In the Media
The Fire Pit: Navigating the Existential Storm: Trust, Transformation, and the Future of Knowledge | The Fire Pit
Dec. 3, 2025
Jonathan Metzl, Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor and professor of medicine, health, and society, interviewed.
WPLN: Tennessee’s special congressional race could be tight. Here’s who’s running
Dec. 3, 2025
John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, interviewed.
The Tennessean: Martin Luther King Jr. with TikTok: Would the Montgomery Bus Boycott work today?
Dec. 3, 2025
Dennis Dickerson, Reverend James M. Lawson Professor and professor emeritus of history, quoted.
MS NOW: Tennessee’s special House election should be a GOP cakewalk — but voters are really sick of Trump
Dec. 3, 2025
John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, quoted. Newsweek published a similar article quoting Geer.
MS NOW: ‘Memory as an act of resistance:’ Remembering Tulsa Race Massacre survivor Viola Ford Fletcher
Dec. 1, 2025
Michael Eric Dyson, Centennial Professor and University Distinguished Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies, interviewed.
FOX 17: Data shows how donors are fueling the 7th Congressional District race
Dec. 1, 2025
John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, interviewed.
NewsNation: What happens if a black hole passes through your body?
Dec. 1, 2025
Robert Scherrer, professor of physics, interviewed.
The Tennessean: Federal science funding that powers TN’s economy is at risk | Opinion
Dec. 1, 2025
Shane Hutson, A.B. Learned Professor and professor of physics, authored this piece.
Quillette: The new speech wars
Dec. 1, 2025
Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, quoted.
BBC: The looming election Trump can’t afford to lose
Dec. 1, 2025
John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, quoted.