Politics
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Desmond Tutu to speak at Vanderbilt
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and one of the world's foremost human rights advocates, will address the Vanderbilt community on Wednesday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. in Langford Auditorium. Read MoreApr 16, 2003
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Vanderbilt Child and Family Policy Center to assist foster teens awarded Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative grant
The Vanderbilt Child and Family Policy Center is creating a national model program to help teens in state custody who are aging out of foster care, thanks to a $400,000 grant from the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative. Read MoreApr 2, 2003
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Post-Saddam Iraq examined by adviser to transitional Iraqi parliament
Kanan Makiya presents "The United States and Post-Saddam Iraq" on Wednesday, April 2, at 4:10 p.m. in Room 114 Furman Hall on the Vanderbilt campus. Makiya is an adviser for the Iraqi National Congress. Read MoreMar 28, 2003
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Op-ed: Computers idle in public schools
If Al Gore did indeed invent the Internet, it's time for him to return and teach America's public schools how to use it. Electronic technology has revolutionized 21st-century work, but not 21st-century learning. Read MoreMar 18, 2003
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Op-ed: The Dangers of Preemption *
To justify military action without Security Council approval, the president invoked the doctrine of "pre-emptive" self-defense. In doing so, he dismissed a centuries-old principle of international law and opened the door to a world of unknown dangers and grave moral challenges. Allison Marsten Danner, Vanderbilt University professor of law, collaborated with George Fisher, Stanford University professor of law, to write the following op-ed. Read MoreMar 16, 2003
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"Understanding the Middle East" Series examines Islam and post-Saddam Iraq in two events
Ebrahim E. I. Moosa presents "Re-Thinking Islam in Modernity" on March 20 and Kanan Makiya presents "The United States and Post-Saddam Iraq" on Wednesday, April 2. Read MoreMar 14, 2003
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State of the Union critical moment for Bush presidency, says Vanderbilt professor
President Bushs Jan. 28 State of the Union address is his most important opportunity to date to make the case for going to war with Iraq, according to Thomas Schwartz, a Vanderbilt University expert on U.S. foreign policy and alliance politics. Read MoreJan 27, 2003
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Racists threats to have federal judge murdered typical of how he operates, says Vanderbilt expert
Matthew Hale, arrested and charged yesterday in Chicago with soliciting the murder of federal judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow, is a dangerous man leading a radical, well-established group, according to Carol M. Swain, professor of law and political science at Vanderbilt University. Read MoreJan 9, 2003
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Frist will make major role change as Senate leader, says Vanderbilt expert
Tennessee would gain significant legislative clout should Sen. Bill Frist become the next majority leader, the powerful post would require a major role change for the heart surgeon. Read MoreDec 20, 2002
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Candidate for Congress from Alabama to discuss Democratic Party in the South
Artur Davis, a Birmingham attorney who ousted a veteran congressman in a race that received national attention because of its connection to Middle Eastern politics, will speak at 4:10 p.m. Oct. 16 at Vanderbilt University on Reviving the Democratic Party in the South: A Progressive Strategy. Davis talk, which is free and open to the public, will be in Wilson Hall, Room 126. A reception will follow. Read MoreOct 11, 2002