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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.


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.


Smithsonian Magazine: The mammal with the most complex milk might not be humans, after all. The Atlantic gray seal could take that title

Dec. 5, 2025

Sabrina Spicer, research assistant professor of communication of science and technology, quoted.


CNN: Roberts and Kagan prepare for another showdown on executive power

Dec. 5, 2025

John Dearborn, Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Dean’s Faculty Fellow and assistant professor of political science, quoted.


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.