The Chattanooga Times Free Press spotlighted UTC’s new Common Ground civic communication series and its first speaker, New York University sociologist Eric Klinenberg. Hosted by UTC’s Department of Communication, the event explores how social infrastructure—parks, libraries and gathering spaces—can counter isolation and strengthen civic life. Dr. Brandon Bouchillon explained that the series grew from conversations about political division and aims to help people build connections across differences through shared interests and public spaces. >>>Read More>>>