Alumni
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Darrius Woods ’17 named Equal Justice Works Fellow for Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Darrius Woods has been named an Equal Justice Works Fellow by Equal Justice Works. His two-year fellowship, which will pay his salary and benefits to work full-time at the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, is funded by Home Depot and the international law firm Eversheds Sutherland. Woods plans to… Read MoreMay. 23, 2017
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Marian Mikhail and Carly Myers named Class of 2017 George Barrett Social Justice Fellows
Mikhail will start a new program at The Bronx Defenders. Myers will advocate for low-income people with disabilities at the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund in Berkeley, California. Read MoreMay. 17, 2017
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Twenty-two 2017 graduates honored with awards at Commencement
Laura Dolbow wins Founder’s Medal, signifying First Honors. Read MoreMay. 12, 2017
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Ganesh Sitaraman’s new book, “The Crisis of the Middle-Class Constitution,” sounds alarm
In his thoughtful new book, Sitaraman argues that growing economic inequality threatens American democracy. Read MoreMay. 8, 2017
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Daniel J. Sharfstein’s new book explores intertwined history of race relations and property rights
In "Thunder in the Mountains: Chief Joseph, Oliver Otis Howard and the Nez Perce War," Sharfstein examines Reconstruction through the relationship between a Nez Perce leader and a Union Army general. Read MoreMay. 4, 2017
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Samantha Sergent ‘19 is Vanderbilt’s first Helen Strong Curry International Law Scholar
Sergent is the first VLS student to receive the Curry Scholarship, which will be awarded each year to a first-year student who plans a career in international law. Read MoreMar. 29, 2017
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Wesley Dozier ’19 receives Garrison Social Justice Scholarship
Dozier is the third VLS student to receive the scholarship, which provides tuition and summer stipend support to students planning to practice in the public interest. Read MoreMar. 29, 2017
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Bill Hagerty ’84 appointed as U.S. Ambassador to Japan
Hagerty served as Tennessee Commission of Economic and Community Development from 2011-14. Read MoreMar. 24, 2017
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California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu to speak at Law Review Symposium March 31
Justice Lui's talk, "State Constitutions and the Protection of Individual Rights: A Reappraisal," is part of the Branstetter Judicial Speaker Series and the keynote address for the Law Review Symposium, which focuses on empirical research of justice in state courts. Read MoreMar. 24, 2017
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Ten VLS students volunteer at Mississippi Center for Justice for Pro Bono Spring Break
Students worked for low-income Mississippi residents on education, expungement and heirship-related cases. Read MoreMar. 23, 2017