The Conversation: Teaching positive psychology skills at school may be one way to help student mental health and happiness
Science has shown that people can adopt strategies to feel happier.
The Conversation: ‘You reach a point where you have nothing. You will just die.’ – in East African Refugee Camps, Food Scarcity Is a Mortal Concern
Refugees in Central and East Africa have watched their food rations be cut to unsustainably low levels.
The Conversation: Why Franklin, Washington and Lincoln Considered American Democracy an Experiment – and Were Unsure if It Would Survive
The experiment of American democracy will never be finished so long as the promise of equality and liberty for all remains anywhere unfulfilled.
The Conversation: How Sacred Images in Many Asian Cultures Incorporate Divine Presence and Make Them Come ‘Alive’
Inanimate objects are believed to transform not only into sacred things but also into active, living beings who can see, hear, taste and respond to the concerns of those who worship them.
The Conversation: Gettysburg Tells the Story of More Than a Battle − the Military Park Shows What National ‘Reconciliation’ Looked Like for Decades after the Civil War
National Park management policy treats commemorative works as historic features reflecting “the knowledge, attitudes, and tastes of the persons who designed and placed them.”
The Conversation: Thanksgiving Stories Gloss Over the History of US Settlement on Native Lands
While settler colonial policies can include genocide, they take many forms.
‘You Might Be Right’ Podcast Celebrates Third Season
The podcast from UT’s Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs wrapped up its third season Nov. 7.
The Conversation: What Is Intersectionality? A Scholar of Organizational Behavior Explains
Intersectionality refers to the intertwining of different identities such as class, gender and age.
UT and Cherokee Health Systems Seek to Grow Innovative Health Partnership
The collaboration between UT and CHS advances health-related workforce development, equity in clinical practice, and community well-being in Tennessee through innovation and discovery.
The Conversation: Palestinian Christians and Muslims Have Lived Together in the Region for Centuries — and Several Were Killed Recently While Sheltering in the Historic Church of Saint Porphyrius
Christian and Muslim communities have been neighbors in the area around Gaza for over 1,300 years.
The Conversation: Birds, Worms, Rabbits: Francis of Assisi Was Said to Have Loved Them All — but Today’s Pet Blessings on His Feast Day Might Have Seemed Strange to the 13th-Century Saint
St. Francis and his fellow friars did not embrace the idea of pets, but he did promote harmony among animals and humans.
The Conversation: I love swords, so I designed a course on how to use them to succeed in life
The class involves the various techniques of using the sword.