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“Friends, graduates, this now is part of your calling. I hope you will form communities of compassion in an age of outrage,” said Bishop William McAlilly to the 60 graduates and hundreds of guests at Vanderbilt Divinity School’s Commencement. McAlilly is a retired Bishop of the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference… Read More

Learn about the outstanding graduates chosen as each school's Founder's Medalist recipients for the Class of 2026 Read More

Meador has integrated ethics into the daily life of clinical departments at Vanderbilt Health. Under his direction, the center expanded its reach across specialties, establishing programs in surgical ethics, pediatric ethics and maternal-child health. Read More

At Vanderbilt, the future of AI isn't just a technical question — it's a moral one. Read More

This spring, Jaydra Hamid applied for a fellowship that would organize, catalog and digitally preserve materials from Vanderbilt Divinity School’s long-running Antoinette Brown Lectures, which bring distinguished women theologians to campus each year to speak on concerns for women in ministry. Read More

“Your leadership is tied to what you can imagine,” said Professor of Religion, Psychology, and Culture Jaco Hamman when addressing a room of faith leaders, alumni and faculty at a recent Vanderbilt Divinity School community breakfast. Hamman also serves as the director of the program in theology and practice… Read More

Graduate and professional students share how they've become more of the person they want to be while at Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt Divinity School celebrates the induction of Dean Yolanda Pierce, Professor Victor Anderson, and Professor Lisa Thompson into the Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. College of Ministers and Laity, Collegium of Scholars this week. The honor is part of the 41st Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. College of Ministers… Read More

Read what inspires and motivates these graduate and professional students to make a positive impact. Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — April 1, 2026 — Vanderbilt University Divinity School has received a generous commitment from an anonymous donor family to establish the Clearing the Path Fund, created to help current Divinity students navigate unexpected financial challenges while continuing their theological education and formation. The Clearing the… Read More