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Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

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The Future of African American Studies: A Conversation with Professor David Ikard

Hananeel Morinville February 14, 2023

For many years AP students have reported to College Board that they would like a course that centers Black history and culture. College Board responded by creating “AP African American Studies,” according...

OP-ED: How the Pandemic Has Highlighted the Systemic Problems of US Education

OP-ED: How the Pandemic Has Highlighted the Systemic Problems of US Education

Adam Hosein, Staff Writer December 4, 2022

We all have memories of the pandemic, from wearing masks to staying locked in our houses for months on end doing Zoom sessions. But one impact that has endured since the onset of the pandemic has been...

Getting Schooled in This Indian State Might be Harder Than you Think

Getting Schooled in This Indian State Might be Harder Than you Think

Rohit Kataria, Contributor April 9, 2021

Under fire for a slew of reasons, the public education system in the U.S. is often a target of major criticism. Yet many fail to acknowledge that it is actually quite strong internationally. The American...

Why It's Time to Resist Wall Street and Embrace National Service

Why It’s Time to Resist Wall Street and Embrace National Service

Joshua Mendelson October 25, 2017

Ask Vanderbilt students their post-graduation plans and you will typically receive a response consisting of consulting, banking, or engineering. You are far less likely to encounter students who plan to...

Vanderbilt Students Tackle the Lack of Computer Science Education

Vanderbilt Students Tackle the Lack of Computer Science Education

Naveen Krishnan March 21, 2017

This is the first edition of VPR's Organization Spotlight, which will feature a new campus organization each week.  While many undergraduates face the dilemma of finding employment after graduation,...

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The Decline of the American Liberal Education

Guest Submissions October 24, 2016

The following is a guest submission. If you would like to submit work to be published by VPR, you can do so here. It’s no secret on college campuses that interest in the humanities has noticeably...

Tennessee’s Golden Tickets for Education

Ryan Higgins November 26, 2012

Tennessee is gearing up for a potential showdown over school vouchers in the coming legislative session.  After a 2011 bill creating a school voucher program failed to move through the state legislature,...

Nashville Schools: Defying State Orders and Leaving Students Behind

Ryan Higgins September 20, 2012

Last week, the Metro Nashville Board of Education voted for the third time to deny Great Hearts Academies the right to open a charter school in the city.  Great Hearts had originally submitted their application...

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