Vanderbilt
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Joycelyn Stevenson ’01 to serve as 2016 president of the Nashville Bar Association
Stevenson is the first African American woman to lead the NBA. Read MoreJan. 4, 2016
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Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson to speak at VU Jan. 15
Stevenson will discuss his memoir, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, as part of the Vanderbilt Chancellor Lecture Series. Read MoreDec. 17, 2015
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Scott Culpepper ’96 named general counsel of MailChimp
Culpepper is a registered patent attorney whose practice has focused on advising technology clients. Read MoreDec. 2, 2015
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Samar Ali ’06 (BS’03) discusses her role as a third-party mediator in Syria
Listen to Ali's interview with WPLN Radio's Emily Siner about diplomacy related to the conflict in Syria. Read MoreNov. 30, 2015
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Ed Rubin on Why Obama’s Rejection of the Keystone Pipeline Was Important
In Salon.com op/ed, Rubin states, "We simply must stop increasing fossil fuel consumption and start decreasing it." Read MoreNov. 10, 2015
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Sen. Fred Thompson ’67, Aug. 19, 1942 – Nov. 1, 2015
Thompson had successful careers as a U.S. senator, an attorney and an actor. Read MoreNov. 2, 2015
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Brian Fitzpatrick elected to the American Law Institute
Joycelyn Stevenson, a shareholder of Littler based in the firm’s Nashville office, began her term as president of the Nashville Bar Association Jan. 1, after serving as the organization’s president-elect in 2015. Stevenson is the first African-American woman to lead the Nashville Bar Association,… Read MoreOct. 22, 2015
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Joe Fishman works at the intersection of copyright law and creativity
Fishman joined Vanderbilt's law faculty as an assistant professor in summer 2015. Read MoreOct. 22, 2015
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Eric Holder, 82nd attorney general of the United States, to speak at Vanderbilt Nov. 6
Holder's talk, “Principled Leadership: The Courage to Face Challenge,” is part of Vanderbilt's 2015-16 Chancellor's Lecture Series. Read MoreOct. 22, 2015
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Alvin Adams ’67 dies at 73
A three-time ambassador, Adams persuaded Lt. Gen. Prosper Avril, the Haitian military ruler and a protégé of the ousted dictators Francois Duvalier and his son, Jean-Claude, to abdicate and leave the country in March 1990. Read MoreOct. 19, 2015