A new scholarship for University of Tennessee, Knoxville, students majoring in sustainability honors a leader in the field who shaped energy policy while serving US presidents and leading several of the country’s largest utilities. The S. David Freeman Sustainability Scholarship, to be awarded for the first time in fall 2025, will be available to rising […]
For the past 20 years, students from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have been traveling to Africa and learning more about themselves, world history, different cultures, and an area poised for major economic growth. Distinguished Lecturer Amadou Sall launched the study abroad program because he recognized the benefits firsthand experience would have on students taking […]
The University of Tennessee Mock Trial organization recorded one of its most successful seasons in 2023-2024, ranking among the top 15% nationally. In competitions across the country, UT Mock Trial participants scored 14 individual awards and seven team awards, with two teams earning invitations to championship competition. The Department of Political Science supports the program, […]
When Evan Shannon was in middle school, two social studies units made a lasting impression: religion and the ancient world. This spring he’s on track to graduate from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with dual bachelor’s degrees in religious studies and classics, with a concentration in Greek. Then he plans to pursue a master’s degree […]
Initiative Designed to Elevate Teaching Excellence The Community of Scholars for Advancing Teaching Excellence (CATE) launched in summer 2024 along with other new collaborative research initiatives supported by the UT College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). Over the next two years, CATE will build a community among instructors and develop resources and guidance on teaching […]
Jade Pfiester (’24) has always been a Volunteer at heart, and online learning allowed her to earn a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, while living in another state. The program’s flexibility fit the busy schedule of a mother with two part-time jobs. Pfiester already had an associate’s degree when she started the […]
The research of Associate Professor Deadric T. Williams, Department of Sociology, is central to a 2024 Institutional Challenge Grant that supports a unique research-practice partnership between the University of Tennessee and Cherokee Health Systems (CHS). The grant comes from the combined efforts of the William T. Grant Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation, […]
Rachel Laribee came to UT Knoxville from Arlington, Tennessee, near Memphis, and will graduate this spring with not just a double major in psychology and women, gender, and sexuality studies, but also a double minor in neuroscience and sociology. Laribee participated in a project of great cultural significance during her studies, working on the Social […]
by Randall Brown Stephen Hay, from Greeneville, Tennessee, built a standout Vol experience double majoring in English and religious studies and minoring in the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Program. He has maintained a steady pace with this mix of studies, delivering substantial scholarship to close out his senior year. “I am currently working on my […]
By Randall Brown Three faculty members from the UT College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) presented in the closing session for the 2023-2024 Research Development Academy (RDA), which empowers faculty to advance in research, scholarship, and/or creative activities in a collegial environment with supportive guidance. Assistant Professors Shinnerrie Jackson, Department of Theatre; DeLisa Hawkes, Africana […]
