Grace Renshaw

Juneteenth marks a milestone of moral progress that began the journey toward legal and institutional equality for Black Americans. Read More

Pride Month events include a fundraiser for the Oasis Center's Just Us program June 18, a Pride Brunch Jun 19, a Pride Movie Outdoor Night June 22, and a shuttle to and from the Nashville Pride parade and festival June 25. Most events will be held at the K.C. Potter Center. Read More

Newton is quoted in Politico coverage of a "show trial" against three foreign nationals fighting with the Ukraine army against Russian troops. "There is no legal basis for the trial," Newton said, addng that "The Russians have the obligation to accord prisoner-of-war status to all persons who come into their custody" under the Geneva Convention. Newton has served in the State Department as the senior adviser to the ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Issues. Read More

VLS students are working for government and nonprofit legal employers in 15 states, Washington, D.C., and The Hague, Netherlands during summer 2022. Read More

The panel, "Russia's Acts in Ukraine: Terrorism, War Crimes or Genocide?", also featured experts in war crimes, state-sponsored terrorism and genocide from the University of Birmingham, Bryant University and the Geneva Graduate Institute. Read More

The Social Justice Reporter will publish cutting-edge intersectional scholarship and expert perspectives on social justice, civil rights and public-interest lawyering after it launches next year. Its name acknowledges the legacy of the historic Race Relations Reporter, which was published at VLS from 1956 to 1972. Read More

Salamartin accepted the award at the institute’s 2022 ACE conference for her article, “Balancing Innovation and Protection: Understanding the Landscape of DeFi Regulation,” which she wrote as a VLS student with support from Professor Michael A. Newton. Salamatin is an associate at Norton Rose Fulbright in New York. Read More

Fellows receive stipend support to serve internship in government legal offices and judicial chambers. 2022 fellows will be interning in judicial chambers and in federal and state attorneys’ offices in six states. Read More

Rana is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and currently serves as Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Algeria. Read More

Vanderbilt will offer a new interdisciplinary climate and environmental studies major starting in fall 2022. Read More