Derek Alderman

Chancellor's Prof. @UTKGeography Former Pres @theAAG Memory, Race, Social Justice, Naming, Mapping,Tourism, SE USA

[Derek Alderman @MLKStreet]

Congrats to Past @UTFacultySenate President Beth Schussler on this major recognition from @AAAS.

[UT Arts & Sciences @ArtsSciencesUT]

Department of Biochemistry & Cellular and Molecular Biology Professor Brad Binder and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Elisabeth Schussler were recently elected @aaas fellows!
Learn more: https://t.co/uhHwCim4Pe
#UTArtSci #CASAdvantage @BCMB_UTK @UTK_EEB

[Derek Alderman @MLKStreet]

Trump's name must be removed from Kennedy Center, judge rules. "Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it.” https://t.co/Hy7yWGhW3l

[Derek Alderman @MLKStreet]

.@theAAG Honored to discuss the work of my colleagues and me to examine the memorial politics & racial demographics of neighborhoods named for the Confederacy. Listen to interview on Florida Frontiers #631 https://t.co/akUWjr5Hgn Our paper available: https://t.co/VodWzYu6aN

[Derek Alderman @MLKStreet]

Push to repeal Cesar Chavez Day, rename street and charter school in St. Paul gains momentum https://t.co/emywHK1QiJ

[Derek Alderman @MLKStreet]

At a time when geographic names are being turned into political weapons, we need principled frameworks that are participatory, research-driven, reparative, and paired with education. New piece with Christine K. Johnson on Reconciliation in Place Names https://t.co/wgxbMrTzs5

[American Association of Geographers @theAAG]

🌟 Dr. Karen Barton, professor at the University of Northern Colorado, is the inaugural awardee of the Public and Engaged Scholarship Honors. Her approach exemplifies how geographers can create knowledge with, not merely about, communities. https://t.co/XCcXSvtlAe

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[Derek Alderman @MLKStreet]

.@UTFacultySenate Texas Tech’s new limits on how faculty teach gender identity & sexual orientation challenge more than free speech."When the state decides which questions may and may not be researched...It is regulating the boundaries of knowledge itself" https://t.co/7IjciIG1ML

[William Moseley @WilliamGMoseley]

This is a wonderful lecture , given by Judy Carney at the 2026 @theAAG annual meeting, "Planting Resistance : Botanical Legacies of the African Diaspora" https://t.co/ACCTmwIxsm

[UTK Geography & Sustainability @UTKGeography]

Dr. Derek Alderman (@MLKStreet) was quoted in this recent @nytimes article, offering insight into Nauru’s decision to officially adopt the name “Naoero” — a change that better reflects what the island’s people have long called it.
https://t.co/dFHzmMJUXa

[Derek Alderman @MLKStreet]

.@theAAG @AmericanGeo @UTKGeography This Pacific Island Nation Hopes You Will Call It by a New Name (and what that says about why place names and how we pronounce them matter to nations). Thanks @nytimes for opportunity to contribute https://t.co/ynq2ybyCku

[UT Arts & Sciences @ArtsSciencesUT]

Backed by a $1 million grant from the @SloanFoundation, @UTKGeography Assistant Professor Gabe Schwartzman aims to answer a growing list of questions about the rapid expansion of data centers across the Southeast.
Learn more: https://t.co/FNlZx7dPUK
#UTArtSci #CASAdvantage

[Derek Alderman @MLKStreet]

A democracy or a republic? History shows that some Americans are asking the wrong question https://t.co/F8fwDsyhBN via @ConversationUS

[Derek Alderman @MLKStreet]

Salt Lake City Council votes to rename Cesar Chavez Blvd to honor Dolores Huerta, labor rights organizer https://t.co/Te3aCv71QB

[UT Arts & Sciences @ArtsSciencesUT]

We are proud of Department of Political Science Assistant Professor Wayde Marsh for being named a 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellow! His research focuses on political behavior and decision-making informed by insights from psychology.
#UTArtSci #CASAdvantage

[John Rennie Short @johnrennieshort]

Giving public talk in @washingtondc at @Pennsocialdc on 19th May

https://t.co/PHmfSvsXfb

[Derek Alderman @MLKStreet]

How Harriet Tubman and Philadelphia abolitionists coordinated dangerous journeys to freedom. Piece speaks to creative and consequential production of geographic knowledge that made freedom-seeking and making possible #LivingBlackAtlas https://t.co/a6tp9dVibD via @ConversationUS

[Derek Alderman @MLKStreet]

Hormuz no more? America's most powerful man keen to rename it as 'Strait of Trump' https://t.co/ZyAdH11WVm via @economictimes

[Derek Alderman @MLKStreet]

Hurricanes devastated Florida’s East Coast, then seagrass made an unexpected comeback. Another great contribution to @ConversationUS from @UTKGeography @ArtsSciencesUT. Well done, Drs. Hannah Herrero @hvherrero & Stephanie Insalaco-Wyner @SouthwesternU https://t.co/YGFjWhkxyj

[Donde Plowman @DondePlowman]

Grateful for the leadership of our Faculty Senate, including Dr. Charlie Noble, Dr. Derek Alderman, & Dr. Jud Laughter. As we support our Vols in reaching their academic goals, it’s encouraging to move forward together, united in our shared commitment to excellence in all we do.

[UTK Geography & Sustainability @UTKGeography]

Join us on Thursday for our Earth Day Speaker, National Geographic Photographer and BBC Cinematographer Martin Gregus!

📅Thursday, April 23
🕞 Reception at 3:30pm with seminar to follow at 4:00pm
📍 SU 262 B/C