ARTICLE DATEARTICLE AUTHOR AUTHOR EMAIL January 14, 2021
In the fall, when University of Virginia Provost Elizabeth Magill put out a call for special, “signature” January term courses, media studies professor Siva Vaidhyanathan and history professor Will Hitchcock knew instantly what they needed to do.
The professors had already been recording a new podcast called “Democracy in Danger,” and believed a J-Term course would be the perfect complement.
“We realized that the subject matter, coming right after the most wrenching U.S. election since 1876, would make a great course,” Vaidhyanathan said.
Fast-forward a couple months, and their idea has become reality. The professors’ course, also called “Democracy in Danger,” has more than 300 students.