Law School
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Waverly Crenshaw, BA’78, JD’81, nominated to seat on U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Waverly Crenshaw, BA’78, JD’81, a partner at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, has been nominated to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the District of Middle Tennessee by President Barack Obama. Read MoreFeb 6, 2015
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Family tradition helps expand environmental and sustainability studies
Vanderbilt professor David Hess received the James Thornton Fant Chair in Sustainability Studies only this week, but the chair’s story dates to 1899. Read MoreJan 30, 2015
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Law School Alumnus Elected Texas Governor
Greg Abbott, JD’84, was elected governor of our nation’s second most populous state Nov. 4. Read MoreDec 23, 2014
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Abbott, JD’84, elected as governor of Texas
Greg Abbott, JD’84, has been elected to serve as governor of Texas Read MoreNov 5, 2014
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Gervais speaks at International Council of Creators of Music gathering
American songwriters face a much different legal landscape than their peers elsewhere when it comes protecting their rights under copyright laws, Vanderbilt law professor Daniel Gervais told a gathering of songwriters and composers at Loew’s Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel. Read MoreOct 22, 2014
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Volunteer’s Helping Heart Has Widespread Impact
Fran Hardcastle’s impact on Vanderbilt ranges from the formation of a children’s hospital-within-a-hospital with the Junior League, to telephones in waiting rooms, sleeper chairs for parents, and fundraising for needs all over campus. Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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Joint Program to Produce Lawyers with Master’s in Finance
Select law-school students also can earn a master’s in finance without increasing their time in school through a new program offered jointly by Vanderbilt University Law School and Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management. Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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Research Roundup, Summer 2014
Private Property and Government Inaction | Probiotic Could Prevent Obesity | Freedom from Power Cords | Pickiness Doesn’t Always Pay Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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Scientific risk assessments may result in more equitable sentences
Vanderbilt law professor Chris Slobogin says recent criticism of using scientific risk assessments during sentencing is misguided. Read MoreSep 11, 2014
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Services held for international law scholar Hal Maier
International law scholar Harold G. "Hal" Maier has died at 77. He spent his entire academic career at Vanderbilt Law School. Read MoreAug 26, 2014
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New Vanderbilt joint program to produce lawyers with master’s degree in finance
Vanderbilt Law School and Owen Graduate School of Management are collaborating on an exciting new program Read MoreJul 11, 2014
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Should the government be legally liable for failing to act?
Christopher Serkin of Vanderbilt Law School has the "startling" opinion that government entities should be held legally responsible if they fail to make laws protecting the rights of property owners. Read MoreJun 23, 2014
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Insider trading laws are becoming anachronistic, law professor says
Insider trading may be too engrained in the financial system in transactions such as credit default swaps to make banning it feasible, says a Vanderbilt law professor. Read MoreJan 8, 2014
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Kenneth W. Mack is MLK speaker for Vanderbilt Law School
Author and Harvard University professor Kenneth W. Mack will deliver the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture on Jan. 23 at Vanderbilt Law School. Read MoreJan 6, 2014
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Patents should not have to be ‘useful’ to be approved: Vanderbilt professor
New inventions should not have to be useful to merit a patent, says Vanderbilt professor Sean B. Seymore. Read MoreNov 19, 2013
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Vanderbilt study: Hiring practices preventing change in law school faculties
Law school faculties are not changing with the times, and a Vanderbilt Law School professor says it may be time to look at hiring practices. Read MoreNov 12, 2013
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Sociologist John Skrentny to speak on race in the workplace
A sociologist from California will speak Oct. 25 at the law school about race in the workplace. Read MoreOct 17, 2013
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Vanderbilt law professor Sitaraman wins Palmer Prize
The prestigious Palmer Prize was awarded by IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law to Vanderbilt Law School's Ganesh Sitaraman. Read MoreOct 10, 2013
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VUCast: Vandy’s closeup in hit show Nashville
Vandy’s supporting role in hit show Nashville Who is that with actor Alan Alda? And the sound of music for the Mighty Sky All this and more in VUCast, Vanderbilt’s online newscast. Watch now. [vucastblurb]… Read MoreOct 2, 2013
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Joining the Legal Peace Corps
Skadden Fellowships kick-start careers in the public interest Terry Maroney’s enthusiasm for the Skadden Foundation Fellowship is rooted in her own experience. After earning her law degree at NYU and clerking on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Maroney spent two years in New York working at the Urban Justice… Read MoreAug 12, 2013