Year: 2007

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor will face 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity on June 4, accused of arming and supporting a rebel group responsible for horrendous atrocities including the murder, rape, mutilation and forced child labor of tens of thousands of people during the Sierra Leone civil war. Read More

A comparative study shows that Guatemalan women tend not to vote. This is especially true of those who lack education and live in rural areas. Read More

Researchers at Vanderbilt University will begin this week contacting Davidson County residents regarding their attitudes about their individual engagement in the community — from the arts and the economy to politics, religion and schools. Read More

Fred Thompson will be a formidable, top-tier presidential contender, despite the fact that he has never been driven to be president, said Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer. "Thompson has never been so ambitious that he is willing to do anything to be president, which could certainly be a plus in the campaign," Geer said. Read More

For the first time in the history of the Vanderbilt Accelerator Summer Business Institute, a major non-profit, the National Civil Rights Museum, is teaming up with Accelerator students to get fresh ideas on how to raise their program to a new level. Read More

A $2.9 million gift by businessman Cal Turner Jr. to Vanderbilt Divinity School will result in 21 new United Methodist ministers and professional development seminars for pastors and lay leaders in Middle and West Tennessee. Read More

In 2006, Costa Ricans showed the lowest support for democracy in 20 years. This goes hand in hand with their distrust in public institutions and intolerance levels similar to those found in Mexico and the rest of Central America. Read More

An op-ed by Carol M. Swain, Vanderbilt professor of political science and law, on the impact of illegal immigration on African Americans. Read More

The Vanderbilt Commodores were named the No. 1 national seed in the 64 team NCAA baseball tournament field in an announcement televised by ESPN May 28. The announcement came on the heels of the team's crowning as SEC regular-season and tournament champions May 27. Read More

Douglas Schmidt, professor of computer science, discusses the ramifications of new information sharing technology and what we can do to stay competitive. Read More

Douglas Schmidt, professor of computer science, discusses the ramifications of new information sharing technology and what we can do to stay competitive. Read More

Melanie Lowe, assistant professor of Musicology, lectured on the role of classical music in in our culture today. Lowe also teaches courses in American popular music, gender and sexuality in music, and music and American politics. Read More

Melanie Lowe, assistant professor of Musicology, lectured on the role of classical music in in our culture today. Lowe also teaches courses in American popular music, gender and sexuality in music, and music and American politics. Read More

John Geer, professor of political science, and Roy Neel, visiting professor of political science, discuss the intricacies of the 2008 presidential election. Read More

John Geer, professor of political science, and Roy Neel, visiting professor of political science, discuss the intricacies of the 2008 presidential election. Read More

James Crowe, M.D., is a Vanderbilt professor of pediatrics, microbiology and immunology. Crowe discussed the concerns associated with possible influenza pandemic. Read More

Fast forward to a civilization about three trillion years in the future. Astronomers at that time equipped with instruments equal to those of today would likely come to a much different conclusion about the basic nature of the universe, one that harks back to static models that were popular at the turn of the century. Read More

The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management has rewarded five talented and dedicated faculty members with endowed chairs. Read More

The Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management is putting more intellectual power into its already outstanding faculty, by welcoming six new researchers and teachers to the school. Read More

Vanderbilt Engineering alumni Doug Davis and Sam McCleskey received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Vanderbilt University School of Engineering during the Engineering Celebration Dinner held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Buckhead on Tuesday, May 22. Read More