Politics

The government of Canada will provide support to Vanderbilt University for programs and studies that promote a better knowledge and understanding of Canada and its relationship with the United States. Read More

Vanderbilt University's "Meet the Candidates" community picnic on Oct. 7 is expected to be one of the area's largest and most festive political gatherings prior to the Nov. 3 election. Read More

Presidential elections, modern poetry and health care are among the wide-ranging non-credit classes available to the public during the fall term of Retirement Learning at Vanderbilt. Read More

Former Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor will discuss jobs, the U.S. standard of living and future trade policies when he delivers the annual McGee Lecture at Vanderbilt on Sept. 16. The lecture, titled "Politics and Trade Agreements," is free and open to the public. Read More

Although John Kerry's advisers have promised that the Democrats will maintain a positive, upbeat tone during their national convention, a Vanderbilt political scientist expects the Bush bashing to continue in other forums, especially once the convention ends. Read More

Most of our previous American presidents have written self-serving, bloated and rather dull autobiographies, according to Vanderbilt University presidential scholar Erwin Hargrove. He cites those of Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan as examples of not terribly exciting presidential memoirs. While some reviewers have already made similar comments about My Life, Hargrove anticipates that Clinton's psychological analysis of his personal problems should make the book a more interesting read. Read More

John Seigenthaler, eminent journalist, author, civil rights leader and founder of the First Amendment Center, has announced that he will donate his papers to Vanderbilt University Library's special collections department. Read More

National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice will be the guest speaker at Vanderbilt University's inaugural Senior Class Day on Thursday, May 13, at 10 a.m. Read More

Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science John Geer will become editor of The Journal of Politics, consistently ranked as one of the nation's most influential political science journals, in January 2005. The scholarly journal, which is published quarterly by the Southern Political Science Association, will be housed within the Vanderbilt Department of Political Science for four years. Read More

A Vanderbilt professor says that Republicans and Democrats fail to understand the religious community in the United States, therefore bobbling a potentially powerful factor in the 2004 presidential election. Read More

Roy Neel, a Vanderbilt adjunct professor of political science who served as Howard Dean's campaign manager during the final weeks of his presidential campaign, returns to campus March 3 to discuss the significance of Dean's candidacy for future elections. Read More

Vanderbilt has joined Harvard University's National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement. In doing so, Vanderbilt becomes one of a handful of universities across the nation partnering with Harvard's Institute of Politics in the mission of developing civic-minded and politically engaged students. Read More

Narrowing the achievement gap among America's schoolchildren-a key domestic issue for this year's presidential candidates-will be the subject of a lecture Thursday, Feb. 19, at Vanderbilt University. Read More

With voters under the age of 30 constituting 17 percent of caucus-goers last week in Iowa-up 9 percent from four years ago-the youth vote is shaping up to be a vital component in the 2004 presidential election. Read More

Nashville has experienced a three-fold increase in foreign-born residents since 1990 - from 12,662 to 39,596. However, 80 percent of agencies providing social services to these populations are located outside of immigrant communities, and the majority of agencies experience language barriers with the people they serve, according to a new report. Read More

Juan Williams, best-selling author and senior correspondent for National Public Radio's "Morning Edition," will deliver the keynote address for Vanderbilt University's 2004 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Series Jan. 19-27. Read More

Former Vice President Al Gore has seized the opportunity to be a major player in the 2004 presidential campaign by endorsing Democratic candidate Howard Dean at this time, according to Vanderbilt University political scientist John Geer. Read More

America is experiencing a troubling deja vu - a second coming of the Gilded Age. Marked by an incredible disparity between the wealthy and poor, by waves of layoffs (especially in manufacturing) and business scandal after business scandal, this era is also burdened by a political culture that often seems heedless - or downright hostile - toward the well-being of the general American public. Read More

Buchanan and Schulz will debate the United States' changing political landscape in the wake of 9/11 and the impact of the U.S. Patriot Act, a bill passed by Congress that gives law enforcement far-reaching power in the fight against terrorism. Read More

David Brooks, a columnist for The New York Times and senior editor at The Weekly Standard, will explore "The Geography of Politics" in a Vanderbilt University address on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The lecture begins at 6 p.m. in Ingram Hall at Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music. A reception with Brooks will precede the lecture at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Read More