When Evan Shannon was in middle school, two social studies units made a lasting impression: religion and the ancient world. This spring he graduated 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 in library sciences […]
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 […]
by Randall Brown Walter Isaac shares his life experience and education with UT students across an array of course subjects, from African and African American studies to Jewish and religious studies and philosophy. A lecturer in the Department of Africana Studies, he brings to the university a unique background as a scholar and African American […]
The College of Arts and Sciences hosted its annual Faculty Convocation March 25, 2024, at the UT Conference Center in Downtown Knoxville. Faculty from across the college received awards for excellence in teaching and advising, academic outreach, research and creative activity, and more. Congratulations to all the award recipients on your outstanding service to our […]
Patrick Grzanka, professor in the Department of Psychology, will serve as the inaugural divisional dean for social sciences in the UT College of Arts and Sciences. Grzanka joined the Department of Psychology in 2014, and during his first semester, he co-founded the Intersectionality Community of Scholars, an interdisciplinary network of faculty across the university who […]
