Vanderbilt Law School
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Provost’s Open Dore On Location at Law School Feb. 19
The next Open Dore On Location is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, at Vanderbilt Law School, Room 105. All faculty and staff are invited to attend this informal discussion session with Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente. Read MoreFeb 13, 2018
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Design competition makes Vanderbilt libraries more meaningful for students
Developing a formal plan to bring more librarians' expertise into the undergraduate research experience was among the winning ideas in the Wild Bunch Library Design Challenge for Vanderbilt students. Read MoreFeb 13, 2018
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Beyond Politics: Private industry needs to step up on climate change
Two Vanderbilt experts say evidence shows that progress can continue to be made on environmental issues regardless of what the government is doing. Read MoreDec 5, 2017
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Celebration honors 11 new endowed chair holders
Eleven Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were recognized for their outstanding scholarship and research during a celebration at the Student Life Center Nov. 29. Read MoreDec 5, 2017
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Vanderbilt law alumna to clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor
Samiyyah Ali, JD’16, will clerk for Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor beginning in October 2018. Read MoreDec 1, 2017
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New Law School Clinic Assists Low-Income Entrepreneurs
Cal Turner Jr. (photo by Susan Urmy) 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… Read MoreNov 21, 2017
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Sign up for Vanderbilt’s Osher Lifelong Learning winter term
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. Read MoreNov 16, 2017
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Cross-disciplinary paths to racial justice focus of Vanderbilt conference
Experts from disciplines including divinity, education, law, medicine and nursing will come together at Vanderbilt Nov. 10 to collaborate strategically on achieving racial justice. Read MoreNov 6, 2017
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Celebration honors 11 university endowed chair holders
Eleven Vanderbilt University faculty members named to endowed chairs were honored Oct. 23 during a festive celebration at the Student Life Center. Read MoreOct 25, 2017
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Celebrate International Education Week Nov. 13–17; event proposals now accepted
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. Read MoreOct 12, 2017
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2017 Southern Festival of Books, C-SPAN to feature Vanderbilt authors
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. Read MoreOct 12, 2017
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jesse Eisinger to speak at Vanderbilt Oct. 17
Investigative reporter Jesse Eisinger will speak at Vanderbilt Law School Oct. 17. Read MoreOct 5, 2017
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Kurdistan representative to speak at Vanderbilt Sept. 27
The representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government will speak at Vanderbilt Law School two days after an independence referendum in Kurdistan. Read MoreSep 15, 2017
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Constitutional Crisis: Q&A with Professor Ganesh Sitaraman
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. Read MoreSep 7, 2017
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University Courses program wraps up successful first year
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. Read MoreMay 1, 2017
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren tells law students to ‘use your voices’
Vanderbilt law students were visited March 31 by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who urged them to fight for the uplifting of the middle class. Read MoreMar 31, 2017
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Barry Friedman discusses policing reform on ‘The Zeppos Report’
Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos interviews Barry Friedman, a noted constitutional law scholar and director of the Policing Project, on the third episode of "The Zeppos Report" podcast. Read MoreMar 16, 2017
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Vanderbilt law students file amicus brief in African human rights case
Law students are taking part in a case before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights by filing a brief about an anti-terrorist statute in Ethiopia. Read MoreMar 3, 2017
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Trade and Migration with Mexico: Facts vs. Rhetoric
A discussion centered around issues of trade and migration with Mexico was held on Monday, Feb. 27, at the First Amendment Center in Nashville. The event was co-sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies, the Vanderbilt International Legal Studies Program, and the Turner Family for Social Ventures. The discussion… Read MoreFeb 27, 2017
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Obituary: E. Melvin Porter, LLB’59
Civil rights leader E. Melvin Porter, one of the first African American graduates of Vanderbilt Law School and the first African American to be elected state senator of Oklahoma, died July 26 in Oklahoma City. He was 86. Read MoreNov 20, 2016