In the Media
The National Desk: Higher rate of police shootings in rural and suburban areas, study finds
Aug. 28, 2024
Julie Ward, assistant professor of medicine, health, and society, interviewed.
NPR: A food fight over free school lunch
Aug. 28, 2024
Michelle Marcus, C. Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow and assistant professor of economics, interviewed.
Reason: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s arrest is part of a global war on free speech
Aug. 28, 2024
Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, quoted. Journalisten also published an article quoting Mchangama.
The Conversation: U.S. convention season is done — but here’s why the marquee political events, past and present, are critical
Aug. 28, 2024
Nicole Hemmer, associate professor of history, quoted.
Knox News: ‘Making sure voices are heard’: Knox County voters can select a woman in almost every race
Aug. 28, 2024
Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor and professor of political science, quoted.
USA Today: As Trump attacks, Harris says Biden was right to withdraw from Afghanistan
Aug. 28, 2024
Thomas Schwartz, Distinguished Professor of History, quoted.
Axios: Study: Rural and suburban areas see higher rates of police shootings than cities
Aug. 28, 2024
Julie Ward, assistant professor of medicine, health, and society, quoted.
WTVF, Channel 5: What Lies Ahead After the National Conventions?
Aug. 26, 2024
Nicole Hemmer, associate professor of history, interviewed.
MSNBC: ‘So ready for the job’: America’s first Black woman senator on VP Harris
Aug. 26, 2024
Michael Eric Dyson, Centennial Professor and University Distinguished Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies, interviewed.
Salon: Bug sprays don’t work against cockroaches, study finds. Here’s what to do instead
Aug. 26, 2024
Terry Page, professor of biological sciences, emeritus, quoted.