Celebrating Vanderbilt’s Teaching Legacy
In 1986, the Center for Teaching was founded to support instructional excellence and community at Vanderbilt. 40 years later, now known as Teaching@Vanderbilt, we want to take the opportunity to celebrate the exceptional teachers that our office (in its various iterations) has had the privilege to serve over the years.
In honor of this legacy, we're holding two events that will focus on recognizing Vanderbilt's world-class teachers, past and present. We believe that reflecting on this tradition can help to build Vanderbilt's future of innovation in student learning.
We hope you'll join us!
Event Schedule
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026
4:30 鈥� 6:30 p.m. Community Room, Vanderbilt Central Library
Celebrating Learning: Student-Led Stories of Teaching Impact
Presented in collaboration with the Office of Student Affairs and the Office of Faculty Development, this event showcases stories of impactful teaching through student nominations and flash talks about transformative moments of learning. The event will conclude with a reception.
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November 2026鈥擳BA
12:15 鈥� 1:05 p.m. Author's Room, Vanderbilt Central Library
Celebrating Classroom Innovation: Newsworthy Teaching
Co-sponsored by Vanderbilt Libraries, this event explores pivotal moments in higher education over the past 40 years through the 天美传媒官网 Television News Archive. In panel-style discussions, reflect on the ways in which teaching has changed over time and discuss how it might continue to change in the future. Lunch will be provided.