UT to Host First Amendment Panel Discussion February 27
UT’s Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy will host a panel discussion, “Understanding the First Amendment on Campus,” from 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. Monday, February 27.
WUOT To Air ‘Without a Net: Voices of the Working Poor’ December 3 through 7
WUOT, a member of NPR licensed to UT, delves into the precarious world of East Tennesseans who struggle to make ends meet in a new series, Without a Net: Voices of the Working Poor, which will air December 3 through 7.
Pregame Showcase: Philosophy Professor Talks about Authority, Citizenship
Professor and philosophy department head David Reidy will address the structure of authority in our American democracy in his presentation, “The Authority of Citizens: Its Nature and Limits,” at Saturday’s Pregame Showcase prior to the Homecoming football game which pits the Vols against Troy University.
Pregame Showcase Gives Football Game Days an Academic Kickoff
Game days feature more than football on campus. Now in its twenty-third season, the College of Arts and Science’s Pregame Showcase has been giving fans the chance to hear from esteemed UT faculty prior to each gridiron matchup. This year’s first showcase will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 8, before the home
UT Baker Center, Public Library Host Discussions of Rawls’ ‘Justice as Fairness’
The Knoxville community is invited to read John Rawls’ book, “Justice as Fairness,” and then participate in a series of group discussions beginning Jan. 25. The book events are being sponsored by the UT Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy and the Knox County Public Library.
Ready for the World: Our World in Need — UT Philosophy Professor Probes Bigger Questions about Poverty
What is poverty? When David Reidy asks his students that, he’s not looking for a number or a simple definition. He’s asking them to think about what poverty means — and how it can mean vastly different things to different people. Reidy, associate professor of philosophy and adjunct associate professor of political science at UT