In the Media
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.
Popular Mechanics: A secret settlement once protected escaped slaves. Archaeologists may find it soon.
Sep. 10, 2025
Research from Steve Wernke, professor of anthropology, cited.