebration of GIS Day on Nov. 19, the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries’ GIS Lab created “Mapping Vanderbilt’s Past, Present, Future,” an interactive story map that documents how the university’s campus has been imagined, built, contested and reshaped across its 150-year history. Read More

Bestselling contemporary romance author Sarah Adams will discuss her latest book, In Your Dreams, on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, at Vanderbilt University. Adams will be in conversation with fellow author Ally Carter beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Commodore Ballroom at the Student Life Center. Read More

Vanderbilt University faculty, postdocs and staff who use REDCap, the secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases, should set up new projects within the university’s dedicated REDCap instance beginning Nov. 18. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Central Library and Divinity Library will be closed beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, through Sunday, Nov. 30, for scheduled facility maintenance. The libraries’ regular operating hours will resume on Monday, Dec. 1. Read More

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries have partnered with Amazon Web Services to launch the Vanderbilt Cloud Innovation Lab for Libraries and Applied Digital Preservation, powered by AWS. Read More

New exhibits in three campus locations celebrate the Immersion Vanderbilt program and highlight hands-on learning projects created by former undergraduate students in collaboration with the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Read More

Family, friends and colleagues of Sen. Lamar Alexander gathered at Vanderbilt’s Special Collections and University Archives Oct. 22 to celebrate his distinguished career and the digitization of the Lamar Alexander Papers by the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. Read More

Have you ever wanted to create a website, record a podcast, or produce a video but didn’t know where to start? Are you in need of technology or training to bring your digital projects to fruition? The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries can help. Read More

Julie Glascock has been appointed associate university librarian for collections at the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. In her new role, Glascock will provide strategic leadership for the development, stewardship and accessibility of Vanderbilt University’s collections in all formats.  Read More