English Professor Co-authors Book on Suffrage Movement
UT English department professor Michael Keene has co-authored a book on the techniques used by suffragist Alice Paul to draw public attention to the cause of women’s right to vote.
UT English department professor Michael Keene has co-authored a book on the techniques used by suffragist Alice Paul to draw public attention to the cause of women’s right to vote.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is the nation’s first university certified for its green cleaning practices. The certification, granted by the Green Seal organization — the nation’s leading environmental certifier — puts UT at the forefront of efforts to make the work of campus cleaning an environmentally friendly process.
Joseph V. Carcello, UT’s Ernst & Young professor of accounting and the director of research for the UT Corporate Governance Center, was reappointed to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Standing Advisory Group.
"In speaking at the Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s first round of budget hearings, Gov. Phil Bredesen emphasized higher education as a top priority. He also spoke of his vision for transforming the University of Tennessee, Knoxville into a major, national research university. This presents UT with both a challenge and an unprecedented opportunity."
Bruce Bursten, UT Arts and Sciences dean and president-elect of the American Chemical Society, was featured in an article in Chemical and Engineering News on the designation of Jamestown, Viriginia, as a National Historic Chemical Landmark. Analyses of soil samples at Jamestown archaeological sites show evidence of copper-based metallurgy and metalworking by the European settlers,
John Antun, director of the UT Culinary Institute and assistant professor in the department of retail, hospitality and tourism management, is on the cover of this month’s City View magazine. He is featured in the cover article about Knoxville’s top chefs.
Michael Knight, UT associate professor of creative writing, has a new fiction book out just in time for the holidays. "The Holiday Season" is a book of two novellas published by Grove Press and recently complimented in a New York Times book review.
Joseph V. Carcello, the Ernst & Young professor and the director of research for the UT Corporate Governance Center, recently has been reappointed to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s (PCAOB) Standing Advisory Group.
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is the nation’s first university certified for its green cleaning practices. The certification, granted by the Green Seal organization — the nation’s leading environmental certifier — puts UT at the forefront of efforts to make the work of campus cleaning an environmentally friendly process.
Terrell Strayhorn, assistant professor of higher education, adjunct assistant professor of sociology and special assistant to Provost Robert Holub, was awarded a competitive grant from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to support his work on improving the academic performance of ‘at-risk’ students.
The Office of the Provost has announced the online release of the inaugural issue of a new campus-wide publication, Retention Research (R2). This first issue presents key findings from a study of UT students and offers some best practices for increasing retention rates.
The public and university community are invited to a special forum to discuss the importance of planning in the city’s future. The Knoxville Urban Design Forum, Planning, Do We Need It?, will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Knoxville Downtown Studio, 500 S. Gay St.