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...
Category: Humanities
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...
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...
