Many faculty members at Vanderbilt University are signing open letters opposing the university’s response to recent student activism.
As protests consume college campuses, where’s the line between safety, free speech?
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Daniel Diermeier, Chancellor of Vanderbilt University, about campus protests, free speech and student safety.
As thousands of students flock to the capitol demanding gun control, Republican leaders remain skeptical of red flag laws
Thousands of people rallied outside Tennessee’s capitol building on Monday demanding stronger gun laws, while inside Republican leaders largely avoided talk of new restrictions on firearms.
Nashville’s mayor set aside millions for community members working to reduce violence. Where has that money gone?
During the summer protests of 2020, activists took to the streets with a message — “We keep us safe.” It was a call to invest more in community-based safety efforts, instead of policing.
Two months after Roe v. Wade’s fall, Tennessee’s full abortion ban takes effect
It’s Day One of Tennessee’s full abortion ban. Our reporters are on the ground reporting on what that looks like.
A shattered Civil Rights Era plaque picks up ‘a new life’ in Fisk collection
Bits of a granite sign commemorating a Civil Rights Era march in Nashville were used to vandalize the Nashville Courthouse 60 years later. Now the remains are on display at Fisk University.
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