In the Media
The New York Times: Afghanistan, Vietnam and the limits of American power
Aug. 17, 2021
(Jefferson Cowie, James G. Stahlman Chair in American History, quoted.)
WTVF: Vanderbilt professor says crisis in Afghanistan could have impact on American credibility
Aug. 16, 2021
(Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, interviewed.)
Religion News Service: Afghan government collapses and Taliban on verge of controlling country
Aug. 16, 2021
(Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, quoted.)
The Conversation: In Afghanistan, the US again gets to choose how it stops fighting
Aug. 13, 2021
(Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, authored.)
National Geographic: Ice Age mammoth’s life story reconstructed in stunning detail
Aug. 12, 2021
(Larisa DeSantis, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences, quoted.)
VICE: Dungeons and djinns: I spent a day chasing wish-granting supernatural beings
Aug. 11, 2021
(Anand Vivek Taneja, assistant professor of religious studies, cited.)
Bloomberg: You eat meat from factory farms. Why not a lab?
Aug. 8, 2021
(Amanda Little, writer-in-residence in English, quoted.)
Washington Post: The U.S. government is designed for failure. And, a new study shows, it’s getting worse
Aug. 8, 2021
(David Lewis, Rebecca Webb Wilson University Chair of Arts and Sciences, quoted.)
The 19th: ‘I don’t sleep very well anymore:’ Many LGBTQ+ people face economic cliff if eviction protections end
Aug. 6, 2021
(Kitt Carpenter, professor of economics, quoted.)
WSMV: Vanderbilt professor speaks about gun violence and mental health following Smile Direct Club shooting
Aug. 4, 2021
(Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, interviewed.)