Vols Answer the Community Call
by Randall Brown Research topics for UT’s new Appalachian Justice Research Center (AJRC) come directly from the people of the East Tennessee region. This transdisciplinary research center brings together university...
Category: Social Sciences
Community Outreach
As Volunteers, we have a commitment to light the way for others and to serve as a catalyst for opportunities – on our campus and in communities near and far....
Tax Policy Expert Contributes Time, Money to Make UT Even More ‘Phenomenal’
Todd Metcalf, a principal at PwC and a tax policy expert who spent many years working on Capitol Hill, once ran into an acquaintance from his days on the Clinton-Gore...
Faculty Bookshelf
Derek Alderman, Professor of Geography Remembering Enslavement: Reassembling the Southern Plantation Museum Published by UGA Press, 2022 “What the authors successfully do is offer guides, site managers, and visitors a...
Leaders and Legacy: Hodges and Africana Studies at UT
John and Carolyn Hodges have a long history with UT’s Department of Africana Studies.
Faculty Spotlights
Nicole Eggers, an assistant professor of history, is an expert on African history and is fluent in Swahili. She received the College of Arts and Sciences 2020 Faculty Academic Outreach Service...
Spotlight on Diversity
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...
Unlocking Knowledge for Public Good
The UT partnership with The Conversation helps faculty share their research and expertise with the public. In 2021, faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences published 15 articles, two...
A Hub for Teaching the African Diaspora
When Shayla C. Nunnally Violette arrived at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in fall 2020, her charge was clear – transition the Africana Studies Interdisciplinary Program (IDP) to a new Department...
Graduate Student Spotlights
Graduate students in our college choose from more than 50 programs when they join the UT community. We offer strong curricula and our faculty mentors provide supervision and opportunities for...
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...
A Welcoming Place for All
When Althea Murphy-Price, an associate professor of art, came to UT in 2010, colleagues – including minority faculty from other departments — reached out to her and made her feel...
