Society And Culture
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Vanderbilt professor: Slavery legacy is basis of torture legal rationale; The Story of Cruel & Unusual by Colin Dayan examines Eighth Amendment.
Memos in 2002 and 2003 written by White House lawyers to President Bush effectively promoting the use of torture are shocking, but not because of faulty legal arguments, says a Vanderbilt University professor. Read MoreJun 19, 2007
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Vanderbilt’s Graduate Program in Economic Development: Producing movers and shakers for half a century
The program at Vanderbilt University that helped give Muhammad Yunus to the world is a small but mighty wonder. The Graduate Program in Economic Development (GPED) has been producing ambassadors, finance ministers and heads of central banks around the world for 50 years. Read MoreMay 2, 2007