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...
Category: Humanities
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...
AuthorFest
Departments of English and Modern Foreign Languages & Literatures A unique exhibit during the 2018 AuthorFest, hosted by the UT Departments of English and Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures, traced...
Record-Breaking Year
In its history, UT has had 77 student Fulbright recipients, with the first in 1959. This year, 19 students received Fulbright awards – a single-year record for the university. Of...
NEH Awards Papers of Andrew Jackson Project $325,000
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced $43.1 million in awards for 2018 humanities projects across the country. The Papers of Andrew Jackson project received $325,000 to prepare Volumes...
Global Learning Experiences
A new service-learning course in Costa Rica gives students an opportunity to engage in research and outreach with a global perspective.
Studying the Memory of War
Students in the Normandy Scholars Program analyze the complexities of World War II and retrace the path of the D-Day invasion.
Alum Wins Prize, Makes History
Brad Nichols (’14) has always been fascinated with the stark duality of the German historical experience. “The Germans have obviously enriched our world with an almost unparalleled track record of...
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...
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...
