“I love supporting the people in arts and sciences that are making a difference for our students and bringing together new and exciting ideas.” Michael Powers Event Coordinator College of Arts and Sciences What do I love about working for the college? I most enjoy helping create events that provide people a chance to connect […]
The ninth annual Frederick Douglass Day Transcribe-a-Thon connected Vols with a national network dedicated to keeping Douglass’s historic words alive and available to all. Vol students and faculty joined local grade-school students and colleagues from across the nation February 11–13 to celebrate Frederick Douglass Day as part of Black History Month. For the past eight […]
Within only a few decades of higher temperatures, microbial systems change in ways that disrupt carbon and nutrient cycles. Long-term ecosystem warming changes not only plants but the fungi in the soil below, according to a new study including researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. “Hidden mycorrhizal fungi below ground are much more vulnerable […]
“I study some of the most energetic explosions in the universe—those caused by stars collapsing at the ends of their lives, and those resulting from the violent collisions of neutron stars. I focus on how neutrinos drive these explosions and determine how they enrich the universe with many types of elements.” Sherwood RichersAssistant ProfessorDepartment of […]
The Center for Social Theory creates a crossroads for interdisciplinary research in social and cultural theory. The Center for Social Theory launched in 2025 to support research and teaching faculty and graduate students working in the areas of social and cultural theory. Professor Harry F. Dahms, Department of Sociology, directs the center as it builds […]
Through the lens of one short story, an English professor encourages new UT students to take initiative in mapping their journeys. For students navigating their first year at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a short story set in the last century provides perspective for their path ahead. Since 2024, the Odysseys program created by English […]
Medieval and Renaissance Studies dive into the past to unveil the big-picture foundations of modern culture across the globe. The interdisciplinary Medieval and Renaissance Studies (MRST) program gives students an in-depth study of world events and cultures of the rich historical period stretching from 300 to 1700 CE. The curriculum allows students and faculty to […]
UT’s Department of Africana Studies has collaborated with Girls Inc. to create Black History Month activities for elementary students in East Tennessee. During February, elementary school girls across three counties are exploring poems, jazz, and Southern foods with support from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Professor Natalie Graham, interim head of the Department of Africana […]
The UT Department of Philosophy hosts an annual competition for high school students that requires critical thinking, moral reasoning, and respectful debate. While a snowstorm shut down much of East Tennessee on the last Saturday in January, teenagers from across the region gathered to sharpen their analytical skills by grappling with philosophical questions. Usually, a […]
An event observing the 250th anniversary of Common Sense gave students a look at how the ideas of American democracy spread throughout the colonies. If Thomas Paine were writing today, his 47-page pamphlet Common Sense might be known as the most famous blog or podcast in the country. It was published in Philadelphia in January […]
