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TIME: Denmark and Sweden’s Commitment to Free Speech Is Wilting in the Face of Quran Burnings

Aug. 10, 2023

Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, authored this opinion piece.


The Gist Podcast: Rudy and Lizzo, Sued As Sexists

Aug. 7, 2023

Eli Merritt, research assistant professor of political science, interviewed.


The Messenger: Members of Congress are back in their districts: How should you evaluate what they say?

Aug. 7, 2023

Alan Wiseman, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair and professor of political science, co-authored.


Nashville Pride: Record 29 people died in Tennessee mass shootings this year

Aug. 7, 2023

The Vanderbilt University Poll, cited.


GirlTalkHQ: Ranked: The most read & assigned woman-authored novels in American colleges

Aug. 7, 2023

Allison Schachter, associate professor of Jewish studies, quoted.


Smithsonian Magazine: DNA links 42,000 living people to enslaved and free African Americans buried in Maryland

Aug. 7, 2023

Jada Benn Torres, associate professor of anthropology, quoted.


Nashville Business Journal: Vanderbilt professor: Labor movement ‘not going away,’ what this means for Nashville

Aug. 7, 2023

Larry Isaac, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Chair and professor of sociology, quoted.


Scientific American: A background ‘hum’ pervades the universe. Scientists are racing to find its source

Aug. 7, 2023

Stephen Taylor, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, quoted.


The Gist Podcast: Crackpot Lawyers With Itchy Ears

Aug. 4, 2023

Eli Merritt, research assistant professor of political science, interviewed.


Korea Posts English: Freedom of expression sparked by ‘burning of the Quran’

Aug. 4, 2023

Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science, quoted.