Faculty News
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Co-authored research by Joni Hersch and Jennifer Shinall addressing women re-entering the workforce attracts international media attention
For women re-entering workforce, sharing personal information may get you hired. Read MoreMay. 31, 2016
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Research by Randall Thomas and 3 colleagues featured in NYT’s Dealbook
Steven Davidoff Solomon's column about shareholder appraisal rights discusses a just-released study, "Reforming the Delaware Appraisal Statute to Address Appraisal Arbitrage: Will It Be Successful?", by Vanderbilt's Randall Thomas with Wei Jiang and Danging Mei of Columbia University and Tao Li of the University of Warwick. Read MoreMay. 25, 2016
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Study by Joni Hersch and Jennifer Shinall finds women re-entering the workforce are better off explaining career gaps
Study by Hersch and Shinall to be published in the Pennsylvania Law Review indicates employers prefer that women explain resume gaps. Read MoreMay. 19, 2016
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4 VLS faculty on NIH-funded team studying “genetic privacy”
Ellen Wright Clayton will co-direct research team that also includes Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law Chris Slobogin, associate professor Sarah Igo and adjunct law professor Lydia Jones. Read MoreMay. 18, 2016
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Morgan Rick’s new book, “The Money Problem,” addresses U.S. financial policy
Ricks contends that panic-proofing should be the major focus of U.S. financial policy and regulation. Read MoreMay. 10, 2016
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ICC indispensable to a Syria solution, argues op/ed co-authored by Michael Newton
Members of the ABA's ICC Project Board of Advisors, including Newton, assert that the ICC should be part of any effort to combat impunity in Syria in a signed opinion piece in International Criminal Justice Today. 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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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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Daniel Gervais among new faculty heads joining The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons
"“We chose faculty heads who excel at meeting students where they are, intellectually and interpersonally,” said Ingram Commons Dean Vanessa Beasley. Read MoreApr. 13, 2016