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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

From left to right: State Representative Aftyn Behn, State Senator Heidi Campbell, Nashville Metro Councilwoman Quin Evans-Segall, State Representative John Ray Clements

Vanderbilt College Democrats Host Tennessee Lawmakers; New Mayor Freddie O’Connell Makes a Surprise Appearance

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...

Vanderbilt Unity Project Hosts Tim Ryan

Vanderbilt Unity Project Hosts Tim Ryan

Justin Holmes, Staff Writer March 3, 2023

In an event titled “Civil Discourse in the Disinformation Age,” the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy hosted former U.S. Representative Tim Ryan. Ryan, who served in Congress for...

Photo Courtesy of Zacarias Negron

COVID, Communities, and Crime: A Discussion with Dr. Ryan Berg

Pipa Powers, Contributor September 28, 2022

Vanderbilt’s Alexander Hamilton Society hosted an event, “The Intersection of Pandemics and Politics in Latin America,” with Dr. Ryan Berg, on September 22, 2022. Dr. Berg specializes in U.S.-Latin...

“Sanctions Are Not A Substitute for Policy:” Dr. Anna Borshchevskaya Speaks on Russia-Ukraine

“Sanctions Are Not A Substitute for Policy:” Dr. Anna Borshchevskaya Speaks on Russia-Ukraine

Megan Michaels, Contributor April 5, 2022

“Vladimir Putin has catastrophically miscalculated the initial outcome of the war,” Dr. Anna Borshchevskaya stated when asked by Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of History Thomas Schwartz about...

Women in Government Hosts Lidia Stiglich, Nevada Supreme Court Justice

Women in Government Hosts Lidia Stiglich, Nevada Supreme Court Justice

Lily Bragin March 29, 2022

For the 2020-2021 school year, Vanderbilt University’s campus held 7,516 women pursuing degrees across our schools. This amounts to approximately 56% of students. In 2020, 51% of the law school students...

Lt. Gov. McNally Talks State Politics, Fiscal Responsibility with College Republicans

Lt. Gov. McNally Talks State Politics, Fiscal Responsibility with College Republicans

Donald Hall, Managing Director March 23, 2022

“It's better to try and work out problems and better to remain civil,” was Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally’s response to the question about how working across the political aisle at the...

OP-ED: Hurricane Season Underscores the Need for Divestment

OP-ED: Hurricane Season Underscores the Need for Divestment

Ainsley Gill, Contributor February 19, 2022

Image Credit: Image via Pixabay  From Hurricane Ida flooding the subways of New York to Hurricane Grace drenching Haiti in the wake of a devastating earthquake to the life-threatening floods outside...

Vanderbilt’s Class Action Lawsuit: a Vanderbilt Law School Professor’s Take

Vanderbilt’s Class Action Lawsuit: a Vanderbilt Law School Professor’s Take

Shreya Gupta, Contributor February 14, 2022

Photo Courtesy of Vanderbilt University via Flickr Almost a month has passed since the filing of a class-action lawsuit against Vanderbilt and a number of other top universities for colluding to fix...

Biden Administration Works to Attract International STEM Students to the United States

Biden Administration Works to Attract International STEM Students to the United States

Megan Brennan, Senior Editor February 1, 2022

The Biden Administration recently announced their plans to strengthen the United States’ innovation in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) by attracting international students....

Vanderbilt students posing with a flag at the COP26 conference

Commodores at COP26: Vanderbilt Students Attend Prominent Climate Conference

Riley Black January 25, 2022

Vanderbilt students recently had the chance to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. These students participated in discussions at the prominent environmental...

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What Now? Vanderbilt Women Tell Us What Comes Next

Lily Bragin January 1, 2022

“What now?” was the central question at the virtual TEDxVanderbiltUniversityWomen event on Friday, Dec. 10. Viewers heard from both Vanderbilt leaders and speakers who had participated in the TedWomen...

Nashville Through the Decades, A Reflection on Vanderbilt's Home

Nashville Through the Decades, A Reflection on Vanderbilt’s Home

Celia Waldman, Contributor November 12, 2021

What is the future of Nashville? In what ways is the future of Nashville informed by its past? In what ways is the city failing to create a humane and equitable living environment for all of its residents?...

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