{"id":5521,"date":"2024-07-26T15:38:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T20:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/residentialcolleges\/?page_id=5521"},"modified":"2026-03-10T14:07:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:07:24","slug":"holidays-and-heritage-months","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/residentialcolleges\/holidays-and-heritage-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Holidays and Heritage Months"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holidays and Heritage Months Programs<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Join us in celebrating major holidays and heritage months! These events are meant to serve as a recognition and celebration of what is important to you and as an opportunity to learn about new cultures and traditions. These events are open to all who are interested in learning more.<\/p>\n

Each faculty head of house and college will host at least one event in their residential community. The rest will be hosted by Residential Colleges. The holidays and heritage months to be celebrated during the 2025-2026 academic year are as follows:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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September<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Latinx Heritage Month<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by Moore College
\nRosh Hashanah\u00a0- <\/strong>Celebration hosted by West House<\/p>\n

October<\/strong><\/h3>\n

LGBTQ+ History Month <\/strong>- Celebration hosted by Crawford House
\nIndigenous Peoples' Day<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by Residential Colleges
\nMid-Autumn Festival<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by Nicholas S. Zeppos College
\nDiwali<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by Hank Ingram House<\/p>\n

November<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Native American Heritage Month<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by Stambaugh House<\/p>\n

December<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Hannukah<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by North House
\nChristmas<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by Gillette House
\nKwanzaa<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by Murray House<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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February<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Black History Month<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by Sutherland House
\nLunar New Year<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by\u00a0 E. Bronson Ingram College<\/p>\n

March<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Women's History Month<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by Memorial House
\nHoli<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by Rothschild College
\nEid al-Fitr<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by Warren College<\/p>\n

April<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Arab American Heritage Month<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by Residential Colleges
\nEaster<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by East House
\nPassover<\/strong> - Celebration hosted by Oliver C. Carmichael College<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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Registered Student Organization Programs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n
Registered student organizations looking to promote their community month events to the broader Vanderbilt community are encouraged to explore the Student Affairs VUnity newsletter. Details can be found on the Belonging & Communities webpage<\/a>, or by contacting studentbelonging@vanderbilt.edu<\/a>.<\/i><\/div>\n
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In addition, all campus-wide celebrations are featured on the Student Affairs Community Celebrations Calendar<\/a>.<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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