Katharine Donato
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National assessment overstates public access to safe drinking water in Bangladesh
According to the latest national assessment, 85 percent of the people in Bangladesh have access to safe drinking water. However, a new study raises serious questions about the nation's water security. Read MoreMay 12, 2017
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Vanderbilt University dependents with intellectual challenges to receive tuition benefit
Vanderbilt University has decided to expand its popular dependent tuition assistance policy to include students with intellectual disabilities. Read MoreMay 9, 2016
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Donato appointed 2016-17 Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar
While in residence, Katharine Donato will analyze how race and gender affect how immigrants find their place in the United States. Read MoreJan 26, 2016
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When being an immigrant makes it more–not less–likely to have a job
Among U.S. job-seekers who identify as black, those born in the Caribbean and Africa are more likely to be working than those born here--but a college degree nearly erases that difference. Read MoreJul 28, 2015
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Task force named to prioritize Academic Strategic Plan health initiatives
A new faculty task force has been appointed to prioritize and refine the eight health-related initiatives in the Academic Strategic Plan and to inventory existing health-related interdisciplinary centers and institutes at Vanderbilt. Read MoreMay 7, 2015
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Family reunification drives child migration from Latin America
New research by Katharine Donato and Blake Sisk examines why children make the difficult journey north. Read MoreApr 20, 2015
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Vanderbilt experts can provide insights into Nashville’s growth
Vanderbilt experts from a variety of fields are available to help explain issues surrounding Nashville's transformation into the latest “it” city. Read MoreNov 12, 2014
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The new ‘double disadvantage’
In the United States, your nationality has some effect on your likelihood to be employed--but being married matters more. For women, it matters a lot more. Read MoreOct 9, 2014
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Vanderbilt Sociology celebrates 80 years
Vanderbilt’s Department of Sociology celebrated its 80th anniversary Feb. 17 and 18 with visits from a civil rights lawyer and historian, and two prominent sociologists. Read MoreMar 6, 2014
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‘Voices of Nashville’ shares the immigrant experience
The Dean of Students and International Student and Scholar Services invite you to a performance of Voices of Nashville on Tuesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. Read MoreFeb 28, 2014
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Patterson wins competitive young scholar fellowship
Evelyn Patterson, assistant professor of sociology, is a recipient of a 2013-2014 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Career Enhancement Fellowship for Junior Faculty. Read MoreSep 24, 2013
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Vanderbilt planning for the future
An executive committee has been named and will meet regularly this summer to develop a framework of ideas to guide a university-wide academic strategic planning process that will set the course for Vanderbilt’s future. Read MoreJul 5, 2013
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New steps in immigration reform: Vanderbilt experts available
Congress and President Obama are taking up the debate over comprehensive immigration reform yet again. Vanderbilt has a diverse array of experts researching various aspects of the immigration debate. Read MoreJan 29, 2013
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Illegal immigrants finding it harder to pay taxes, submit tax returns
Illegal immigrants are finding it increasingly harder to find work, pay taxes and submit tax returns because of tighter immigration restrictions. Read MoreApr 14, 2011
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TIPSHEET: Immigration overhaul debate: Vanderbilt University experts available for comment
America's past immigrant experience should be studied by those wanting to overhaul current immigration laws, says historian Gary Gerstle. Read MoreJun 21, 2007