Op-eds by Chancellor Diermeier
May 6, 2022: Inside Higher Ed
'Principled neutrality'
University leaders should refrain from commenting on political matters to protect free speech and their institutions’ missions, Chancellor Diermeier writes.November 18, 2021: USA Today
College professors have a right to provoke and upset you. It's a part of learning.
Chancellor Diermeier authored this op-ed on upholding the values of a university. Yahoo! News shared the story.- June 15, 2021: The Tennessean
Strong academics paired with SEC athletics is a blueprint for greatness at Vanderbilt
Chancellor Diermeier and Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Lee write about the blueprint for success at Vanderbilt. - May 15, 2021: The Tennessean:
In a year of challenges, college graduates deserve their day of celebration | Opinion
Chancellor Diermeier writes about how the university worked to stay safe and build community leading up to 2021 commencement. - Feb. 16, 2021: USA Today
Stand up for facts: How universities can lead America back toward reasoned debate
Chancellor Diermeier writes about universities’ obligation to advocate for the restoration of reason, rationality and honesty into our national dialogue. The Tennessean, Knoxville News Sentinel and The Commercial Appeal shared the piece. - Dec. 22, 2020: The Tennessean
Lamar Alexander leaves legacy of support for education, research | Opinion
Chancellor Diermeier congratulates retiring Sen. Lamar Alexander on his career in public service.
News stories featuring Chancellor Diermeier
- May 13, 2022: Main Street Nashville:
Vanderbilt Law School announces $17.5M gift from alumnus
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier is quoted. - May 3, 2022: University Post:
University Chancellor in speech to Danish Parliament: Students should be exposed to all kinds of ideas
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier authored this piece. - April 11, 2022: AXIOS
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier talks Vanderbilt's next phase
Chancellor Diermeier is featured. - April 8, 2022: Nashville Business Journal
Vanderbilt University chancellor: 'We have to stop worrying what the Ivy League is thinking'
Chancellor Diermeier is featured. - March 24, 2022: Fox Business
Vanderbilt University offers employee bonuses for 'diligent' service during COVID-19 pandemic
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - March 11, 2022: Nashville Post:
‘We have now reached a turning point’
Chancellor Diermeier, William Schaffner, professor of preventive medicine, and Consuelo Wilkins, professor of medicine, are quoted. - February 18, 2022: Forbes
Education underscores Nashville's meteoric growth
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - February 15, 2022: The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Vanderbilt University invests in venture fund supporting black healthcare firms
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - January 28, 2022: Knoxville News Sentinel
Tennessee's university leaders lobby Congress to make Pell Grants relevant again
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - December 2, 2021: Nashville Business Journal
Local higher education executives share their biggest concernsChancellor Diermeier is quoted.
- November 4, 2021: The Tennessean
Nashville college leaders say enrollment is abundant, but community engagement needs work
Chancellor Diermeier is featured along with other university presidents. - October 18, 2021: Nashville Business Journal:
Meet 2021's Power 100, beginning with Industry Giants
Chancellor Diermeier is included on the list. - October 6, 2021: Nashville Post
Vanderbilt Law School lands $10M gift
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - September 29, 2021: Nashville Post
MNPS announces new research partnership with Vanderbilt
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - September 28, 2021: Tennessean
Vanderbilt, Metro Nashville Public Schools launch research partnership focused on educational inequities
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - August 24, 2021: Nashville Post
Vanderbilt announces timeline for Vandy United facility projects
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - July 27, 2021: Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Vanderbilt University Creates Institute to Honor Civil Rights Icon
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - July 22, 2021: Associated Press
Vanderbilt’s James Lawson institute honors rights activist
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - July 2, 2021: The Tennessean
Tennessee Voices podcast, Episode 195
Chancellor Diermeier is featured. - June 28, 2021: Politico
Opinion | Why Colleges Should Ditch the SAT—Permanently
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - June 27, 2021: Tennessean
'We stay in our lane': How Vanderbilt baseball reacted to news of NC State no-contest
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - June 7, 2021: Deutschland.de
A project to overcome polarization
Chancellor Diermeier is interviewed on the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy. - June 7, 2021: American Cities Business Journals:
The Interview: Vanderbilt’s chancellor puts the university’s financial muscle to work
Chancellor Diermeier is featured. - May 6, 2021: Main Street Nashville
Vanderbilt names new provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - May 5, 2021: Tennessean
Vanderbilt names New York University leader Cybele Raver provost, chief academic officer
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - May 1, 2021: The Tennessee Tribune
Caroline Kennedy urges Vanderbilt graduates to be ‘active citizens, ’embrace Democratic values in Graduates Day address
The Graduates Day address to the Class of 2020 featuring Caroline Kennedy, author, attorney and former U.S. ambassador to Japan, is highlighted. Chancellor Diermeier and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente are quoted. - April 30, 2021: Nashville Business Journal
Vanderbilt secures $106.83 million for graduate housing
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - April 15, 2021: Nashville Post
Vanderbilt names vice chancellor for development
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - April 15, 2021: WSMV
New premium seating available for Vanderbilt Football fans
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - April 13, 2021: WSMV
Vanderbilt names Shea Ralph as new women’s basketball coach
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - April 5, 2021: The Tennessee Tribune
Cleo D. Rucker named Vanderbilt University’s chief human resources officer
Chancellor Diermeier, Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer André L. Churchwell and Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain are quoted. - March 29, 2021: The Associated Press
Vanderbilt to spend $300 million to upgrade football, hoops
Chancellor Diermeier and Candice Lee, vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletic director, are quoted about Vandy United. - March 26, 2021: Nashville Post
Vanderbilt School of Nursing names dean
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - March 4, 2021: Fox17
Dr. Fauci to deliver graduates address at Vanderbilt University
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - February 24, 2021: Nashville Post
March start set for Vanderbilt business building project
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - February 1, 2021: Nashville Business Journal
Vanderbilt University provost Susan Wente named president of Wake Forest University
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - Jan. 15, 2021: Nashville Business Journal
People to watch in 2021
Chancellor Diermeier is featured. - Jan. 12, 2021: Associated Press
Al Gore, Condoleezza Rice participate in unity initiative
The launch of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy and the Jan. 14 virtual event is highlighted. The event, hosted by Chancellor Diermeier will feature former Vice President Al Gore and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in separate conversations with Jon Meacham, Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Chair in the American Presidency and distinguished visiting professor of political science, to support the debut of the project. The Washington Post, U.S. News and World Report, Daily Mail (UK), The Washington Times and The Independent (UK) republished the story. Diverse also shared a related story quoting the chancellor. - December 25, 2020: Fox17
Police: Explosion in downtown Nashville is intentional, 41 businesses damaged
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - Dec. 16, 2020: Nashville Business Journal
Changes in higher education that will make the grade post-pandemic
A response by Chancellor Diermeier is included. - Dec. 9, 2020: The Washington Post
Lessons from the pandemic fall: Infections are rare in classrooms, not off campus
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - December 9, 2020: Associated Press
New chancellor: Vanderbilt will spend to compete in SEC
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - December 8, 2020: Tennessean
Vanderbilt chancellor really is a sports fan, wants to prove he's committed to winning in football | Estes
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - Nov. 24, 2020: The Guardian
Students going home for Thanksgiving could bring Covid with them
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted about Vanderbilt’s COVID-19 testing approach for undergraduate students. - November 14, 2020: Chattanooga Times Free Press
Tennessee solar farm to power Google data centers through TVA Green Invest program
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - November 11, 2020: Tennessean
Nashville announces massive solar array project with Vanderbilt University
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - Nov. 14, 2020: NPR
A College Student Is Coming Home. Should The Whole Family Wear Masks?
NPR interviewed Chancellor Diermeier is interviewed about Vanderbilt’s mandatory COVID-19 exit testing for undergraduate students leaving campus before Thanksgiving. - Nov. 5, 2020: The Washington Post
Being the SEC’s first Black female athletic director brings happiness tinged with sadness
The career of Candice Storey Lee, vice chancellor for athletics and university affairs and athletic director is highlighted. Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - Oct. 29, 2020: Yahoo! Finance
There is no replacement for a living, learning community: Vanderbilt University Chancellor on COVID-19 strategy
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - Oct. 17, 2020: Yahoo! Finance
How Vanderbilt is successfully handling 'the biggest crisis higher education' has ever faced
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - Oct. 16, 2020: Axios:
How colleges have learned to combat the coronavirus
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - Oct. 9, 2020: CNBC
In-person learning is a luxury months into the coronavirus crisis
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - Sept. 23, 2020: Nashville Business Journal
Vanderbilt University announces new $100 million initiative
Chancellor Diermeier and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Wente are quoted. - Sept. 18, 2020: Nashville Business Journal
He’s sailing into the storm
Chancellor Diermeier is interviewed. Nashville Business Journal also published a related Q&A with Diermeier. - Aug. 21, 2020: Washington Examiner
Colleges crack down on parties to stem outbreaks
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - Aug. 19, 2020: Nashville Post
AllianceBernstein, Arts & Business Council, city of Columbia, Vanderbilt, Zander announce updates
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - July 20, 2020: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Colleges hoped for an in-person fall. Now the dream is crumbling.
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - July 19, 2020: Associated Press
Colleges win immigration battle but fear for US reputation
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. ABC News, U.S. News and World Report, The Washington Post, Daily Mail and CTV News republished the story. - July 15, 2020: Bloomberg
Foreign Students in the U.S. Can Breathe Easier—For Now
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. - July 13, 2020: Associated Press
Vanderbilt opposes new visa rules for international students
Chancellor Diermeier is quoted. NewsChannel5 (WTVF-TV) published a related story. - July 8, 2020: The New York Times
Harvard and M.I.T. sue to stop Trump visa rules for foreign students
Chancellor Diermeier and Provost Susan R. Wente are quoted. - July 1, 2020: The Tennessean
New Vanderbilt University chancellor pledges bold action during national crisis
Chancellor Diermeier is highlighted and Board of Trust Chairman Bruce Evans is quoted.