Law
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Vanderbilt law professor Beverly Moran honored by “Top Ladies of Distinction”
Vanderbilt law professor Beverly Moran has been honored by "Top Ladies of Distinction," which each year recognizes black women for outstanding leadership. Moran, a leading tax scholar, has served on Vanderbilt\'s law faculty since 2001. Read MoreApr 3, 2008
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Vanderbilt professor to appear at U.S. Civil Rights Commission briefing April 4
Vanderbilt Law Professor Carol Swain has been invited to a U.S. Civil Rights Commission briefing Friday, April 4, to discuss the impact of illegal immigration on wages of low-income black workers. Read MoreApr 3, 2008
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Vanderbilt hosts conference on ‘Neglected Justices’
"Judicial Reputation: A Conference on Neglected Justices"opens at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at the Vanderbilt Law School with a keynote address by G. Edward White, the David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law. Read MoreMar 31, 2008
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Vanderbilt’s Peabody College named No. 2 education school in nation; U.S. News & World Report releases annual graduate school rankings
Vanderbilt University\'s Peabody College of education and human development is the second-ranked education school in the nation, according to the latest rankings of graduate and professional schools by U.S. News & World Report. Read MoreMar 28, 2008
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Vanderbilt law professor named American Council on Education Fellow; Beverly Moran one of 36 ACE Fellows to receive intensive higher education leadership training in 2008-09
Beverly I. Moran, a distinguished tax scholar who has served on the faculty of Vanderbilt Law School since 2001, has been named an American Council on Education Fellow for the 2008-09 academic year. Read MoreMar 26, 2008
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Op-Ed: The abortion industry
An op-ed by Carol Swain, professor of law and of political science, on Planned Parenthood and its role in performing abortions. Read MoreMar 26, 2008
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Video: Global Justice Series: "Global Transgenerational Justice"
The Responsibility and Global Justice Lecture Series, sponsored by the Philosophy Department, presents James Bohman, the Danforth Professor of Philosophy at St. Louis University. Read MoreMar 26, 2008
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Video: Global Justice Series: “Global Transgenerational Justice”
The Responsibility and Global Justice Lecture Series, sponsored by the Philosophy Department, presents James Bohman, the Danforth Professor of Philosophy at St. Louis University. Read MoreMar 26, 2008
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Op-Ed: Those with standing in the community have duty to speak responsibly
An op-ed by Vanderbilt law and political science scholar Carol Swan critiquing a recent op-ed criticizing a local immigration raid. Read MoreMar 20, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: ‘Debating Immigration’ symposium at Vanderbilt Law School
A distinguished group of scholars, journalists and activists will grapple with some of the thorniest issues of immigration during a symposium organized by Carol Swain, a Vanderbilt University professor of political science and law. Read MoreMar 20, 2008
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Video: “Human Rights: Agendas and Institutions”
The Responsibility and Global Justice class presents David Reidy, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, speaking on "Human Rights: Agendas and Institutions." Read MoreMar 19, 2008
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Video: "Human Rights: Agendas and Institutions"
The Responsibility and Global Justice class presents David Reidy, associate professor of philosophy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, speaking on "Human Rights: Agendas and Institutions." Read MoreMar 19, 2008
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‘Debating Immigration’ symposium March 20-21 at Vanderbilt Law School
A distinguished group of scholars, journalists and activists will grapple with some of the thorniest issues of immigration during a March 20-21 symposium at the Vanderbilt Law School. The event is free and open to the public. Read MoreMar 10, 2008
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Youth gangs and public safety focus of Vanderbilt conference; Experts to examine gang prevention policies in United States and Central America
With dangerous youth gangs becoming firmly entrenched in communities throughout the United States and Central America, a March 11 conference at Vanderbilt University will bring together leading experts to share solutions to the alarming problem. Read MoreMar 6, 2008
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Op-Ed: Crackdown shakes up a whole community
An op-ed by Vanderbilt sociologist Dan Cornfield criticizing recent actions involving immigrants in Middle Tennessee. Read MoreMar 5, 2008
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Author, law professor and alumna Elyn Saks to speak at Vanderbilt; Her book The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through Madness was one of Time magazine’s ‘Top 10 Nonfiction Books of 2007’
Elyn Saks returns to her alma mater, Vanderbilt University, on Thursday, March 20, at Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music. Read MoreFeb 27, 2008
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Vanderbilt professor nominated to Humanities Council
Carol M. Swain, Vanderbilt professor of political science and law, has been nominated to the National Council on the Humanities, the White House announced. The appointment is for a six-year term. Read MoreFeb 11, 2008
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Video: Should states mandate HPV vaccine for public school students?
Watch streaming video of a multi-disciplinary panel taking up the controversial topic of state-required vaccinations for sexually transmitted disease on Tuesday, Feb. 5, in the Flynn Auditorium of the Vanderbilt Law School. Read MoreFeb 6, 2008
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Should states mandate HPV vaccine for public school students? Live video at 6 p.m.
A multi-disciplinary panel will take up the controversial topic of state-required vaccinations for sexually transmitted disease on Tuesday, Feb. 5, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Flynn Auditorium of the Vanderbilt Law School. Read MoreFeb 4, 2008
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Video: Iraqi judges who convicted ‘Chemical Ali’ speaking at Vanderbilt Law School
Watch streaming video of a panel discussion with the judges who presided over the Anfal genocide proceedings, including including the president of the Iraqi High Tribunal and the presiding judge of Trial Chamber II. Among those convicted in the case was the infamous 'Chemical Ali.' The discussion took place Jan. 31, 2007, at the Vanderbilt Law School. Read MoreFeb 1, 2008