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'''Vanderbilt University''', colloquially known as ''Vandy'', is a private [[research]] [[university]] located in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named in honor of shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million [[endowment]] despite having never been to the South. The Commodore hoped that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the [[Civil War]]. | '''Vanderbilt University''', colloquially known as ''Vandy'', is a private [[research]] [[university]] located in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named in honor of shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million [[endowment]] despite having never been to the South. The Commodore hoped that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the [[Civil War]]. | ||
| − | Today Vanderbilt enrolls approximately 12,000 students from all 50 U.S. states and over 90 foreign countries in four [ | + | Today Vanderbilt enrolls approximately 12,000 students from all 50 U.S. states and over 90 foreign countries in four [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undergraduate_education undergraduate] and six graduate and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_school professional schools]. Several research centers and [[institute]]s are affiliated with the university, including the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Forum Freedom Forum] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Amendment_Center First Amendment Center], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyer_Observatory Dyer Observatory], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbilt_University_Medical_Center Vanderbilt University Medical Center], the only [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_I_trauma_center Level I trauma center] in Middle Tennessee. With the exception of the off-campus observatory and satellite medical clinics, all of university's facilities are situated on its 330-acre (1.3 km2) campus in the heart of Nashville, only 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from downtown. Despite its urban [[surroundings]], the campus itself is a national [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arboretum arboretum] and features over 300 different [[species]] of trees and shrubs. |
| − | Notable alumni and affiliates include two Vice Presidents of the United States, 25 [ | + | Notable alumni and affiliates include two Vice Presidents of the United States, 25 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes_Scholars Rhodes Scholars], seven [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize Nobel Prize] laureates, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fields_Medal Fields Medal] winners, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize Pulitzer Prize] winners, and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award Academy Award] winners. |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.vanderbilt.edu/ Vanderbilt University homepage] |
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/vu/frame.htm Arboreal tour of campus] |
[[Category:Education]] | [[Category:Education]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:41, 13 December 2020
Vanderbilt University, colloquially known as Vandy, is a private research university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named in honor of shipping and rail magnate "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1 million endowment despite having never been to the South. The Commodore hoped that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the Civil War.
Today Vanderbilt enrolls approximately 12,000 students from all 50 U.S. states and over 90 foreign countries in four undergraduate and six graduate and professional schools. Several research centers and institutes are affiliated with the university, including the Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies, Freedom Forum First Amendment Center, Dyer Observatory, and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the only Level I trauma center in Middle Tennessee. With the exception of the off-campus observatory and satellite medical clinics, all of university's facilities are situated on its 330-acre (1.3 km2) campus in the heart of Nashville, only 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from downtown. Despite its urban surroundings, the campus itself is a national arboretum and features over 300 different species of trees and shrubs.
Notable alumni and affiliates include two Vice Presidents of the United States, 25 Rhodes Scholars, seven Nobel Prize laureates, Fields Medal winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, and Academy Award winners.
