Respectfully Dissent
Respectfully Dissent is a debate series by Vanderbilt Law School that brings together experts in various fields of law to debate relevant issues in today’s legal climate.
Research News
Harnessing the Power of Natural Selection for the Greater Good
In his forthcoming book Force of Nature, Vanderbilt Professor Owen D. Jones illustrates how natural selection can improve our lives and help us achieve our most ambitious goals, using examples from medicine, psychology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and surprising arenas like international fishing.
Faculty Excellence
Vanderbilt Law Faculty Rank Highly in Year-End HeinOnline Measurement of Scholarly Impact
The results demonstrate the breadth of their impact in multiple subjects, with scholars being featured in areas beyond their traditional focus.
Law & Government
James Blumstein Testifies Before Tennessee Senate Committee on Health and Welfare
The proposal targets legislation mandating standard-setting for Quality Improvement Organizations with the goal of establishing appropriate standards of care.
Environmental Law
J.B. Ruhl Selected for Rockefeller Foundation’s 2027 Bellagio Center Residency Program
The Bellagio Center has hosted more than 85 Nobel Laureates and notable leaders such as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Henry Kissinger, and Maya Angelou.
Professors in Conversation
Professors in Conversation: Yesha Yadav on the Future of Money
Professors in Conversation: Chris Serkin on the Housing Crisis
Professors in Conversation: Lauren Sudeall on Justice Citizenship
Faculty Podcasts
Excited Utterance is a podcast focusing on scholarship on evidence law and proof. The podcast aims to provide a weekly virtual workshop in the world of evidence throughout the academic year. More broadly, the podcast has four goals:
1) distribute evidence scholarship to a broader audience;
2) provide a biweekly forum on evidence scholarship;
3) demonstrate a new, more efficient medium for academic discourse; and
4) serve a democratizing function in the legal academy.
Hosted by J.B. Ruhl, the Climate at Vanderbilt podcast reports on faculty, students, research, and programs at Vanderbilt University focused on climate change. Faculty at Vanderbilt conducting research on climate change come from a broad array of disciplines, including engineering, public health and medicine, earth sciences, religious studies, law, biological sciences, history, business, and anthropology. Vanderbilt also offers an innovative undergraduate major in climate studies. Listen to this podcast to learn more about how Vanderbilt is working on the challenges of climate change mitigation and adaptation.
From the Vanderbilt Project on Prosecution Policy, True Bill Talk is about getting to the truth of criminal prosecution in America right now: what it is, how people experience it, and how prosecutors can better serve their communities.
The podcast features in-depth conversations with prosecutors, policy experts, and advocates to provide diverse perspectives on the challenges and responsibilities of prosecution.
Meet the Vanderbilt Law Faculty
Faculty Profile: Christopher Serkin
Faculty Profile: Lauren Sudeall
Faculty Profile: Owen D. Jones
Faculty in the News
Hall-Hartman Awards
Each year, several Vanderbilt Law professors are honored with Hall-Hartman Awards for outstanding teaching during the previous academic year. The awards recognize faculty whose teaching is deemed outstanding in each of the three first-year student sections and for large and small upper-level elective courses and are based on the results of a student poll conducted by the Vanderbilt Bar Association.
Media Inquiries
For media-related inquiries please contact Nate Luce, Assistant Dean, Marketing & Communications, to speak with a member of the faculty or administration.