John Geer Archives
Tracey George named associate provost for faculty affairs
Nov. 6, 2017—Professor of Law Tracey E. George will join the provost’s office as associate provost for faculty affairs, helping advance the Academic Strategic Plan and support faculty development programming.
Committee to study opportunities for Vanderbilt University Press
Sep. 18, 2017—Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente has charged a new committee comprising authors, faculty and university leaders to make strategic recommendations for Vanderbilt University Press.
New Faculty Insights series launches to support faculty development
Sep. 5, 2017—Faculty Insights, a new weekly workshop series designed to support faculty development, has launched this fall, with two workshops scheduled this week.
Vanderbilt political scientist can discuss popularity of various health care reform proposals among Tennesseans
Jun. 22, 2017—With the release June 22 of the Senate Republicans’ health care bill, Vanderbilt political scientist John Geer is available to discuss how Tennesseans feel about a variety of health care proposals ranging from a complete repeal of the ACA to the implementation of a single-payer system, based on results of the most recent Vanderbilt Poll,...
Vanderbilt Poll: Tennesseans cooling on Trump, favor ACA provisions
May. 30, 2017—The Vanderbilt Poll surveyed a demographically representative sample of 1,000 Tennesseans about a variety of important issues related to state and federal government across two weeks in May, 2017.
Media advisory: Latest Vanderbilt Poll to be released Tuesday, May 30
May. 22, 2017—Topics include health care, immigration, bipartisanship and President Trump.
Nashville is strong, but feeling growing pains: Vanderbilt Poll
Mar. 26, 2017—Davidson County residents give high marks to Mayor Megan Barry, but are concerned about the pace of Nashville’s growth and want to improve public transportation.
‘A Post-Truth Nation’ panel to be hosted Feb. 22 by Vanderbilt Libraries
Feb. 16, 2017—Vanderbilt Central Library will host a panel discussion on the current state of news, fake news, propaganda and more to be moderated by political scientist John Geer Feb. 22.
Second set of University Courses announced
Feb. 13, 2017—Six new courses, ranging from the impact of African music on politics to the interdisciplinary applications of virtual reality to big data methods for smart city development, are among the second set of University Courses to be offered at Vanderbilt University.
Twelve faculty members selected as 2017 Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Feb. 6, 2017—The 2017 class of Chancellor Faculty Fellows comprises highly accomplished, recently tenured faculty from across the university.
Vanderbilt chancellor launches ‘The Zeppos Report’ podcast
Feb. 6, 2017—Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos has launched a new podcast, "The Zeppos Report," during which he will interview a wide variety of experts to provide meaningful insights on current issues and trends.
Vanderbilt experts can talk about inauguration and transition
Jan. 12, 2017—President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated Jan. 20. Several Vanderbilt professors have opinions about the inauguration and transition.