Politics

In post-Sept. 11 America, prisons are increasingly holding people, some of them indefinitely, for reasons of security, asylum and migration. But neither George Bush nor John Kerry is talking about immigration issues, which "should be at the very forefront of the debates," says Robert Barsky, an immigration issues expert and Vanderbilt University professor. Read More

There has not been a personnel change on the Supreme Court in 10 years ñ the longest the body has gone unchanged since the 1820s. If President George W. Bush replaces a liberal justice or Sen. John Kerry replaces a conservative justice, there is a significant opportunity for change within this closely divided Supreme Court, says Suzanna Sherry, Cal Turner Professor of Law and Leadership at Vanderbilt University. Read More

The nationally televised debate between Dick Cheney and John Edwards will be the only opportunity voters have to see the vice presidential candidates go head to head before the election, and a trio of Vanderbilt University students will experience the action live from the debate floor. Erin Brown, Susan Mader and Alex Kwak will be on hand at Case Western Reserve University to see how Cheney and Edwards use this moment in the spotlight to reinforce the messages of the men atop their respective tickets. Read More

A good performance in the vice presidential debate by Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina could be a factor in a win by Kerry on Nov. 2 in one or more Southern states, despite predictions that the Bush campaign is practically assured of victory there. While more Southern states are likely to be red than blue this November, the Democrats' campaign strategy may succeed by carrying just a few Southern states, says Vanderbilt Fellow Kareem Crayton. Read More

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