Faculty News
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G.S. Hans joins Vanderbilt’s law faculty as an assistant clinical professor of law
Hans will direct the new First Amendment Clinic, which is funded by a grant from the Stanton Foundation. Read MoreAug. 15, 2018
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Constitutional law scholar Jessica Clarke joins Vanderbilt’s law faculty
Clarke studies American equality law, focusing on constitutional and statutory guarantees of nondiscrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion and disability. Read MoreAug. 15, 2018
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Tracey George appointed interim vice provost for faculty affairs
George, who holds the Charles B. Cox III and Lucy D. Cox Family Chair in Law and Liberty, previously served as Vanderbilt’s associate provost for faculty affairs. Read MoreJul. 27, 2018
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Rob Mikos explores federalism and more through marijuana law
Rob Mikos, a leading expert is marijuana law and policy, is featured in a profile in the Princeton Alumni Weekly. Professor Mikos earned his undergraduate degree at Princeton in 1995. Read MoreJul. 18, 2018
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Clinical Professor of Law Karla McKanders to run pro-bono clinic June 28-29
An expert on immigration and refugee law, McKanders directs Vanderbilt’s Immigration Practice Clinic. Read MoreJun. 27, 2018
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W. Kip Viscusi discusses his new book, Pricing Lives: Guideposts for a Safer Society
Putting a price tag on a person's life could make America safer and fairer, according to acclaimed economist Viscusi, who defines the "value of statistical life" as the dollar amount people are willing to pay to avoid an expected death. Read MoreJun. 25, 2018
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Morgan Ricks and co-authors propose “FedAccounts,” a public option for bank accounts
Ricks and co-authors John Crawford and Lev Manand argue for offering accounts with the Federal Reserve, which come with privileges such as higher interest rates, instant clearing and added security, to everyone. Read MoreJun. 21, 2018
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Read ABA Landslide article, “Investment Treaties and Intellectual Property,” on two cases affecting international intellectual property rights by Daniel Gervais and Jared Doster ’17
Philip Morris v. Uruguay and Eli Lilly v. Canada are two international investor-state cases that may reveal an emerging trend in international investment law regarding investors' intellectual property (IP) rights. Read MoreMay. 31, 2018
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Read Karla McKanders’ commentary: “Does Jeff Sessions Understand Immigration Proceedings?”
McKanders is a featured guest columnist on Jurist.org in the Academic Commentary section. Read MoreMay. 22, 2018
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Paige Skiba elected to American Law and Economics Association board of directors
An expert in high-interest credit markets, Skiba has taught at Vanderbilt since 2007. Read MoreMay. 21, 2018