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Chancellor Zeppos hosts discussion of controversy over Supreme Court nominee
“Battle Supreme: Politics, the Law and an Open Seat on the Nation’s Highest Court," the final event of the 2016 Chancellor's Lecture Series, featured Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano; CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin; Vanderbilt University Vice Chancellor and General Counsel Audrey Anderson, who formerly served as deputy general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security; and Vanderbilt Distinguished Visiting Professor Jon Meacham, a Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian. Read MoreMay. 5, 2016
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Article co-authored by Randall Thomas and Paul Edelman among “Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles of 2015”
“Shareholder Voting in an Age of Intermediary Capitalism,” a California Law Review article co-authored by Edelman and Thomas with Robert B. Thompson, was one of 12 articles selected in annual poll. Read MoreMay. 3, 2016
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Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos looks back on 8 years at Vanderbilt’s chancellor
Zeppos took the reins of Vanderbilt University in 2008, in the midst of the global financial crisis. Read MoreMay. 2, 2016
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Megan McLean ’16 wins Environmental Law Institute writing competition
McLean's winning paper, "Throwing Shade: The Case against Judicial Interference with Solar Net Metering Policies," will be published in the Environmental Law Reporter. Read MoreApr. 29, 2016
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Cheng, George, Ruhl, Vandenbergh and Wuerth honored with Hall-Hartman Awards
Professors Tracey George, Michael Vandenbergh and Ingrid Wuerth were honored for their first-year Contracts, Property and Civil Procedure classes, respectively. Professor Ed Cheng was recognized for his upper-level Evidence class and Professor J.B. Ruhl for his Food System Seminar. Read MoreApr. 26, 2016
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Former VU general counsel Jeff Carr ’66 dead at 75
Carr retired from a 34-year career as a senior leader at Vanderbilt in 2000. Read MoreApr. 13, 2016
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Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. ’81 (BA’78) confirmed to seat on U.S. District Court for Middle Tennessee
The Senate confirmed Crenshaw by a vote of 92-0. Read MoreApr. 12, 2016
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Alana Seixas ’18 receives Garrison Social Justice Scholarship
Seixas will receive scholarship and stipend support during her second and third years of law school to support her preparation for a career in social justice advocacy. Read MoreApr. 7, 2016
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Ingrid Wuerth named to the Helen Strong Curry Chair in International Law
Wuerth is the inaugural holder of the Curry Chair, which was endowed in 2015 by an estate gift from pioneering Georgia lawyer Jean Curry Allen. Read MoreApr. 1, 2016
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Adjunct Professor Larry Bridgesmith discusses impact of artificial intelligence on legal profession
Major conference at Vanderbilt Law School April 14-15 will address how artificial intelligence may change the delivery of legal services. Read MoreMar. 30, 2016