Communications And Marketing

The Pentagon is not the first place to which policy makers look for ideas on increasing parental involvement in education, but they should, according to Vanderbilt University education researcher Claire Smrekar. Read More

A public forum to meet the candidates running for the Metropolitan Nashville offices of vice mayor, council-at-large and three council districts surrounding Vanderbilt University will be held on June 14 at Edgehill United Methodist Church. Read More

A study by Vanderbilt's Shari Barkin, M.D., and colleagues found that a high number of families who own guns admit their guns are not always safely stored. As a matter of fact, only one third of the families who took part in the large, national study reported their guns were stored according to recommendations from safety experts. Read More

Vanderbilt writer-in-residence Alice Randall shared her insights on country music lyrics with graduating seniors and their parents as part of the university's Senior Class Day celebration May 10. Read More

Vanderbilt writer-in-residence Alice Randall shared her insights on country music lyrics with graduating seniors and their parents as part of the university's Senior Class Day celebration May 10. Read More

A military judge Monday threw out a war crimes case against Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr. He is accused of the 2002 grenade killing of a U.S. Army soldier in Afghanistan. Khadr was 15 at the time of the alleged attack. Judge Peter Brownback found that the charge sheet did not meet a two-step process defined in the Military Commissions Act. Read More

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