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Nature: Drawing on the full diversity of mind
Dec. 19, 2025—Keivan Stassun, Stevenson Professor of Physics and Astronomy and director of the Frist Center for Autism & Innovation at Vanderbilt, quoted.
Nashville Pride: Vanderbilt poll finds rising economic anxiety among Tennesseans despite state optimism
Dec. 19, 2025—John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, and Josh Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor and professor of political science, quoted.
Harper’s Magazine: In the land of the data blind
Dec. 19, 2025—John Sides, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor and professor of political science, quoted.
Lawfare’s Scaling Laws podcast: AI Chatbots and the Future of Free Expression with Jacob Mchangama and Jacob Shapiro
Dec. 17, 2025—Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, interviewed.
Political science students create mock “Freedom Report” on Middle East countries
Dec. 17, 2025—Freedom is something many people in the world seek, but what factors contribute to a country being considered free? This is a question students in Associate Professor of Political Science Katherine Carroll’s course, Middle East Politics, explored by creating a mock report for Freedom House, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization that promotes democracy, political freedom, and...
Tennessee Lookout: If TN Democrats perform like they did Tuesday, Congressional District 5 stays GOP
Dec. 10, 2025—John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, quoted.
Never forgotten: Tiffany Fracchia’s class helps identify missing American WWII soldier in France
Dec. 10, 2025—There are more than 80,000 unaccounted-for American service personnel from past conflicts, according to the U.S. Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). More than 70,000 are missing from World War II alone, leaving their surviving families and descendants with questions, but no answers. Growing up, Associate Professor of the Practice of Anthropology Tiffany Fracchia...
The Tennessean: White House webpage targeting journalists raises free press alarm
Dec. 8, 2025—Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, quoted.
DL News: Are Polymarket and Kalshi as reliable as they say? Not quite, study warns
Dec. 8, 2025—Research from Joshua Clinton, Abby and Jon Winkelried Professor and professor of political science, and TzuFeng Huang, graduate student, cited.
WBUR: Tennessee special election result is a warning sign for Republicans
Dec. 5, 2025—John Geer, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science and senior advisor in the Office of the Chancellor, interviewed.