Democracy

By: Daniel Baisier, Class of 2022 Unity: it seemed to be the Biden campaign’s favorite word. Since January, it has also become a subject of mockery by Biden’s critics. When Congress passed a $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus bill along party lines and when Biden took jabs at Republican-backed changes to… Read More

  This event broadcast September 2021, featuring:   Jeremy Hayes: Senior Professional Staff Member and Adviser to Ranking Member Rob Portman (R-OH), Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Ivelisse Porroa-Garcia: Director of Government Affairs, Ferox Strategies; former… Read More

[NOTE: the opening graphic plays for 2 minutes; Advance to 2:01 for the beginning of the program] In remembrance of the 20th Anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001, Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and the Vanderbilt Project on Unity… Read More

Thank you for engaging with Vanderbilt University to discuss the crises in Afghanistan. This event originally broadcast in August 2021. WAYS TO HELP Here are a few ways you can support and aid incoming Afghan families and refugees, as well as veterans and their families: Donate… Read More

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to offer humanity enormous benefits, but ensuring that its progress aligns with democratic principles and human rights will require extraordinary coordination—political leaders engaged with technology leaders as partners, not adversaries—to craft a flexible regulatory framework. Read More

REsources and faqs on Covid-19 vaccines:  Getvaccineanswers.org Vaccines.gov Ask an Expert on COVID-19, a video series featuring Vanderbilt doctors, scientists and researchers [row class=well][column number=12] RELATED NEWS:  The Tennessean: “Tennesseans Need More Vaccines and Less Judgment,” (Aug. Read More

This five-part audio series explores the question of how fear conquered truth, the history and origins of the strong grip misinformation and disinformation have on our politics, and how we got here today. The way forward isn’t about nostalgia, it’s not about sentimentality, it’s about seeing things whole.   Read More