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Buehler Earns Rotary Peace Fellowship

Matt Buehler was named as a 2026 Peace Fellow by Rotary International. Matt Buehler, chair of Middle East Studies and associate professor in the Department of Political Science, was named a 2026 Peace Fellow by the Rotary International Foundation. Nominated by the Downtown Rotary Club of Knoxville, Buehler will serve as a Peace Fellow in…
Centers Build Writing, Math, and Chemistry Confidence

Support from the College of Arts and Sciences helps students strengthen foundations, solve problems, and hone critical thinking. Find Academics Help Here Check out these websites for information about the services, hours, and more. The Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center has multiple in-person locations on campus and offers online appointments too. The Math Place is…
UT’s Latin Day Brings Hundreds to Knoxville Campus

The Department of Classics shows middle and high school students from East Tennessee the wonders of the ancient world and career opportunities in classics. The annual Latin Day at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been inspiring hundreds of young scholars from area middle and high schools for generations and supporting their teachers. “The event…
Faculty Authors Celebrated at Book Party

Annual Book Party gathering honors faculty members’ published works for the year. The College of Arts and Sciences community gathered for the third annual fall Book Party this month, celebrating 29 book-length works published in the last year by 27 faculty members in the Division of Arts and Humanities and the Division of Social Sciences.…
UT Art Alum Printing to Preserve Cherokee Language

Printmaking faculty drew Tatiana Potts (MFA ’16) to UT, and now she’s working with college students in North Carolina to print books in the Cherokee language. When Tatiana Potts (MFA ’16) was growing up in Slovakia, she first learned how to draw and paint mostly through books in her local library. Now her bookmaking skills…
Homelands Curators Receive SECAC Award

Associate Professor Lisa King’s work on an exhibition of Native Art at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture has been recognized with an award for curatorial excellence. The curators of the Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art exhibition at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture have national recognition. Associate Professor…
Scholar Spotlight: Bucky Miller

“I make weird pictures of real things and real pictures of weird things. Hopefully you can’t tell the difference.” Bucky MillerAssistant ProfessorSchool of Art I photograph to stir up ideas that exist outside language, so I typically can’t know where I’m going until I get there. No matter what medium I investigate, I maintain my fascination…
Jordan Brings Creative Energy to Support Arts and Humanities

Michael Jordan joins advancement staff to engage arts and humanities alumni. Michael Jordan joined the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) advancement team in 2025 as the major gifts officer for the Division of Arts and Humanities. In this role, he works with alumni and friends of the college to deepen their engagement and support…
Building Justice Through Community Connections

The Appalachian Justice Research Center connects with regional communities to help resolve complex legal questions and transform lives. UT’s Appalachian Justice Research Center (AJRC) brings together skills and resources from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Winston College of Law to help solve urgent and historically under-addressed issues affecting people across East Tennessee…
Community Effort, Legacy Impact

Alumna’s posthumously published work earns 2025 book award. Regina (Gina) White Benedict, a 2009 Department of Sociology PhD alumna, passed away suddenly in the spring of 2021 but left behind a legacy that lifts voices from an often-unheralded segment of society. Her spirit, scholarship, and community dedication live on in her posthumously published book, Incarceration…