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In the Media

The New York Times: In Michigan, a Dress Rehearsal for the Chaos at the Capitol on Wednesday

Jan. 9, 2021

(Amy Cooter, senior lecturer in sociology, quoted)


ABC News: Why Trump’s response to Capitol siege evokes memories of Charlottesville

Jan. 8, 2021

(Vanessa Beasley, associate professor of communication studies, quoted)


U.S. News and World Report: Bipartisan disgust could save the Republic

Jan. 8, 2021

(Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, quoted)


Toronto Star: I recognized something in the crowds storming the U.S. Capitol. I’ve seen it — and them — before

Jan. 6, 2021

(Robert Talisse, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, quoted)


BBC Radio 4: Across the Divide

Dec. 31, 2020

(Robert Talisse, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, interviewed)


NPR: Nashville Bombing Revives Debate Over Which Acts Get Terrorism Label

Dec. 29, 2020

(Amy Cooter, senior lecturer in sociology, interviewed)


MSNBC: Deadline White House

Dec. 29, 2020

(Michael Eric Dyson, Centennial Chair and University Distinguished Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies and University Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Society, interviewed)


WTVF: How do we bridge the political divide?

Dec. 22, 2020

(Robert Talisse, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, interviewed)



The Associated Press: Jupiter, Saturn merging in night sky, closest in centuries

Dec. 21, 2020

(David Weintraub, professor of astronomy, quoted)