In the Media
NBC News: Violence against Asian Americans and why ‘hate crime’ should be used carefully
Feb. 25, 2021
(Michael Eric Dyson, Centennial Chair and University Distinguished Professor of Ethics and Society, quoted)
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)