Brandy Drinnon
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Blumstein, George, Stack, Wuerth and Zeppos honored with 2021 Hall-Hartman Awards for outstanding teaching by student vote
The annual awards are given based on a student poll conducted by Vanderbilt Bar Association. Read MoreApr. 16, 2021
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Energy and environmental law experts Jim Rossi and Michael Vandenbergh featured in “Future of Sustainability” conference
Environmental law expert Mike Vandenberg and energy law expert Jim Rossi were featured panelists in a virtual symposium focusing on environmental sustainability hosted by the Owen Graduate School of Management March 15. Read MoreMar. 25, 2021
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Vanderbilt convenes scholars, activists across generations to examine Nashville’s role in fight for racial justice
The daylong virtual symposium, “Racial Justice, Freedom and Activism in Nashville and Beyond: Then and Now,” will be on Friday, March 26, starting at 9 a.m. CT. Read MoreMar. 6, 2021
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Government and Public Interest Virtual Fair features 31 legal employers
Five Vanderbilt Law professors–James F. Blumstein, Tracey E. George, Kevin Stack, Ingrid Wuerth, and Nicholas S. Zeppos–received 2021 Hall-Hartman Awards for Outstanding Teaching from the Vanderbilt Bar Association. George, Wuerth and Zeppos were honored for first-year courses, while Blumstein and Stack were honored for upper-level courses. Hall-Hartman Awards are… Read MoreMar. 2, 2021
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Criminal Justice Clinic Fellow Joshua Stanton works with students to represent criminal defendants in challenging times
Stanton works with Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Sue Kay ’79 to supervise students in the Criminal Justice Clinic as they represent indigent clients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreJan. 28, 2021
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Samiyyah Ali ’16 joins Biden White House team as deputy associate counsel
Ali will serve in the Office of the White House Counsel. She most recently served as a trial litigator at Wilkinson Stekloff in Washington. Before entering private practice, she was a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, for Judge Sri Srinivasan of the D.C. Court of Appeals and for Judge Amul Thapar on the Eastern District of Kentucky. Read MoreJan. 11, 2021
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Samar Ali ’06 (BS’03), joins VU faculty as research professor in political science and law
Ali is a research professor in political science and law and co-director of the Unity Project with John Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Science, and Jon Meacham, Vanderbilt’s Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Professor of the American Presidency. Read MoreJan. 11, 2021
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U.S. tech infrastructure vulnerable to attack: op/ed by Ramon Ryan ’21
Ryan is editor-in-chief of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology. His Jan. 4 opinion piece in The Tennessean addresses the need to prepare for and take action to prevent attacks on the physical infrastructure supporting our telecommuncations systems. Read MoreJan. 4, 2021
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Deans’ Diversity Designates to serve as liaisons to Provost’s Office for Inclusive Excellence
These Deans’ Diversity Designates will serve as advocates for inclusive excellence as well as equity-, diversity- and inclusion-related initiatives at their respective schools and in their specific areas across the Vanderbilt campus. Professor Yesha Yadav serves as the law school's inaugural associate dean for equity, diversity and community. Read MoreDec. 4, 2020
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Law students raise awareness on COVID-related discrimination by working to pass Nashville city resolution
Five Vanderbilt Law professors–James F. Blumstein, Tracey E. George, Kevin Stack, Ingrid Wuerth, and Nicholas S. Zeppos–received 2021 Hall-Hartman Awards for Outstanding Teaching from the Vanderbilt Bar Association. George, Wuerth and Zeppos were honored for first-year courses, while Blumstein and Stack were honored for upper-level courses. Hall-Hartman Awards are… Read MoreOct. 22, 2020