Last Tuesday, the Black Culture Center (BCC) auditorium was packed with students excited to watch the presidential debate. The watch party was hosted by Vanderbilt’s National Association for the Advancement...
David Axelrod took the stage of a packed Langford Auditorium on Tuesday alongside Vanderbilt Professor of History Nicole Hemmer for a discussion about the American presidency and campaign strategy in an...
Tensions have escalated on college campuses across the United States in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack and Israel’s subsequent military operations in Gaza, sparking protests and debates that have...
It is your right to be angry. It is your right to take a stand, and it is your right to protest. It is your right to assemble outside a building and scream at its occupants. It is your right to pitch tents,...
Over spring break, Vanderbilt administration blocked an attempt by the Vanderbilt Divest Coalition (VDC) to call for a referendum petitioning for a modification to the Vanderbilt Student Government’s...
On February 27th, former Tennessee governor Bill Haslam visited PSCI 3893: "American Democracy and Dissent" at Wilson Hall to answer questions about his term as governor and give his insights on democracy...
In the two months since Hamas’ October 7 surprise attack on Israel, about 1,200 Israelis have been killed and around 140 remain held hostage in Gaza. Over 17,000 Palestinians have been killed, 70 percent...
Convincing a dog to swallow a pill is difficult. Wrapping that pill in food solves the issue. The dog is deceived but it is satisfied; it thinks it’s just eating some cheese. In very much the same way...
Andrew Kyung, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
• November 10, 2023
In a city continuously coming under the unilateral control of a Republican legislature, Nashville’s Democratic youth are becoming an increasingly important voice. On November 1st, 2023, the Vanderbilt...
The Vanderbilt Project on Unity and American Democracy hosted the former U.S. ambassador to Panama John Feeley for a ‘Lunch & Learn’ event covering the “State of Democracy in the Western Hemisphere”...
In an event organized by Dialogue Vanderbilt to help commence Vanderbilt’s inaugural Free Speech Week, New York Times Opinion Columnist Bret Stephens discussed with Samar Ali, co-chair of the Vanderbilt...
In Jan. 2023, Vanderbilt announced its Central Utilities Initiative and broke ground next to the Rec Center on a new natural gas power plant. This marks the second phase in a university-wide adoption of...
