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2 weeks ago | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Brina Ratangee
VUMC confirmed its elimination of all DEI programs and initiatives — an announcement that followed a letter from Sen. Marsha Blackburn expressing concern over alleged concealment of this content. 3 minutes ago VUMC has officially ended all of its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, a VUMC representative told The Hustler. The statement comes after Sen.
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3 weeks ago | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Brina Ratangee
Several students cited close ties to the FSU community and voiced their calls-to-action in light of the tragedy. Apr 20, 2025 Vanderbilt students with ties to the Florida State University community expressed distress and calls-to-action after news broke of a mass shooting at FSU’s Tallahassee, Florida, campus that killed two and injured six individuals on April 17. One of the deceased was the university’s campus dining director; the other’s identity, though not a student, remains undisclosed.
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3 weeks ago | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Brina Ratangee
Jessica Coulombe, a third-year student at Vanderbilt Law School, filed a lawsuit against Balfour Beatty Communities LLC, the joint owners with Axium Infrastructure of The Broadview at Vanderbilt, on April 10 for negligence, premises liability, fraudulent concealment and failure to warn about the presence of mold in her apartment. Coulombe is suing BBC for compensatory damages in an amount to be determined at trial — specified as no less than $40,000 — as well as non-economic and punitive damages.
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1 month ago | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Tasfia Alam |Alison Winters |Brina Ratangee |Barrie Barto
The Hustler spoke with Chancellor Daniel Diermeier for the last debrief of the 2024-25 school year. He shared insight into the university’s response to federal policy changes, cuts to federal funding and limitations on initiatives promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as immigration enforcement on college campuses. Additionally, Diermeier discussed March Madness, this year’s commencement speaker and his advice to the Class of 2025 ahead of graduation.
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1 month ago | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Brina Ratangee
UPDATED: This article was updated at 11:17 a.m. on March 31 to include a comment from a VUMC faculty member on the announcement. VUMC President and CEO Jeff Balser shared a video message with VUMC faculty and staff on March 26 announcing that the medical center is working to reduce its budget by $250 million for the fiscal year beginning on July 1.
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1 month ago | 
thecontributor.org | Brina Ratangee
Not many have been with The Contributor as long as Shorty has, who joined in 2009 — only two years after the paper’s founding. Born in Jefferson City, Tenn., Shorty moved to Texas with his family at a young age. Upon graduating from high school in the late 70s, he served for nearly four years with the Marine Corps in Korea and Japan. Arriving back to Texas, he’d heard about opportunities for work in Nashville and set off to see what the city had in store.
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2 months ago | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Brina Ratangee |Alison Winters
U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released a database on Feb. 11 flagging 3,483 National Science Foundation grants awarded during the Biden-Harris administration toward “questionable projects” allegedly promoting diversity, equity and inclusion or advancing “neo-Marxist class warfare propaganda.” Among the listed grants are 15 awarded to Vanderbilt totaling $4,941,175, one $20,000 grant to VUMC and seven collaborative research projects awarded $400,378 in funding.
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2 months ago | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Brina Ratangee
In response to a similar lawsuit, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to block the reduction in grant funding — which, in a Feb. 21 hearing, was extended until an injunction is ruled upon. 5 minutes ago The National Institutes of Health announced funding cuts for “indirect costs” on Feb. 7, which would cap reimbursements for costs related to facilities and administration at 15%.
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2 months ago | 
vanderbilthustler.com | Brina Ratangee |Alison Winters
The Hustler fact-checks a message sent to VUMC affiliates by VUMC President and CEO Jeff Balser and recent actions taken by Vanderbilt and VUMC. 8 minutes ago VUMC President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Balser shared a video message with VUMC affiliates on Feb. 12 addressing the impact of recent federal executive orders on operations. The message comes following VUMC’s decision to scrub its websites and social media of all diversity, equity and inclusion-related language.
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2 months ago | 
vanderbilthustler.com | TaMyra Johnson |Brina Ratangee
Current students have raised additional concerns about doctoral stipends, visas and career opportunities. 3 minutes ago In the wake of fears about significant reductions in federal funding, Vanderbilt has temporarily paused graduate student admissions. Current graduate students and faculty also raised alarm about research funding, doctoral stipends, visas and career opportunities. On Jan.
