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.
Two seniors will travel to Ankara, Turkey and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to learn languages considered crucial to the United States’ future security and stability.
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.
UT concluded the spring semester celebrating more than 5,250 graduates over three days and 11 commencement ceremonies.
Five faculty members have been named Fulbright Scholars. Their research will take place in the Czech Republic, Finland, Nepal, and South Africa.
UT will host 11 commencement ceremonies May 20–22 for spring and summer 2022 graduates in Thompson-Boling Arena.
Fourteen UT students and recent graduates have been selected for Fulbright student awards. Three students were named alternates.
Faculty, staff, and students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, were recognized for outstanding achievements during the Academic Honors Banquet and the Chancellor’s Honors Banquet.
Nearly 160 junior and senior Army ROTC cadets from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, led a five-day comprehensive training program at Fort Knox, Kentucky, for cadets from four Tennessee universities.
UT researchers will team up with community members to map urban heat islands and collect the data necessary to protect disproportionately affected communities.
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.
Ten Vols were recognized with the Torchbearer award, UT’s highest undergraduate honor.
UT professor is part of a team studying subterranean biodiversity associated with lava tubes in Hawaii.