Dan Cornfield

Dan Cornfield, professor of sociology, political science and American studies, offers perspective on what’s driving the Great Resignation and what’s next for labor trends in this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Read about Vanderbilt faculty, staff, student and alumni awards, appointments and achievements. Read More

Successful arts communities are anchored by three types of "artist-activists," visionaries who create opportunities for artists to develop their craft. Read More

A professor of Hebrew Bible and Jewish studies has created a cross-disciplinary course on secularism with the help of 29 faculty across eight schools. Read More

Vanderbilt experts from a variety of fields are available to help explain issues surrounding Nashville's transformation into the latest “it” city. Read More

Sociology Professor Dan Cornfield can comment on efforts to unionize a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga. Read More

Three Vanderbilt students have been recognized in this year’s Goldwater Scholars competition. The scholarship is the premier undergraduate award of its type for the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. Read More

Vanderbilt University professors Dan Cornfield and Alistair Newbern will discuss "Nashville for All of Us" at the Nov. 6 Thinking Out of the (Lunch) Box: Conversations with a Philosophical Flavor with David Wood. Read More

Labor organizing victories in Southern states could have far-reaching political implications for the region and the nation, according to Vanderbilt University labor sociologist Dan Cornfield. Read More

Ernest Campbell, who was instrumental in revitalizing Vanderbilt's Department of Sociology and Anthropology and known nationally for his research in race relations, desegregation and education, died July 28. Read More

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

“Efforts to weaken unions and cut wages and benefits among state and local government workers in the U.S. will reduce worker bargaining power and widen the gap between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ in the nation," says sociology professor Dan Cornfield. Read More

An op-ed by Vanderbilt sociologist Dan Cornfield criticizing recent actions involving immigrants in Middle Tennessee. Read More

Local school and community leaders and education researchers will look at the dynamics leading to and resulting from the racial composition of Nashville's K-12 schools Tuesday, Oct. 30, at 3:30 p.m. Read More

The recent two-day strike of 73,000 UAW members at General Motors and the resulting labor accord are nothing short of monumental. But it's still a short-run solution for retaining cradle-to-grave benefits and restoring U.S. manufacturing power. Read More

The novel collective bargaining arrangement General Motors and the United Auto Workers have tentatively agreed to could have a major impact on the future of labor organizing in the United States, Vanderbilt University labor expert Dan Cornfield says. Read More

America's past immigrant experience should be studied by those wanting to overhaul current immigration laws, says historian Gary Gerstle. 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

Global union taking on Wal-Mart a classic showdown between "David and Goliath"Labor unions from around the world will meet next week (Aug. 22-25) in Chicago to plan efforts to organize workers at Wal-Mart stores around the world. Up to 1,500 delegates will debate the plan at the second annual World Congress of United Network International, a five-year-old global union whose aim is to get multinational corporations to observe labor and other rights wherever the corporations operate around the world. UNI has 900 affiliated unions representing 15 million workers in 150 countries. Read More

Rift within the AFL-CIO about class, not power: Dan Cornfield, Vanderbilt University labor expert and professor of sociology, says the labor unions‘ split is not a power grab, but a response to the AFL-CIO‘s not giving priority to recruiting low-wage workers. He says the dissident unions tend to organize low-wage service and construction workers — who are also disproportionately women, ethnic-racial minorities and immigrants Read More