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Nashville Business Journal: Vandy prof: Faith in free speech is collapsing
Sep. 26, 2025—Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, authored this opinion piece.
Washington Post: Erika Kirk emerges as vocal public figure, redefining role of political widow
Sep. 22, 2025—Michael Eric Dyson, Centennial Professor and University Distinguished Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies, quoted.
The Record: The GoLaxy papers: Inside China’s AI persona army
Sep. 22, 2025—Brett Goldstein, research professor of engineering science and management, and Brett Benson, associate professor of political science, quoted.
NPR: Kirk shooting videos spread online, even to viewers who didn’t want to see them
Sep. 19, 2025—Nicole Hemmer, associate professor of history, interviewed.
Cronkite News: Firings in wake of Charlie Kirk murder show that a worker’s free speech rights go only as far as the boss allows
Sep. 19, 2025—Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, quoted.
USA Today: Following Charlie Kirk killing, campuses struggle with declining free speech, increasing violence
Sep. 17, 2025—Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, quoted.
NPR: Trump, fascinated by the royals, gets a rare second U.K. state visit
Sep. 15, 2025—Nicole Hemmer, associate professor of history, interviewed.
The St. Augustine Record: Fort Mose Historic State Park was the first free-slave settlement in what would become the US
Sep. 15, 2025—Research from Jane Landers, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of History, cited.
NPR: Charlie Kirk’s assassination sparks grief and rage online
Sep. 12, 2025—Nicole Hemmer, associate professor of history, interviewed.
CBC: Charlie Kirk appealed to young conservatives by using old-school tactics
Sep. 12, 2025—Nicole Hemmer, associate professor of history, quoted.