Jim Patterson

State legislators are holding off taking action on a bill that threatens the standing of Vanderbilt University Police Department to protect the Vanderbilt campus. Read More

A study on the political habits of the wealthiest Americans found that they are active in politics, urgently concerned with cutting the national deficit and look favorably on cutting social programs. Read More

A leading energy law and land use expert will speak March 28 on “Natural Gas Fracturing, Federalism Debates and the Regulatory Divide.” Read More

A 25-year plan for Nashville's future includes a report on inclusivity written by Vanderbilt sociologist Dan Cornfield. Read More

Double major students may be the innovative thinkers society needs to tackle the complex problems of the 21st century, Vanderbilt sociologists Richard Pitt and Steven Tepper argue in a new report. Read More

A Russian protest group whose videos have been banned in their home country while two of their members are imprisoned will be the topic of a symposium that includes a film screening, coffee house evening and roundtable discussion April 1-3 at Vanderbilt. Read More

Legislation under consideration by state lawmakers that would strip Vanderbilt University's right to field a commissioned police department as long as it enforces its nondiscrimination policy was called “constitutionally suspect” by the state attorney general. Read More

The collapse of the party system and high levels of crime and corruption in Venezuela have not dimmed public support for democracy in that country, according to a survey by the Latin American Public Opinion Project at Vanderbilt. Read More

Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development was named the top graduate school of education in the country for the fifth consecutive year by U.S. News and World Report. Read More

Police Chief August Washington and Corey Slovis, chairman of emergency medicine, headed to Legislative Plaza to voice opposition to a bill in the Tennessee State Legislature that threatens the ability of the Vanderbilt Police Department to protect the campus. Read More

Audrey J. Anderson, the new general counsel for Vanderbilt University, will leave a position as deputy general counsel of the Department of Homeland Security to join Vanderbilt March 11. Read More

The One Vanderbilt transformation continues as Nicholas S. Zeppos marks five years as chancellor. Read the story and watch video of Zeppos discussing the opportunities and challenges facing Vanderbilt today. Read More

The state commissioner of education and a social justice advocate at Vanderbilt Law School will discuss education reform during a Feb. 27 forum. Read More

Vanderbilt political scientists John Geer and Josh Clinton presented results from the Vanderbilt Poll to help reporters prepare to cover the 108th General Assembly. Read More

New research shows that every year spent in prison lowers overall life expectancy two years. Read More

Vanderbilt University will host a forum about the historic consolidation of Nashville and Davidson County governments noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 15 in Flynn Auditorium at Vanderbilt Law School. Read More

Vanderbilt historian Thomas Schwartz can comment on how John Kerry will likely approach his new job as secretary of state. Read More

Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has a robust 68 percent job approval rating in his state, including the approval of 60 percent of Democratic voters, according to the Vanderbilt Poll. Read More

Judges that are able to tap into and manage their anger may be more effective on the bench, new research finds. Read More

Saturday University for Spring 2013 will feature poets Thomas Lux, Garrett Hongo and Stephen Dobyns. Read More