Brandy Drinnon
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VLS Steering Committee on Racial Inequities and Injustices issues report
The report reflects the results of a community-wide survey and input from three anti-racism task forces representing VLS students, faculty and staff. It recommends short- and long-term actions designed to address racial inequities and injustices in the VLS community and beyond. Read MoreSep. 4, 2020
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Bill Hagerty ’84 wins Tennessee Senate primary
Hagerty is running for the Senate seat vacated by Sen. Lamar Alexander. Before running for Senate, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to Japan. Read MoreAug. 25, 2020
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Joshua Minchin ’20
The Vanderbilt Law School Steering Committee on Racial Inequities and Injustices has recommended concrete actions the law school’s faculty, staff and students can take to ensure that the school creates and promotes an inclusive, diverse and supportive environment within Vanderbilt and in the wider community. The recommendations were developed by… Read MoreAug. 19, 2020
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Natalie Komrovsky ’20
The Vanderbilt Law School Steering Committee on Racial Inequities and Injustices has recommended concrete actions the law school’s faculty, staff and students can take to ensure that the school creates and promotes an inclusive, diverse and supportive environment within Vanderbilt and in the wider community. The recommendations were developed by… Read MoreAug. 5, 2020
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Jeff Turner ’20
The Vanderbilt Law School Steering Committee on Racial Inequities and Injustices has recommended concrete actions the law school’s faculty, staff and students can take to ensure that the school creates and promotes an inclusive, diverse and supportive environment within Vanderbilt and in the wider community. The recommendations were developed by… Read MoreJul. 16, 2020
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Joline Desruisseaux ’20
The Vanderbilt Law School Steering Committee on Racial Inequities and Injustices has recommended concrete actions the law school’s faculty, staff and students can take to ensure that the school creates and promotes an inclusive, diverse and supportive environment within Vanderbilt and in the wider community. The recommendations were developed by… Read MoreJul. 16, 2020
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Adolpho Birch III ’91 to lead ad hoc Board of Trust Committee on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Vanderbilt
The Vanderbilt Law School Steering Committee on Racial Inequities and Injustices has recommended concrete actions the law school’s faculty, staff and students can take to ensure that the school creates and promotes an inclusive, diverse and supportive environment within Vanderbilt and in the wider community. The recommendations were developed by… Read MoreJul. 15, 2020
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Anti-discrimination law expert Jessica Clarke discusses the Supreme Court DACA case and its implications for discrimination law
The Supreme Court's DACA decision has given Dreamers new hope, but it could have dangerous implications for anti-discrimination law, by suggesting that courts should not consider the biased statements of policymakers in evaluating whether their policies were motivated by discriminatory intent. Read MoreJun. 25, 2020
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Criminal justice expert Chris Slobogin joins coalition to propose first steps toward policing reform
Report by eight prominent criminal justice scholar proposes urgently needed reforms to address enduring problems in American policing. Read MoreJun. 10, 2020
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Marisa Papenfuss ’20
The Vanderbilt Law School Steering Committee on Racial Inequities and Injustices has recommended concrete actions the law school’s faculty, staff and students can take to ensure that the school creates and promotes an inclusive, diverse and supportive environment within Vanderbilt and in the wider community. The recommendations were developed by… Read MoreMay. 29, 2020