Faculty News
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There Should Be a Public Option for Everything: Read New York Times op/ed by Ganesh Sitaraman and Anne Alstott
Sitaraman and Alstott are the authors of "The Public Option: How to Expand Freedom, Increase Opportunity and Promote Equality," just released by Harvard University Press. They contend that, despite the recent trend toward privatization, public options have been popular throughout American history. Read MoreJul. 11, 2019
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A Public Option for Retirement Savings: Read Atlantic column by Ganesh Sitaraman and Anne Astott
Sitaraman and Alstott are the authors of "The Public Option: How to Expand Freedom, Increase Opportunity and Promote Equality, just released by Harvard University Press. They propose a new, supplemental pension savings program that is simple and safe to join. Read MoreJul. 11, 2019
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Rebecca Haw Allensworth named Tarkington Chair of Teaching Excellence
The three-year chair recognizes faculty for their contributions in the classroom. Allensworth, who teaches Contracts and Antitrust Law, is a four-time winner of the student-selected Hall-Hartman Award for Outstanding Teaching. Read MoreJul. 5, 2019
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Tracey George named vice provost for faculty affairs for Vanderbilt University
George, who holds the Charles B. Cox III and Lucy D. Cox Chair in Law and Liberty, had served as the interim vice provost for faculty affairs since July 2018. Her appointment was announced by Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan R. Wente. Read MoreJun. 11, 2019
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Yesha Yadav explores how rapidly evolving trading technology leaves the market more vulnerable to shocks
Yadav's paper, "The Myth of Risk-Free Markets," explores how the structure of the treasury market affects the stabilty of treasury bonds. Read MoreJun. 7, 2019
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Morgan Ricks named Enterprise Scholar
The two-year appointment provides additional support for Ricks’s research, which focuses on financial regulation and the role of the monetary system in financial stability. Read MoreMay. 16, 2019
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Yesha Yadav named to 2019 cohort of Chancellor Faculty Fellows
Yadav’s research focuses on financial and securities regulatory policy relating to evolving financial technology. Read MoreMay. 16, 2019
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Read Beverly Moran’s analysis of plans to tax the rich
Moran is an expert in federal income taxation. Her column posted at The Conversation analyzes the tax proposals advanced by Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Read MoreMay. 7, 2019
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Read Ganesh Sitaraman’s opinion piece on Elizabeth Warren’s college plan
Some have argued that Warren's plan isn't progressive because middle- and upper-class people will benefit. In an opinion piece published in The Guardian, Sitaraman says this view is misguided. Read MoreMay. 6, 2019
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Article co-authored by Randall Thomas selected as one of the Top 10 Corporate and Securities Articles for 2018
“Delaware’s Retreat: Exploring Developing Fissures and Tectonic Shifts in Delaware Corporate Law,” co-authored by Thomas with James Cox, was presented by Thomas as the Pileggi Lecture in Law at Widener University Delaware Law School. Read MoreMay. 3, 2019