Vanderbilt Law School
Vanderbilt law alumna to clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor
Dec. 1, 2017—Samiyyah Ali, JD’16, will clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor beginning in October 2018.
New Law School Clinic Assists Low-Income Entrepreneurs
Nov. 21, 2017—Low-income entrepreneurs are receiving much-needed legal support thanks to a recent $2 million investment in Vanderbilt Law School by Cal Turner Jr., BA’62, former chairman and CEO of Dollar General Corp. The Turner Family Community Enterprise Clinic, which was funded from the growth of a previous endowed gift from Turner, offers law students hands-on opportunities...
Sign up for Vanderbilt’s Osher Lifelong Learning winter term
Nov. 16, 2017—African American pioneers in sports and entertainment, media in a time of fake news, and climate change and human health are among the winter offerings of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Vanderbilt.
Cross-disciplinary paths to racial justice focus of Vanderbilt conference
Nov. 6, 2017—Experts from disciplines including divinity, education, law, medicine and nursing will come together at Vanderbilt Nov. 10 to collaborate strategically on achieving racial justice.
Celebration honors 11 university endowed chair holders
Oct. 25, 2017—Eleven Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored Oct. 23 during a festive celebration at the Student Life Center.
Celebrate International Education Week Nov. 13–17; event proposals now accepted
Oct. 12, 2017—International Education Week (IEW) is Nov. 13–17, 2017. An opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide, IEW is now accepting event proposals through Oct. 25.
2017 Southern Festival of Books, C-SPAN to feature Vanderbilt authors
Oct. 12, 2017—Two Vanderbilt Law School professors who are among featured authors at the Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word will be on panels to be broadcast live on C-SPAN Oct. 14.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jesse Eisinger to speak at Vanderbilt Oct. 17
Oct. 5, 2017—Investigative reporter Jesse Eisinger will speak at Vanderbilt Law School Oct. 17.
Kurdistan representative to speak at Vanderbilt Sept. 27
Sep. 15, 2017—The representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government will speak at Vanderbilt Law School two days after an independence referendum in Kurdistan.
Constitutional Crisis: Q&A with Professor Ganesh Sitaraman
Sep. 7, 2017—Professor of Law Ganesh Sitaraman believes the United States is facing a stark choice: Either continue along the current path of rising economic inequality and risk oligarchy, or rebuild the middle class and reclaim the republic that the Founding Fathers originally envisioned.
University Courses program wraps up successful first year
May. 1, 2017—Students participating in the first University Courses gave the initiative high marks, noting that the cross-campus curriculum created unique opportunities for students to tackle important subjects.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren tells law students to ‘use your voices’
Mar. 31, 2017—Vanderbilt law students were visited March 31 by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who urged them to fight for the uplifting of the middle class.