Dear Colleagues — As some of you are aware, the University’s email system was hacked overnight, and both University and Medical Center employees have been recipients of an email containing racist language that is disgusting and hurtful to the Vanderbilt community. The University has issued a very strong statement deploring the email hack, which you can read by opening the link below. Despite this attack, we are aligned and unrelenting in our efforts to build and nurture a work home that is inclusive, safe, and welcoming. We continue to press forward on this important work. — Sincerely, Jeff Balser, MD, PhD; President and Chief Executive Officer, VUMC; Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine