Finding Hope
Today, I join a host of deans across the country drafting statements for their college annual reports and figuring out how to put into words the year we all just...
Category: Features
New Realities
The days before spring break in March 2020 at UT looked much as they did at campuses across the country. Students finished assignments, packed up their swimsuits and suntan lotion,...
Independent Study
Budget Director Ann Robinson-Craig was one of the small army of College of Arts and Sciences staff members who continued coming to campus while most employees worked from home during...
The Pandemic Puzzle
Nina Fefferman loves puzzles. Not the 5,000-piece jigsaw puzzles some of us attempted to piece together during lockdown, but the puzzle of trying to explain the world around her. As...
Informing the Debate
UT Knoxville is a member institution of The Conversation—an independent source for news articles and informed analysis written by the academic community and edited by journalists for the public. Through...
Allyship & Antiracism
As a college and institution of higher learning, it is our mission to promote intellectual inquiry and effective civic engagement within the context of respect for diversity. Our ability to...
Coping with Covid
We are at the end of one of the most complicated semesters we have faced as a Volunteer community. I am proud of the way our faculty, staff, and students...
Adaptability in Uncertain Times
When we began work on our 2019 annual report, all was well in the world. We were celebrating the 225th anniversary of the university, the history of liberal arts, and...
Sparking Creativity
Our faculty, students, and alumni see the creative spirit at work and at play, igniting lifelong passions for authenticity and expression. Creativity fueled by curiosity is evident in the ways...
Illuminating Research
UT engages the world’s top scholars and students in the quest for solutions to complex global issues. It is the hub of a vibrant research community that includes Oak Ridge...
The Volunteer Spirit
Volunteers—that’s who we are. Our unique character is built on our region’s history of showing up to serve. In our community, across the state, and around the world, our Volunteer...
UT National Champions
The award-winning Tennessee Speech and Debate Society (TSDS) launched its season September 21, 2019, kicking off its fourth annual alumni-led workshop with the announcement of a new endowment named for...
