Vanderbilt Adaptive Teaching Town Hall

Moderated by John McLean, Faculty Senate Chair, and Susan Wente, Interim Chancellor and Provost. This Town Hall was held on June 24, 2020, to address concerns and answer questions of faculty who will need to adapt to new teaching challenges this fall. 08:46 — Presentation: Active Learning in Hybrid & Physically Distanced Classrooms by Derek […]

Assistant Professor – Your First Year

A discussion of what newly appointed assistant professors should expect as they begin life as a college or university faculty member. Drs. Richard A. Smith and Caroline M. Crawford engage in the discussion.

ESSENTIALISM by Greg McKeown | Animated CORE Message

Practical tips on how to figure out what’s most important, eliminate the trivial, and establish routines for effortless execution. Based on the book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, by Greg McKeown.

NAS President Addresses Report on Sexual Harassment

National Academy of Sciences President Marcia McNutt on newly released National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report, Sexual Harassment of Women: Climate, Culture, and Consequences in Academic Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

Is a Scientific Career Predictable?

Research on creativity has shown that people tend to produce their most important works when young. But they’ve also found that a scientist has an equally good chance of producing a high impact paper towards the end of their career.