Faculty News
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Ingrid Wuerth named to the Helen Strong Curry Chair in International Law
Wuerth is the inaugural holder of the Curry Chair, which was endowed in 2015 by an estate gift from pioneering Georgia lawyer Jean Curry Allen. Read MoreApr. 1, 2016
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Article co-authored by J.B. Ruhl wins Ecological Society of America’s Sustainability Science Award
The article, published in the peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, has been honored for its “contribution to the emerging science of ecosystem and regional sustainability.” Read MoreMar. 28, 2016
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Terry Maroney to join 2016-17 class of fellows at Stanford’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
Maroney will spend an academic year in residence with 37 other fellows representing a broad range of disciplines. Read MoreMar. 23, 2016
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Jason Sowards is president-elect of Southeastern Chapter of American Association of Law Libraries
Sowards will serve as SEAALL's vice president during 2016-17 and as president during 2017-18. Read MoreMar. 21, 2016
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Adjunct Professor Michele Johnson one of three Vanderbilt professors nominated for Nashville’s Athena Award
Johnson co-teaches Poverty Law at VLS. The annual award recognizes women from Middle Tennessee who exemplify leadership, superior performance, commitment to community and unselfish assistance to women and women’s issues. Read MoreMar. 17, 2016
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Chris Slobogin receives two Distinguished Contribution Awards in Forensic Psychology
The American Psychology-Law Society and the American Board of Forensic Psychology recognize Slobogin’s career contributions to forensic psychology in 2016 Read MoreMar. 15, 2016
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Read cultural anthropologist Stephanie Maher’s review of Robert Barsky’s book, Undocumented Immigrants in an Era of Arbitrary Law
Barsky's book has been shortlisted for the Socio-Legal Studies Association’s 2016 Hart Socio-Legal Book Prize. Read MoreMar. 9, 2016
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Brian Fitzpatrick on Justice Antonin Scalia’s impact on the U.S. Supreme Court
Fitzpatrick's column, in which he remembers his former boss and the lessons he taught, appears in U.S. News & World Report. Read MoreFeb. 25, 2016
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Michael Newton comments on the East-West Center’s analysis of the Cambodia Tribunal
Newton's critical analysis of the East-West Center's "Critical Analysis of the First Case Against the Alleged Senior Leaders of the Khmer Rouge" is posted on the Cambodia Tribunal Monitor website. Read MoreFeb. 18, 2016
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Jeffrey Schoenblum elected to Estate Planning Hall of Fame
The recognition is the highest honor bestowed on estate planning professionals by the multidisciplinary National Association of Estate Planners and Councils. Read MoreJan. 26, 2016