Chancellor Zeppos elected vice chair of Association of American Universities

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By Sam Zern, Editor in Chief

Oct 26, 2017

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos was elected vice chair of the Association of American Universities at a meeting in Washington, D.C. yesterday, according to a Vanderbilt press release. The association comprises 62 institutions in the U.S. and Canada with the mission of advancing society through education, research and discovery.

As vice chair, Zeppos serves on an 11 member board, which governs the association and is in charge of proposing and adopting policy positions, approving budgets and working with the association’s president to meet goals.

“AAU institutions make America stronger by creating jobs, producing innovative technologies and boosting local economies. We perform the majority of our nation’s critical research,” Zeppos said in the release. “I am honored to be a part of the AAU and its mission of championing America’s research universities.”

Additionally, Zeppos will work with newly elected AAU board chair Michael V. Drake, president of Ohio State University, and will take over the chair position from him after his one year term.

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Sam Zern, Former Managing Editor

Sam Zern ('20) has been a member of The Vanderbilt Hustler since her freshman year, first as a staff writer and shortly after as assistant campus editor. She went on to be campus editor and, later, editor in chief. In her senior year at Vanderbilt, Sam was managing editor and streamlined recruitment and training processes.

In her time as a member of the editorial board, she has prioritized diversity and breadth in coverage, wanting to make sure as much of Vanderbilt as possible is represented in the paper. Outside of The Hustler, she studies education policy and sociology and has worked as a journalist for local publications in Austin and Nashville. She plans to pursue a career in journalism (and will gladly take any and all advice!)

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