In the Media
The Guardian (UK): Small number of Facebook users responsible for most Covid vaccine skepticism – report
Mar. 15, 2021
(Sophie Bjork-James, assistant professor of the practice of anthropology, quoted)
Financial Times: Joe Biden and the new era of big government
Mar. 14, 2021
(Kathleen McKiernan, assistant professor of economics, quoted)
Associated Press: Democrats bank on relief aid to win back wary working class
Mar. 14, 2021
(Noam Lupu, associate professor of political science and associate director of the Latin American Public Opinion Project, quoted)
CBS News: A big beneficiary of the $1.9 trillion aid bill: Working-class and middle-class households
Mar. 12, 2021
(Kathleen McKiernan, assistant professor of economics, quoted)
JKF35: Presidents and the Bully Pulpit
Mar. 11, 2021
(Vanessa Beasley, vice provost for academic affairs, dean of residential faculty and associate professor of communication studies, interviewed)
Nashville Scene: Oxford American’s Annual Food issue features a heaping helping of local talent
Mar. 11, 2021
(Alice Randall, writer in residence of African American and diaspora studies, is featured as guest editor for Oxford American’s Annual Food Issue. The food issue also includes writing contributions from Amanda Little, writer-in-residence in English, and Caroline Randall Williams, writer in residence of Medicine, Health, and Society.)
The Tennessean: Uncovering the full history of Sevier Park’s Sunnyside Mansion
Mar. 8, 2021
(Lauren Clay, associate professor of history, authored)
Vox: The stimulus shows why the left should stop worrying and learn to love the suburban voter
Mar. 8, 2021
(John Sides, professor of political science, quoted)
The New York Times: Introducing our new polling blog
Mar. 3, 2021
(Joshua Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelreid Chair and professor of political science, essay cited)
Insider: School shootings will probably tick back up again when kids go back to the classroom, but experts say we can stop them from happening
Mar. 3, 2021
(Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, quoted)