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Hi editors, I noticed the article was [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daniel_Diermeier&diff=prev&oldid=1227357054 vandalized] recently. Could someone fix that? I have a COI so I am not supposed to edit the article directly. Thanks in advance for your help! VandyBE (talk) 19:47, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

:{{done}} WelpThatWorked (talk) 19:59, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

::Thanks so much! VandyBE (talk) 20:26, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

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Hi editors, I had some additions I thought might be useful to expand on Chancellor Diermeier's time at Vanderbilt, since that time period is not discussed in the article presently. I can't make them myself due to my conflict of interest. What would editors think about adding the following?

{{box|Diermeier became chancellor at Vanderbilt during the coronavirus pandemic. In his first two years, he was credited with a {{USD}}100 million initiative to attract new faculty while other universities had hiring freezes and with starting the Vandy United initiative, which invested {{USD}}300 million into athletics and partnerships with Vanderbilt University Medical Center.{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/04/08/vanderbilt-university-chancellor-we-have-to-stop-w.html |title=Vanderbilt University chancellor: 'We have to stop worrying what the Ivy League is thinking' |work=Nashville Business Journal |date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=May 15, 2024 |last1=Masters |first1=Julia}} In 2023, Diermeier launched a fundraising campaign aiming to raise $3.2 billion. Under Diermeier the university has posted record numbers of admitted attending students, exceeded {{USD}}1 billion in research expenditures, and set a school record for technology licensing income in 2023. The university's endowment increased from {{USD}}6.9 billion to more than {{USD}}10 billion.{{cite news |title=Vanderbilt chancellor lands contract extension |date=May 31, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |work=Nashville Post |url=https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/education/vanderbilt-chancellor-lands-contract-extension/article_f2ea265c-1f4e-11ef-84a6-8378608f5f18.html}}

In speeches and writings, Diermeier has advocated for free speech and civil discourse.{{cite news |title=Free speech, AI, and college rankings: Addressing challenges ahead at Vanderbilt University |work=Fortune |date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |last1=Fore |first1=Preston |url=https://fortune.com/education/articles/vanderbilt-chancellor-daniel-diermeier-ai-free-speech-education-college-rankings/}} He has led Vanderbilt from a position of "principled neutrality" by not taking official positions on matters that are not central to the university, a stance praised by Lamar Alexander.{{cite news |title=Vanderbilt’s Bold Stand for ‘Neutrality’ |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-vandy-speech-is-dandy-principled-neutrality-roe-diermeier-discourse-college-university-e6a741f0 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=May 15, 2023 |access-date=May 15, 2024 |last1=Alexander |first1=Lamar |author-link=Lamar Alexander}}

In May 2024, the university extended Diermeier's contract until 2035.{{cite news |title=Vanderbilt approves 'significant' contract extension for Chancellor Daniel Diermeier |work=Nashville Business Journal |date=May 31, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |last1=Wrather |first1=Meg |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2024/05/31/vanderbilt-university-chancellor-diermeier.html }}

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Please let me know what you think. I hope this can be a starting point and I am happy to answer any questions you might have. {{ping|WelpThatWorked}} would you have any thoughts on this? I appreciate your help with the earlier vandalism. VandyBE (talk) 15:15, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

:It feels a little one-sided to me, if only because the last academic year certainly has revealed that he is not universally beloved on campus (no matter my own feelings on the protestors). I'm sure there is some less-flattering coverage from the Hustler or The Tennessean or The Scene that would balance out the pro-Diermeier points above. Esrever ^(klaT) 16:53, 19 July 2024 (UTC)

::{{replyto|Esrever}} Thanks for your note! I've taken some time to do a little research and I added a new paragraph with citations to the Scene, Tennessean, and Hustler.

{{box|Diermeier became chancellor at Vanderbilt during the coronavirus pandemic. In his first two years, he was credited with a {{USD}}100 million initiative to attract new faculty while other universities had hiring freezes and and started the Vandy United initiative, which invested {{USD}}300 million into athletics and partnerships with Vanderbilt University Medical Center.{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/04/08/vanderbilt-university-chancellor-we-have-to-stop-w.html |title=Vanderbilt University chancellor: 'We have to stop worrying what the Ivy League is thinking' |work=Nashville Business Journal |date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=May 15, 2024 |last1=Masters |first1=Julia}} In 2023, Diermeier launched a fundraising campaign aiming to raise $3.2 billion. Under Diermeier the university has posted record numbers of admitted attending students, exceeded {{USD}}1 billion in research expenditures, and set a school record for technology licensing income in 2023. The university's endowment increased from {{USD}}6.9 billion to more than {{USD}}10 billion.{{cite news |title=Vanderbilt chancellor lands contract extension |date=May 31, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |work=Nashville Post |url=https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/education/vanderbilt-chancellor-lands-contract-extension/article_f2ea265c-1f4e-11ef-84a6-8378608f5f18.html}}

In speeches and writings, Diermeier has advocated for free speech and civil discourse.{{cite news |title=Free speech, AI, and college rankings: Addressing challenges ahead at Vanderbilt University |work=Fortune |date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |last1=Fore |first1=Preston |url=https://fortune.com/education/articles/vanderbilt-chancellor-daniel-diermeier-ai-free-speech-education-college-rankings/}} He has led Vanderbilt from a position of "principled neutrality" by not taking official positions on matters that are not central to the university, a stance praised by Lamar Alexander.{{cite news |title=Vanderbilt’s Bold Stand for ‘Neutrality’ |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-vandy-speech-is-dandy-principled-neutrality-roe-diermeier-discourse-college-university-e6a741f0 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=May 15, 2023 |access-date=May 15, 2024 |last1=Alexander |first1=Lamar |author-link=Lamar Alexander}}

Diermeier's positions on conflict in the Middle East, including refusal to have Vanderbilt divest from Israeli companies and university response to campus protests, have drawn criticism from some faculty, students, and alumni.{{cite news |title=Free speech fight: How the Israel-Hamas war is roiling colleges in Tennessee and beyond |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/20/israel-hamas-war-how-the-fight-is-roiling-college-campuses-in-tennessee/71239552007/ |last1=Latham |first1=Angele |work=The Tennessean |date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=May 15, 2024}}{{cite news |title=Vanderbilt chancellor's stance on Israel-Palestine war: 'Encourage debates, not settle them' |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2024/01/09/israel-hamas-palestine-gaza-war-vanderbilt-vu.html |last1=Sichko |first1=Adam |work=Nashville Business Journal |date= January 9, 2024 |access-date=May 15, 2024}}{{cite news |title=Alumni urge Vanderbilt to take stance on Middle East conflict, criticize student organizations |work=The Vanderbilt Hustler |last1=Arthur |first1=Ben |last2=Ratangee |first2=Brina |date=January 7, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |url=https://vanderbilthustler.com/2024/01/07/alumni-urge-vanderbilt-to-take-stance-on-middle-east-conflict-criticize-student-organizations/}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/vanderbilt-university-damage-control/article_679c52ec-f2c0-11ee-9a20-0f18d08d5c87.html|date=April 4, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |work=Nashville Scene |title=Vanderbilt's Post-Sit-In Damage Control}} Diermeier's response to student protests has been credited with reducing their overall incidence and fervor.{{cite news |title=What sets Vanderbilt’s response to pro-Palestinian protests apart from other colleges |url=https://wpln.org/post/what-sets-vanderbilts-response-to-pro-palestinian-protests-apart-from-other-colleges/ |work=WPLN |last1=Bacallao |first1=Marianna |date=May 9, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024}}

In May 2024, the university extended Diermeier's contract until 2035.{{cite news |title=Vanderbilt approves 'significant' contract extension for Chancellor Daniel Diermeier |work=Nashville Business Journal |date=May 31, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |last1=Wrather |first1=Meg |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2024/05/31/vanderbilt-university-chancellor-diermeier.html }}

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::Please let me know what you think. VandyBE (talk) 16:07, 19 August 2024 (UTC)

:::The promotional aspect is really obvious. University presidents do this kind of thing, it is their job. I have no doubt that DD is especially giften and successful, but on the other hand he is just doing his job. Can you find something controversial or unusual or particularly exceptional? -- Melchior2006 (talk) 15:56, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

::::{{replyto|Melchior2006}} Thanks for responding! I've tried to trim it up so hopefully it is less promotional now. I am not sure about the desire to add controversial content, the third paragraph discusses some dissatisfaction members of the Vanderbilt community have had with Dr. Diermeier, so I think that is already present, but am open to other thoughts. Beyond that, the content I have proposed is related to his job, yes, but it is content that third-party reliable sources have deemed worthy of noting outside the confines of the university.

::::What do you think of the updated text below? I would propose adding it after the sentence "On December 4, 2019, Diermeier was announced as the ninth Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, beginning July 1, 2020, and was officially invested April 9, 2022."

{{box|In his first two years, he was credited with a {{USD}}100 million initiative to attract new faculty and started the Vandy United initiative, which invested {{USD}}300 million into athletics and partnerships with Vanderbilt University Medical Center.{{cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2022/04/08/vanderbilt-university-chancellor-we-have-to-stop-w.html |title=Vanderbilt University chancellor: 'We have to stop worrying what the Ivy League is thinking' |work=Nashville Business Journal |date=April 8, 2022 |access-date=May 15, 2024 |last1=Masters |first1=Julia}} Under Diermeier, the university has exceeded {{USD}}1 billion in research expenditures and set a school record for technology licensing income in 2023. The university's endowment increased from {{USD}}6.9 billion to more than {{USD}}10 billion.{{cite news |title=Vanderbilt chancellor lands contract extension |date=May 31, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |work=Nashville Post |url=https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/education/vanderbilt-chancellor-lands-contract-extension/article_f2ea265c-1f4e-11ef-84a6-8378608f5f18.html}}

In speeches and writings, Diermeier has advocated for free speech and civil discourse.{{cite news |title=Free speech, AI, and college rankings: Addressing challenges ahead at Vanderbilt University |work=Fortune |date=September 27, 2023 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |last1=Fore |first1=Preston |url=https://fortune.com/education/articles/vanderbilt-chancellor-daniel-diermeier-ai-free-speech-education-college-rankings/}} He has led Vanderbilt from a position of "principled neutrality" by not taking official positions on matters that are not central to the university, a stance praised by Lamar Alexander.{{cite news |title=Vanderbilt’s Bold Stand for ‘Neutrality’ |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-vandy-speech-is-dandy-principled-neutrality-roe-diermeier-discourse-college-university-e6a741f0 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=May 15, 2023 |access-date=May 15, 2024 |last1=Alexander |first1=Lamar |author-link=Lamar Alexander}}

Diermeier's positions on conflict in the Middle East, including refusal to have Vanderbilt divest from Israeli companies and university response to campus protests, have drawn criticism from some faculty, students, and alumni.{{cite news |title=Free speech fight: How the Israel-Hamas war is roiling colleges in Tennessee and beyond |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/20/israel-hamas-war-how-the-fight-is-roiling-college-campuses-in-tennessee/71239552007/ |last1=Latham |first1=Angele |work=The Tennessean |date=October 20, 2023 |access-date=May 15, 2024}}{{cite news |title=Vanderbilt chancellor's stance on Israel-Palestine war: 'Encourage debates, not settle them' |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2024/01/09/israel-hamas-palestine-gaza-war-vanderbilt-vu.html |last1=Sichko |first1=Adam |work=Nashville Business Journal |date= January 9, 2024 |access-date=May 15, 2024}}{{cite news |title=Alumni urge Vanderbilt to take stance on Middle East conflict, criticize student organizations |work=The Vanderbilt Hustler |last1=Arthur |first1=Ben |last2=Ratangee |first2=Brina |date=January 7, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |url=https://vanderbilthustler.com/2024/01/07/alumni-urge-vanderbilt-to-take-stance-on-middle-east-conflict-criticize-student-organizations/}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/vanderbilt-university-damage-control/article_679c52ec-f2c0-11ee-9a20-0f18d08d5c87.html|date=April 4, 2024 |access-date=July 22, 2024 |work=Nashville Scene |title=Vanderbilt's Post-Sit-In Damage Control}} Diermeier's response to student protests has been credited with reducing their overall incidence and fervor.{{cite news |title=What sets Vanderbilt’s response to pro-Palestinian protests apart from other colleges |url=https://wpln.org/post/what-sets-vanderbilts-response-to-pro-palestinian-protests-apart-from-other-colleges/ |work=WPLN |last1=Bacallao |first1=Marianna |date=May 9, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024}}

In May 2024, the university extended Diermeier's contract until 2035.{{cite news |title=Vanderbilt approves 'significant' contract extension for Chancellor Daniel Diermeier |work=Nashville Business Journal |date=May 31, 2024 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |last1=Wrather |first1=Meg |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2024/05/31/vanderbilt-university-chancellor-diermeier.html }}

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::::Looking forward to your feedback. Cheers VandyBE (talk) 16:35, 18 October 2024 (UTC)

:::::{{Respond|xmark|Not done:}} Apologies but I am going to have close down this request. The third version supplied above is substantially basically the same as the previous versions. This edit request is becoming a waste of volunteer time and the COI user is repeatedly trying to install the same promotional text. Axad12 (talk) 18:00, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

::::::Thank you. -- Melchior2006 (talk) 19:52, 19 October 2024 (UTC)