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Washington Post: Trump wanted to slash the federal government. But federal agencies are doing just fine.
Oct. 18, 2021—(David Lewis, Rebecca Webb Wilson University Professor, Political Science, authored this piece.)
AFP: Frustrated and weary over pandemic slog, more US workers are striking
Oct. 17, 2021—(Josh Murray, associate professor of sociology, quoted.)
Chalkbeat: School mask mandates compel Tennessee Gov. Lee to walk a tightrope as election year approaches
Oct. 14, 2021—(John Geer, Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, quoted.)
Didi Jackson: Breeding human connection through poetry
Oct. 14, 2021—“Sometimes our motivations aren’t what we asked for—they are given to us.” That is the experience of Visiting Assistant Professor of English Didi Jackson, who joined Vanderbilt’s College of Arts and Science in Spring 2021. A true lover of the humanities, Jackson brings to A&S a deep passion for telling stories through poetry and visual...
Nashville Post: Of Note: 13 October 2021
Oct. 13, 2021—(Renã Robinson, associate professor of chemistry, mentioned.)
BBC: What was America really like before Columbus arrived?
Oct. 12, 2021—(Tom Dillehay, research professor of anthropology, quoted.)
Marketplace: Does raising the minimum wage lead to layoffs? What Nobel Prize winner David Card’s work shows
Oct. 12, 2021—(Sharece Thrower, associate professor of political science, quoted.)
Bloomberg: Climate change is already shocking our food chain
Oct. 9, 2021—(Amanda Little, writer-in-residence in English, authored.)
Inside Higher Ed: ‘Demographics are not destiny’
Oct. 8, 2021—(Lesley Turner, associate professor of economics, highlighted.)
The Washington Post: Haiti is a source of refugees today, but it was once a haven for them
Oct. 6, 2021—(Jesús Ruiz, visiting scholar of history, authored.)