Diversity of Writing: Creative Nonfiction
Margaret Lazarus Dean, director of the creative writing program in the Department of English, learned to write fiction. Her latest book, however, is a work of creative nonfiction, which is...
Author: College of Arts & Sciences
Diversity of the Past: Classical Archaeology
Stephen Collins-Elliott spent the 2015-16 academic year as a fellow at the UT Humanities Center, which not only allowed him to work on his book manuscript, but also gave him...
Diversity of Thought: Environmental Ethics
John Nolt—a self-described nerd—began his career in the Department of Philosophy teaching philosophical logic. However, like Marvel comic characters, such as Spider-Man, have shown us over the years, some nerds...
Diversity of Research: Innovations in Carbon Capture
Neil Williams started his college career as a biology student with hopes of going to medical school. However, all that changed when he took organic chemistry. “I fell in love...
Diversity of Education: Exploratory Program
The world is constantly changing. The global nature of businesses and cultures across the world makes it extremely important for today’s students to learn how to think critically, communicate, and...
Diversity of Preparation: Math Camp
Students interested in studying one of the STEM majors of science, technology, engineering, or math, must have finely honed math skills in order to be successful. Unfortunately, not all students...
Diversity of Conflict: Anthropological Perspective
Tricia Hepner is the director of a unique program that explores aspects of conflict and disasters in the human experience across three sub-disciplines of anthropology: cultural, biological, and archaeological. The...
Diversity of Conflict: Historical Perspective
Vejas Liulevicius is the director of a small, but vital component of the College of Arts and Sciences: the Center for the Study of War and Society, housed in the...
Diversity of Impact: UT Alumni Spotlight
Mike Dennis graduated from UT in 1976 with a PhD in botany and went to work for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the aquatic plant program. Within the first...
New Elements
UT physicist Robert Grzywacz has contributed to the discovery of four new elements recently added to the periodic table. One of them, element 117, has been named Tennessine. (Photography by Brian Notess)
Being the First: Honoring the Past, Looking Ahead
Assistant Professors Shannen Dee Williams and Brandon Winford are making their mark in the history department and seeking resources to make UT one of the best departments in the region to study African-American history.
In Memoriam 2016
Since the beginning of this calendar year, the college and the university have lost twelve members of our college community who left their mark on the institution and our hearts.
