In the Media
BBC: Ground Zero for God
Sep. 12, 2021
(Samar Ali, research professor of political science and law and co-chair of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy, featured.)
USA Today: Will withdrawal from Afghanistan be a permanent stain on Biden’s legacy? History says maybe not
Sep. 12, 2021
(Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, quoted.)
Voice of America: America marks 20 years since Sept. 11 attacks as Biden searches for closure
Sep. 11, 2021
(Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, quoted.)
Peru: Abimael Guzmán, head of Shining Path insurgency, dies
Sep. 11, 2021
(Noam Lupu, associate director of the Latin American Public Opinion Project, quoted.)
Bloomberg: Teachers drowning in debt face U.S. moratorium end with dread
Sep. 9, 2021
(Lesley Turner, associate professor of economics, quoted.)
Daily Mail: Polar bears are inbreeding because climate change is rapidly melting their habitat – sparking fears that their offspring could become infertile
Sep. 9, 2021
(Larisa DeSantis, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, quoted.)
National Public Radio: Do you want to live in a bounty economy?
Sep. 9, 2021
(Richard Blackett, professor of history, emeritus, quoted.)
The Hill: Does U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan really put the work at risk?
Sep. 8, 2021
(David Wasserstein, professor of history and Eugene Greener, Jr. Professor of Jewish Studies, quoted.)
The Daily Mail: Republicans tear into Biden for bombshell Ghani call
Sep. 1, 2021
(Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, quoted.)
The Tennessean: Scientific knowledge can and does save lives
Aug. 30, 2021
(Larisa DeSantis, associate professor of biological sciences, authored.)