Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 1967 while Yunus attended Vanderbilt University , he met Vera Forostenko , a student of Russian literature at Vanderbilt University and daughter of Russian immigrants to Trenton , New Jersey , U.S. .
Simplified: In 1967 Yunus studied at Vanderbilt University . He met Vera Forostenko , a student of Russian literature there .