Archive
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Government and Public Interest Virtual Fair features 31 legal employers
Representatives of 31 government and public interest employers across Tennessee and the Southeast participated in the annual Government and Public Interest Day. This year’s event was a virtual fair featuring live information sessions scheduled throughout January and early February along with videos and written descriptions of employment programs and opportunities. Read MoreMar. 2, 2021
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Brian Fitzpatrick testifies before House subcommittee on need for more lower court judgeships
The hearing, held Feb. 24, 2021, by the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, addressed the need for additional federal judges in the district and appellate courts. Read MoreFeb. 26, 2021
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Director of Diversity, Equity and Community to be endowed in honor of Robert Belton
Belton was a pioneering scholar of labor and employment law and the law school’s first tenured African American professor. The position of Robert Belton Director of Diversity, Equity and Community will be endowed by an anonymous donor this year Read MoreFeb. 25, 2021
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Bobby Lee Cook ’48 (BA’46), celebrated trial attorney, dead at 94
Cook practiced law for more than 70 years, representing such high-profile clients as the Rockefeller and Carnegie families along with indigent clients wrongly convicted of murder. Read MoreFeb. 24, 2021
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Ashton Andrews ’22 and Molly Gray ’22 win the 2020-21 Bass Berry & Sims Moot Court Competition
Aaron Bernard ’22 and Emily Webb ’22 are Moot Court finalists, with Emily Detiveaux ’22 honored for Best Oralist and Peter Byrne ’22 and Caylyn Harvey ’22 for Best Brief. Read MoreFeb. 23, 2021
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Paige Marta Skiba elected chair elect of AALS Section on Law and Economics
Skiba will serve as chair-elect during 2021 and then began a one-year term as chair in 2022. Read MoreFeb. 23, 2021
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Matthew Fitzgerald ’20 wins 2020 Adm. John S. Jenkins Writing Award from National Institute of Military Justice
The award recognizes the best paper written by a law student on a military justice topic. Fitzgerald’s essay, “Thank Me for My Service: An Ethics Oversight in DoD Social Media Policy,” will be published in the Harvard National Security Law Journal. Read MoreFeb. 11, 2021
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‘This Moment in America’ panel Feb. 24: Insights for equity and inclusion in turbulent times
The Vanderbilt Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will host a panel of Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students to share their personal and professional views and experiences on issues that inform “This Moment in America.” The virtual panel discussion is scheduled for 1 p.m. and is open to the Vanderbilt community. Opening remarks by Chancellor Diermeier and moderated by Vice Chancellor Andre L. Churchwell. Read MoreFeb. 11, 2021
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First of its kind, the National Museum of African American Music opens in Nashville
Opened in January 2021, NMAAM is the only museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating the many music genres created, influenced, and inspired by African Americans. The museum’s expertly-curated collections share the story of the American soundtrack by integrating history and interactive technology to bring the musical heroes of the past into the present. Read MoreFeb. 8, 2021
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Vanderbilt to celebrate Black History Month with events throughout February
Vanderbilt University’s annual celebration of Black History Month—a time to acknowledge and appreciate the history, experience and accomplishments of Black people on the Vanderbilt campus, across the country and globally—will kick off on Monday, Feb. 1, with a virtual program coordinated by the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. Other events in the monthlong series will include presentations, panel discussions, play readings, yoga sessions and more, most to be held virtually. Read MoreFeb. 1, 2021