Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University
Private university in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. It was founded in 1873 and named for benefactor Cornelius Vanderbilt.

Baccalaureate degrees are awarded through its college of arts and sciences, school of engineering, and school of music. Master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs are offered through these and other schools, such as Vanderbilt's graduate school, divinity school, and schools of law, management, medicine, and nursing. Research institutes include centres for the study of education and human development, public policy, and the humanities.

* * *

university, Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, United States
      private, coeducational institution of higher education in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. Baccalaureate degrees are awarded through the College of Arts and Science, School of Engineering, Peabody College (education and human development), and Blair School of Music. About 40 master's, 40 doctoral, and several professional degree programs are offered through these schools and through the Graduate School, Law School, Divinity School, Owen Graduate School of Management, and schools of Medicine and Nursing. The Jean and Alexander Heard Library is a library system that contains more than two million volumes; the university also has an extensive television news archive of broadcasts dating to 1968. Vanderbilt is a comprehensive research university, the programs of its medical school being especially well-known nationally. Notable work is also conducted at the John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities, the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies, and Arthur J. Dyer Observatory, among other centres. Student enrollment is about 10,000.

      The university was chartered in 1872 as Central University by the Southern branch of the Methodist Episcopal church. When shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt (Vanderbilt, Cornelius) donated $1,000,000 in 1873, the school was founded as Vanderbilt University, and classes began two years later. Initially, the university was divided into departments of academics, Bible, law, and medicine; preparatory classes were offered through 1887. The first doctorate was granted in 1879, and an engineering department was formed in 1886. The Methodists retained control of the university until 1914. The Graduate School was founded in 1935. In 1979 Vanderbilt acquired George Peabody College for Teachers, which originated in 1785 as Davidson Academy and developed into a leading teacher-training school. The Blair School of Music, founded in 1964, became a part of the university in 1981.

      Noted Vanderbilt alumni include astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard (Barnard, Edward Emerson), journalists Grantland Rice and Ralph McGill (McGill, Ralph), surgeon Norman E. Shumway (Shumway, Norman E.), critic Cleanth Brooks (Brooks, Cleanth), poets Randall Jarrell (Jarrell, Randall) and James Dickey (Dickey, James), and politicians Theodore G. Bilbo (Bilbo, Theodore G.) and Albert Gore (Gore, Al). After World War I the university became the home of the Fugitives (Fugitive) literary circle, which included John Crowe Ransom (Ransom, John Crowe), Allen Tate (Tate, Allen), Robert Penn Warren (Warren, Robert Penn), and Donald Davidson (Davidson, Donald). Distinguished faculty members have included Alfred Blalock (Blalock, Alfred), E.W. Goodpasture (Goodpasture, E W), Max Delbrück (Delbrück, Max), Earl W. Sutherland, Jr. (Sutherland, Earl W., Jr.), and Stanley Cohen (Cohen, Stanley) in medicine and James McReynolds (McReynolds, James) and Horace H. Lurton (Lurton, Horace H) in law.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Vanderbilt University — Infobox University name = Vanderbilt University image size = 125px established = 1873 type = Private calendar= Semester endowment = $3.488 billion [cite news last = Brasher first = Joan title = A Conversation with Matthew Wright url =… …   Wikipedia

  • Vanderbilt-University — Vorlage:Infobox Hochschule/Logo fehltVorlage:Infobox Hochschule/Professoren fehlt Vanderbilt University Gründung 1873 Trägerschaft privat Ort Nashville, Tennessee Kanzler Nicholas S. Zeppos Studenten …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Vanderbilt University — Vorlage:Infobox Hochschule/Logo fehltVorlage:Infobox Hochschule/Professoren fehlt Vanderbilt University Gründung 1873 Trägerschaft privat Ort Nashville, Tennessee Kanzler Nichol …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Vanderbilt University — Université Vanderbilt L Université Vanderbilt (en anglais, Vanderbilt University) est une université privée américaine, située à Nashville dans le Tennessee. Fondé en 1873 grâce à la dotation d un million de dollars du magnat du chemin de fer et… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Vanderbilt University Press — is a university press that is part of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.Vanderbilt University Press is the principal publishing arm of one of the U.S. s leading research universities. The Press selects, edits, and markets scholarly… …   Wikipedia

  • Vanderbilt University Law School — Infobox Law School name = Vanderbilt University Law School established = 1874 type = Private endowment = $80 Million (US) parent endowment = $3.4 Billion (US) head = Edward L. Rubin city = Nashville state = TN country = USA students = 601 faculty …   Wikipedia

  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine — Infobox University name = Vanderbilt University School of Medicine image size = 250px established = 1875 type = Private dean = Jeff Balser city = Nashville state = TN country = USA students = 990 Total 434 MD 501 PhD 49 MD PhD 4 MD MBA 1 MD JD 1… …   Wikipedia

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Infobox Hospital Name = Vanderbilt University Medical Center Location = 21st Ave. Garland Ave., Region = Nashville State = Tennessee Country = US HealthCare = Private Type = Academic Speciality = Multispecialty Standards = JCAHO accreditation… …   Wikipedia

  • Vanderbilt University School of Nursing — Infobox University name = Vanderbilt University School of Nursing image size = 250px motto = PracticeReady > LeadingForward established = 1908 type = Private dean = Colleen Conway Welch faculty = 187 postgrad = 618cite web |publisher = Vanderbilt …   Wikipedia

  • Vanderbilt University Divinity School — Infobox University name = Vanderbilt Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion image size = 200px established = 1875 dean = James Hudnut Beumler type = Private postgrad = 230cite web |publisher = Vanderbilt University News Service… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”