In the Media
Voice of America: Congress repeats calls for independent commission to probe US Capitol attack
Feb. 19, 2021
(Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, quoted)
Elle Decor: The stories that inherited furniture can teach us
Feb. 17, 2021
(Caroline Randall Williams, writer in residence of Medicine, Health, and Society, authored)
Parade: Rachel Lindsay discusses Chris Harrison’s apology and ‘explicit’ versus ‘implicit’ racism
Feb. 16, 2021
(Gabriel Torres Colón, assistant professor of anthropology, quoted)
The Tennessean: Ashland City author, Vanderbilt University lecturer tackles mental health in new book
Feb. 15, 2021
(Allison Hilbun, senior lecturer of biological sciences, interviewed)
Healthline: Diabetes care is historically racist. Just ask the expert
Feb. 11, 2021
(Arleen Tuchman, Nelson O. Tyrone, Jr. Professor of History, research highlighted)
FiveThirtyEight: Why revoking Trump’s executive orders isn’t enough to undo their effects
Feb. 11, 2021
(Sharece Thrower, assistant professor of political science, quoted)
The Washington Post: Podcast: Cape Up with Jonathan Capehart
Feb. 9, 2021
(Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Medicine, Health and Society, interviewed)
TIME: Want unity for real? Then America needs to get back to facts
Feb. 8, 2021
(Project co-chairs Jon Meacham, Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Chair in the American Presidency and distinguished visiting professor of political science, Samar Ali, research professor of political science, co-author)
Al Jazeera: Biden is promising ‘unity’. But what does that mean?
Feb. 6, 2021
(Robert Talisse, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, quoted)
USA Today: Transgender activists in the South are battling homelessness with tiny homes and private shelters amid COVID-19
Feb. 6, 2021
(Christopher Carpenter, E. Bronson Ingram Professor of Economics, quoted)