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Video Games Offer New View for Religious Studies
The study of religion is taking some students to the gaming lab at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, allowing them to simulate field work and actively engage with questions about mythological narratives, transformations, and more. For 20 students enrolled in the first offering of Religious Studies 310 Religion and Gameworlds, the week starts with a…
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We Were Here Film and Talk
Filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwornu will present his documentary We Were Here and host a question-and-answer talk after. Acclaimed Afro-Italian filmmaker Fred Kudjo Kuwornu will present his documentary We Were Here: The Untold History of Black Africans in Renaissance Europe at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, and engage in a question-and-answer session afterward in the Lindsay…
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Expanded Douglass Day Involves Community in History
At the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, celebrating Black history lifts the topic out of the textbook, highlights current scholarship on campus, and engages the community in further research. The activities are very much in the spirit of “sankofa,” a word from the African Twi language that refers to looking to the past to inform the…
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Math Teacher Honored with Presidential Award
The White House recently honored Emily McDonald (MM ’24) with a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). A Hamilton County Schools teacher since 2015, McDonald completed her Master of Mathematics degree in 2024 through an online program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and is pursuing a PhD in math education…
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Huang Named Fellow of Mineralogical Society
A Vol researcher who studies the geochemistry of rocks and meteorites to understand the deep interior of Earth and the early history of our solar system has been named a Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA). Shichun Huang, the Gerald D. Sisk Associate Professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences,…
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Military Historians Delve into the Declaration
The Military History of the Declaration of Independence Symposium 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Saturday, March 1, 2025Baker School of Public Policy and Public AffairsThe event is free and open to the public, but registration is limitedRegister here With the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on the horizon, nine military historians from…
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Factions Unite in Ukraine
Data-driven research by UT faculty shows the dramatic shift in Ukrainian attitudes after invasion. A new study published by an interdisciplinary team of Tennessee researchers sheds light onto the dynamics of national unity experienced by Ukrainians following the 2022 Russian invasion. While a nation would be expected to rally against an aggressive foreign army crossing…
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Division of Arts & Humanities Experiential Opportunities
Are you interested in visiting campus to see the Volunteer experience firsthand? Below, you will find a series of spectacular opportunities from each of our departments in the Division of Arts & Humanities! School of Art Schedule a Visit Email the School of Art Department of Classics Personal information session with department head, faculty, or…
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Happy Birthday, Darwin
UT Knoxville faculty and students share science and history to celebrate Darwin Day. Biologist Charles Darwin would be 216 years-old this month, and museum educators and UT scientists at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture are celebrating with Darwin Day on February 23. This annual event invites families to the museum for a…
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“Yes, And” for Science
A group of UT Knoxville faculty and communications staff engaged in a unique workshop in January that found them applying elements of improvisational acting to science communications. The Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science presented information-sharing approaches that further enhance the high standard of interdisciplinary collaboration and inquiry of the College of Arts and Sciences…
