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Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Letter from the Editor

Letter from the Editor

Grace Adcox, Editor in Chief August 21, 2019

To the class of 2023 and to all transfer students, welcome to Vanderbilt University. When you toured here in high school, you likely observed students working tirelessly in Central Library and faculty...

2012 Vanderbilt Commencement ceremony on Alumni Lawn.(John Russell/Vanderbilt University)

OP-ED: Dear Young Alumni, Let’s Make Our Future Donations Matter!

Guest Submissions June 2, 2019

Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt Athletics. Winston Du is a 2019 graduate of the College of Arts and Science. He can be reached at [email protected]. On a breezy summer morning less...

Aerial images of Vanderbilt Campus and Kirkland Hall
(Daniel Dubois / Vanderbilt University)

Being a Woman of Color at Vanderbilt

Mary Elaine Hanna April 28, 2019

Entering a space that was not built to include you can be a jarring experience for any marginalized group, and minority experiences at Vanderbilt are no exception to this. A survey sent to undergraduates...

Rites of Spring Controversies, Explained

Rites of Spring Controversies, Explained

Jamie Jacobson April 11, 2019

Lindsay Williams contributed to the writing of this article. This story is developing. It will be updated as events unfold. As one of the most anticipated events of the year, Rites of Spring...

Vanderbilt Admits 6.3% of Regular Decision Applicants Amid College Admissions Scandal

Vanderbilt Admits 6.3% of Regular Decision Applicants Amid College Admissions Scandal

Drew Perez March 31, 2019

Vanderbilt announced admissions decisions for Regular Decision applicants to the Class of 2023 on March 27, 2019. Only 6.3% of applicants were accepted, marking the most competitive applicant pool in...

¡BLAIR! brings Latin American music to Vanderbilt

¡BLAIR! brings Latin American music to Vanderbilt

Bianca Herlory March 21, 2019

This April Vanderbilt Blair School of Music will be hosting the first bilingual English-Spanish conducting symposium in the United States. ¡BLAIR!, Blair’s Latin American Initiatives and Resources,...

VSG Election Results

VSG Election Results

Joshua Mendelson March 20, 2019

VPR has just received word that Frances Burton and Veer Shah have won the 2019 Vanderbilt Student Government Presidential Election. Burton and Shah faced off against Nico Gardner-Serna and Taylor...

Tour Guides Demand Compensation In Protest, Threaten Strike

Tour Guides Demand Compensation In Protest, Threaten Strike

Joshua Mendelson March 20, 2019

**This is an ongoing story and will be updated as more information becomes available** This morning at 11:00am the Vanderbilt Tour Guides launched a demonstration on Alumni Lawn in a call for compensation. According...

VSG Candidates hit the Campaign Trail

VSG Candidates hit the Campaign Trail

Alejandro Monzon March 11, 2019

As students are returning from Spring Break, the Vanderbilt Student Government (VSG) Presidential Election Cycle is firing up. While candidates can spend months planning, most students really only get...

Dean Beasley: Presidential Rhetoric and Who is "Worthy" in the United States

Dean Beasley: Presidential Rhetoric and Who is “Worthy” in the United States

Joshua Mendelson February 28, 2019

On Thursday, February 21 at the Vanderbilt Divinity School Dean Beasley delivered the 2019 Mafoi Carlisle Bogitsh Lecture. Her speech, titled “Enough: Imagining a Political Culture of Worthiness in...

On April 10, 2018, representatives from the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, Defense Logistics Agency Energy, and SunPower attended a dedication for a 28 Megawatt photovoltaic solar array.

Vandy and the Environment: Are we doing enough?

Tony Owusu February 23, 2019

The recent opening of the addition to the Vanderbilt School of Nursing on January 22nd reflects Vanderbilt’s ongoing commitment to becoming a green university. This new building achieved the rigorous...

“There’s not really a place for me politically.” -- Meghan McCain at the Chancellor’s Lecture Series

“There’s not really a place for me politically.” — Meghan McCain at the Chancellor’s Lecture Series

Jordan Grapentine February 22, 2019

In a half-full Langford Auditorium, Meghan McCain joined Jon Meacham and Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos for the latest installment of the Chancellor’s Lecture Series. McCain is a co-host of The View, a...

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