About the chapter
Tennessee SSN brings together scholars from middle and east Tennessee, including members from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Vanderbilt University. Members currently focus on education policy, inequality, poverty, economic security, and U.S. foreign policy. As the membership expands, the chapter will continually refine its focus to address policy issues under debate in the state and nationally.
Leaders
Members
- Environment & Energy
- Science & Technology
- Foreign Policy & Security
Vanderbilt University
- Children & Families
- Gender & Sexuality
- Health Care
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- Health Care
- Immigration
- Inequality
- Race & Ethnicity
University of Tennessee
- Democracy & Governance
- Civic Engagement
- Colleges & Universities
Vanderbilt University
- Democracy & Governance
- Children & Families
- Civic Engagement
University of Tennessee
- Foreign Policy & Security
University of Tennessee
Foreign Policy Analysis
Latest Contributions
Economists' Letter on Recovery Policy
White Paper,
Latest In The News
" The Biggest Threats to American Democracy? White Nationalists and Politicians Who Embrace Them," Sophie Bjork-James, Opinion, Los Angeles Times, October 10, 2020.
"What the Supreme Court’s DACA Ruling Means for Undocumented Students and the Colleges and Universities they Attend," Sayil Camacho, Education, The Conversation, June 20, 2020.
Mary Lehman Held quoted on rising danger to Latinx community by Katie Inman, "Experts: Racial Tension from El Paso Shooting Can Affect Multicultural Groups in Knoxville" WBIR, August 5, 2019.
"The Electric Vehicle Revolution Will Come from China, Not the US," Jack Barkenbus, The Conversation, May 14, 2019.
"Motives and Experiences of Immigrants at the U.S. Southern Border — Through the Social Work Lens," Mary Lehman Held, Social Work Today, 2019.
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