UT Hosts Events Celebrating Black History Month
Throughout February, UT will host a variety of events around campus in honor of Black History Month.
McClung Museum to Open Exhibition Centering Native Voices and Contemporary Art
“Homelands: Connecting to Mounds Through Native Art” Debuts January 25, 2025
McClung Museum Receives Terra Foundation for American Art Grant to Support Native American Mound Exhibition
The McClung Museum’s exhibition, opening in 2025, is part of an effort to change perceptions and educate audiences about the mound on the UT campus by centering Native perspectives and interpretations.
Luce Foundation Grant to Support New Exhibition on Mound
The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, received a $300,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation to support the exhibition, a related website, educational outreach, and programming for “A Sense of Indigenous Place: Native American Voices and the Mound at University of Tennessee.” The exhibition will be presented
Celebrating Black History Month on Rocky Top
UT is recognizing Black History Month throughout February with a series of virtual and in-person events.
Campus to Celebrate Frieson Black Cultural Center, Multicultural Student Life Anniversaries
This year’s Black History Month celebration marks milestone anniversaries for the Frieson Black Cultural Center and the Office of Multicultural Student Life.
Graduate and Supermom Perseveres in the Face of Obstacles
On November 15, the night before Garth Brooks’s sold-out concert inside Neyland Stadium, Ashley Humphrey stood a few feet away from the singer during his sound check, waiting to ask for a favor. “Garth, will you sign my graduation cap?” she shouted during a pause in the music.
Writing Center to Be Named for Judi Herbert
More than 50 years ago, Judi Herbert graduated from UT with a bachelor’s degree in English. On Friday, October 11, the Writing Center, housed in UT’s College of Arts and Sciences, will be dedicated in recognition of her long history of support for the center and the university.
Harjo Named US Poet Laureate
As the John C. Hodges Chair of Excellence in the UT Department of English, Professor Joy Harjo encouraged her students to pay attention to the details of life in order to develop the craft to speak and write with knowledge, compassion, and fluency.
In Memoriam: Kristi Larkin Havens
Kristi Larkin Havens, lecturer and administrator in the Department of English, passed away April 29.
Professor Named Chancellor of Academy of American Poets
Joy Harjo, the John C. Hodges Chair of Excellence in English, has been appointed to the Board of Chancellors for the Academy of American Poets.
Kallet Named City of Knoxville Poet Laureate
Mayor Madeline Rogero named Marilyn Kallet Poet Laureate for the City of Knoxville in a ceremony in June.