Seniors Win Critical Language Scholarships to Study Abroad in Turkey, Kyrgyzstan
Two seniors will travel to Ankara, Turkey and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to learn languages considered crucial to the United States’ future security and stability.
Schwartz Awarded Boren Fellowship to Study Abroad
Jack Schwartz, a second-year political science PhD candidate at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, from Lambertsville, Michigan, will pursue Arabic in Amman, Jordan, with support from a Boren Fellowship.
The Conversation: Modern-Day Struggle at James Madison’s Plantation Montpelier to Include the Descendants’ Voices of the Enslaved
Once owned by James Madison, the Montpelier plantation remains a model for presenting a full depiction of the life of the former president as well as the lives of those he enslaved.
UT Receives Gallup’s 2022 Don Clifton Strengths for Students Award
UT received one of two 2022 Don Clifton Strengths for Students Awards, which recognize colleges, universities, and districts that “enable students to learn what they naturally do best and apply their strengths to thrive in school and all areas of their lives.”
Williams Named W. T. Grant Scholar
Assistant Professor of Sociology Deadric Williams is one of five new William T. Grant Scholars. The program supports the professional development of promising researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences.
How Vol Success Teams Are Helping Students Thrive
Helping UT students thrive starts with understanding and celebrating their strengths.
The Conversation: Plantations Could Be Used to Teach about US Slavery if Stories are Told Truthfully
Plantation museums could be ideal venues for students to learn about the nation’s history of race-based slavery, but only if they stop whitewashing the horrors of what took place on their grounds.
Former Vol Training At-Risk Youth to be Aviators
Steve Davis’s Tuskegee Next program is training at-risk youth to be pilots.
The Conversation: What’s Behind the Obsession over Whether Elizabeth Holmes Intentionally Lowered Her Voice?
Assistant Professor of Theatre Kathryn Cunningham explores whether Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes intentionally deepened her voice and why audiences are intrigued by it.
Professor Helps Launch New Black Travel Website
The History of Black Travel website highlights examples of African American tourism.
Librarian for Life: Alumna Uses Picture Books to Share History
Alumna Alice Faye Duncan’s passion for storytelling began during her time as a graduate teaching assistant in the School of Information Sciences.
Professor Featured in Documentary about MLK Streets
UT Geography Professor Derek Alderman featured in a documentary about MLK Streets.