Introducing the College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences is the gateway to knowledge for every undergraduate student at UT. We are the largest, most diverse college and a central driver of the...
Category: Humanities
Faculty Bookshelf
The Evolutionary Biology of the Human Pelvis: An Integrative Approach Benjamin Auerbach, Department of Anthropology Cambridge University Press, 2020 A Demon-Haunted Land Monica Black, Department of History Metropolitan Books, 2020...
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...
News & Noteworthy
Arts & Humanities News Kirsten Benson, director of the Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center, received the Paul E. Trentham, Sr. Library Partner Award during the UT Libraries Virtual Spirit Awards...
Dolly Parton’s America
In 2009, Associate Professor Lynn Sacco sat in Thompson-Boling Arena as the legendary Dolly Parton accepted an honorary degree from UT. Sacco admits that she had never really been a...
In a Speculative Light
As Black History Month kicked off in February 2020, staff in the UT Humanities Center worked with UT arts and humanities faculty to put the final touches on an interdisciplinary...
Visions of the End
In spring 2020, the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture featured a special exhibition of rare artworks demonstrating how the Book of Revelation and other prophetic visions transformed medieval...
National History Day
Department of History History leaps off the pages of books and into the lives of middle and high school students during National History Day, a year-long education program for middle...
Arab Fest
Department of Religious Studies Celebrating the food, music, dance, crafts, and vibrant Arab American community in East Tennessee is at the heart of Arab Fest. Hosted by the UT Department...
Latin Day
Department of Classics It started by listening. In 1980, Knoxville hosted the National Junior Classical League Convention. Afterwards, local Latin teachers and their students were energized. They wanted to keep...
Medieval Day
The Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies For one day each year, the Middle Ages come alive thanks to a partnership between the UT Marco Institute for Medieval and...
Ethics Bowl
Department of Philosophy At some point, everyone faces a moral dilemma. The question is – how often do we take the time to seriously examine how to make a decision...
