Holidays Minus the Madness: Tips to Keep Your Sanity
The assistant director of the Early Learning Center offers these parenting tips to ensure everyone stays sane during the holidays.
Music Professor Meets with Italian Ambassador, Releases Fulbright-Inspired CD
After spending six months in Italy as a Fulbright Scholar in 2016, School of Music Associate Professor Brendan McConville will meet with Ambassador of Italy to the United States Armando Varricchio in Washington, DC, on December 11 as part of a gathering of past Fulbright Scholars.
History Class Cooks Up World’s Ancient Cuisines
Sights and smells from around the world recently filled the Panhellenic Building as students in Charles Sanft’s History of World Civilization to 1500 class shared ancient foods they prepared in their own kitchens.
Experts Suggest Young Adult Books for the Holidays
Need a book idea for your favorite young adult? The Center for Children’s and Young Adult Literature’s annual holiday book sale, center director Susan Groenke and her team make some recommendations of great reads.
W. K. McClure Scholarship Funds Record Number of Students’ International Research
The W. K. McClure Scholarship for the Study of World Affairs is a program that offers UT students awards to support research and creative projects abroad aimed at enhancing and promoting education for world responsibility.
Students Tell the Stories of East Tennessee Immigrants
Students in Rossy Toledo’s honors class in intermediate Spanish are creating StoryCorps podcasts documenting the stories of East Tennessee immigrants as part of a class project.
Eight Students Recognized at, Three Travel to Undergraduate Awards
Eight UT students have been recognized for their research projects in the 2018 Undergraduate Awards, the largest international academic awards program.
Forty Local Students Benefit from Regal Scholars Program
The Regal Scholars program, offered for the ninth year in a row, provides scholarships to 10 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 10 juniors, and 10 seniors.
Expert Says Violence, Natural Disasters Drive Immigrants to Come to America
New research gives insight into why citizens from Mexico and Central American countries attempt the treacherous journey to the United States.
Teacher Is 15th UT Alumnus to Receive $25,000 Milken Educator Award
UT alumni Shelly Gaughan was chosen as a recipient for the 2018 Milken Educator Award.
Center for the Study of War and Society Honor WWI Centennial
The Center for the Study of War and Society, in conjunction with the East Tennessee History Center, holds a day of events to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.
Students and Faculty Create Veteran Documentaries for East Tennessee PBS
East Tennessee PBS will air five microdocumentaries on area veterans created by UT School of Journalism students, Land Grant Films, and UT-licensed public radio station WUOT.