Know Another Language? Join Conversation Partners
The English Language Institute is seeking volunteers to serve in its Conversation Partners program.
Students Gain New Perspectives from Visit to Cuba
A group of freshmen from UT’s Haslam College of Business spent part of their winter break in Cuba. They returned not only with fun memories, but also cultural insights that will help them as they continue their studies. The students were in the 2016 First-Year Experience in Cuba program, which seeks to engage business students
Celebrate Chinese New Year at Festival on Campus Sunday
The 2017 East Tennessee Chinese New Year Festival, co-hosted by UT’s Confucius Institute and the UT Chinese Students and Scholars Association, will be held 3:30–5:30 p.m. Sunday, February 5.
Top Five Reasons You Should Study Abroad
If you talk to anyone who has studied abroad, chances are they will tell you their experience was life-changing and well worth any of the obstacles they may have faced. In case you need any more convincing, here are our top five reasons why you should study abroad. Build your resume and develop valuable skills
Seven UT Students Awarded Gilman International Scholarship to Study Abroad
Seven UT students are among the more than 850 American undergraduate students from 359 colleges and universities across the country selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship. The scholarship, sponsored by the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, allows students to study or intern abroad during the spring
Center for International Education Awards Study Abroad Scholarships for Spring 2017 Semester
The Center for International Education awarded 124 undergraduate students Study Abroad Undergraduate scholarships totaling $152,500 for the spring 2017 semester and spring break study abroad programs. This highly successful scholarship program is made possible by student fees and donations. The Undergraduate Study Abroad Scholarship is merit and need based and ranges in value from $750
Judaic Studies Program to Host Israeli Film Festival, Lecture January 22–23
A visiting scholar will lead discussions related to an Israeli film festival and give a lecture January 22–23.
McClung Museum to Host Free Family Programs Celebrating Chinese New Year
The McClung Museum will host a family fun day celebrating the Chinese New Year from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Humanities Center Begins ‘Conversations and Cocktails’ Spring Series January 10
The Humanities Center kicks off its annual Conversations and Cocktails series on Tuesday.
Holy Batcave! Personal Sighting Leads Dinets to New Data on Spectral Bat
Spectral bats, also called false vampire bats for their imposing size—a wingspan of over three feet—are the largest bats in the Americas and typically roost in trees in lowland forests. Vladimir Dinets, UT research assistant professor of psychology, has discovered evidence that the species also can live in caves and is more adaptable than previously
Entrepreneurial Journalism Students Challenge Extremism
Students in an entrepreneurial journalism course this fall participated in an international competition to create a social media campaign and strategy to instruct young journalists on how to responsibly report instances of extremism. The campaign was co-sponsored by the US Department of State and Facebook. The UT students came up with the “Report Responsibly” campaign,
Four UT Students Receive Council on International Educational Exchange Grants
Four students have been awarded a combined total of $35,000 in grants from the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) to help fund their participation in CIEE Open Campus programs for the spring 2017 semester.