Marine Alumnus, Honorary Degree Recipient to Participate in Bush Funeral
Alumnus Master Sgt. Kevin Bennear and Jon Meacham, a 2017 honorary degree recipient, will participate in former President George H. W. Bush’s State Funeral.
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.
Cinema Studies Professor to Premiere Film at Sundance
A film by School of Art Associate Professor Paul Harrill, Light From Light, will make its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival taking place in Park City, Utah, from January 24 to February 3, 2019.
Meet Grant Rigney, UT’s Eighth Rhodes Scholar
UT senior and recently named Rhodes Scholar, Grant Rigney answers a few questions about himself and his plans for the future.
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.
‘A Christmas Carol’ Cast to Perform Holiday Songs at Museum
The McClung Museum will host an afternoon of holiday-themed activities, highlighted by caroling with cast members from “A Christmas Carol.”
Alumni Honored at Annual Haslam College of Business Gala
The Haslam College of Business toasted the achievements of three alumni and one corporate partner at its 10th annual Alumni Awards Gala on November 9.
A Christmas Carol Returns for 12th Consecutive Year
The longest-running production in the history of UT’s Clarence Brown Theatre returns on November 28 as A Christmas Carol premieres on the theater’s mainstage.
McClung Museum to Serve as a Toys for Tots Drop-Off Location
This holiday season the Museum Store at UT’s McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture will serve as a drop-off location for Toys for Tots, a US Marine Corps program providing gifts to children whose parents cannot afford to buy them presents.
Grant Rigney is UT’s Eighth Rhodes Scholar
UT senior Grant Rigney has been named a 2019 Rhodes scholar—the eighth in University of Tennessee, Knoxville, history.
Let’s Hear It for the Trees! UT Named a Tree Campus USA
Last month, for the first time ever, UT was recognized as a 2017 Tree Campus USA by the Arbor Day Foundation.
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Big Orange Give Reaches Record Goal of $2 Million in One Day
UT reached its goal of raising $2 million in one day during Big Orange Give, the 24-hour giving campaign held November 14, with more than $2.1 million in donations.