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Robert Barsky highlights Atlanta’s history and arts culture while giving back to the community
Atlanta-based artist Susan Ker-Seymer and Robert Barsky For those experiencing writer’s block, or just looking for inspiration, journeying outside and spending time in nature may be the answer. The natural world has a cadence that helps us relax and refocus, allowing creativity to flow. This was the case for Professor… Read MoreOct. 8, 2025
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WPLN: Our HBCU We Never Knew and the arts center, artists, and scholars working to keep its memory alive
Lanecia Rouse, Berg Global Artist-in-Residence, Kevin Murphy, Andrew W. Mellon Professor and professor of history of art and architecture, and Leah Lowe, professor of theatre, interviewed. Read MoreOct. 8, 2025
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The Atlantic: Are you a ‘heritage American’?
Nicole Hemmer, associate professor of history, quoted. Read MoreOct. 8, 2025
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Vanderbilt’s Center for Global Democracy partners with Notre Dame’s Kellogg Institute to launch the 2025/26 AmericasBarometer survey
Vanderbilt University’s Center for Global Democracy is partnering with the University of Notre Dame’s Kellogg Institute for International Studies to carry forward one of the world’s leading surveys on democratic governance. Starting in October 2025, the Center for Global Democracy, with support from the Kellogg Institute, will… Read MoreOct. 7, 2025
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Nunnally, associate professor of biology, emeritus, has died
David A. Nunnally, associate professor of biology, emeritus, died on September 5, 2025, in Columbia, Tennessee, at the age of 90. Born in 1935 in Memphis, Tennessee, Nunnally was a dedicated scholar and educator. He received a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of the South in 1956. Later… Read MoreOct. 6, 2025
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New York Post: Europe caves to bullies on speech, Yes, Wikipedia can be fixed and other commentary
Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, quoted. Read MoreOct. 6, 2025
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Newsweek: ‘Yellowstone’ creator’s TV hub could ‘panic’ Hollywood—’the threat is real’
Claire Sisco King, professor of communication studies, quoted. Read MoreOct. 6, 2025
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STAT: How this week’s Supreme Court case on conversion therapy could impact the regulation of medicine
Tara McKay, associate professor of medicine, health, and society, quoted. Read MoreOct. 6, 2025
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The New York Times: How to save a book festival
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver and Alice Randall, Andrew W. Mellon Professor and writer in residence of African American and diaspora studies, quoted. Caroline Randall Williams, writer in residence of medicine, health, and society, mentioned. Read MoreOct. 6, 2025
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Cronkite News: Gaps in data expose shortcomings in Phoenix Police Department’s pledge for transparency in shootings
Julie Ward, assistant professor of medicine, health, and society, quoted. Read MoreOct. 1, 2025
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New Scientist: Do black holes exist and, if not, what have we really been looking at?
Alexandru Lupsasca, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, quoted. Read MoreOct. 1, 2025
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The Hindu: Scientists turn to the moon to catch spacetime’s faintest music
Karan Jani, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, quoted. Read MoreOct. 1, 2025
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Nashville Post: Vanderbilt taps academic affairs leader for NYC campus
Tiffiny Tung, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Anthropology, quoted. Read MoreOct. 1, 2025
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Vanity Fair: Inside the battle for The Smithsonian
David Lewis, Rebecca Webb Wilson University Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Political Science, quoted. Read MoreOct. 1, 2025
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The New York Times: The right didn’t catch cancel culture from the left
Nicole Hemmer, associate professor of history, authored this opinion piece. Read MoreOct. 1, 2025
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The Tennessean: Amid failing national free speech scores, two Tennessee universities surge
Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, quoted. Read MoreOct. 1, 2025
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CNN: Americans who have a college degree vote differently than those who do not. Here’s why that matters
Alan Wiseman, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science, interviewed. Read MoreSep. 29, 2025
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The Hill: What NASA’s discovery of possible life on Mars means for Musk’s ambitions
David Weintraub, professor of astronomy, emeritus, quoted. Read MoreSep. 29, 2025
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KJZZ: Arizona lawmakers campaign on big promises. Once elected to Congress, they don’t get much done
Alan Wiseman, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science, interviewed. Read MoreSep. 26, 2025
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Nashville Business Journal: Vandy prof: Faith in free speech is collapsing
Jacob Mchangama, research professor of political science and executive director of the Future of Free Speech Project, authored this opinion piece. Read MoreSep. 26, 2025