Celebrating Graduate and Professional Students
Hosted by the Graduate School and other campus partners, various events and engagement opportunities will take place all week to spotlight UT’s graduate students and the incredible work they do.
UT Earns Best Graduate Schools Designation from U.S. News and World Report
UT earned a US News Best Graduate Schools designation for its multiple highly ranked graduate programs in the 2022 US News and World Report.
UT Graduate Business Programs Earn Three Rankings
Three graduate programs in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Haslam College of Business—two executive MBA programs for health care professionals and the full-time MBA program—have risen among rankings in their fields.
Graduate Thrives As Educator With Help from Student Emergency Fund
For David Leventhal, the coronavirus pandemic hit during an already challenging time. The Student Emergency Fund and Center for Career Development and Academic Exploration helped him navigate a tough situation to become a full-time teacher.
Graduate Programs See Increase in Enrollment, Student Interaction
The Graduate School at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, hasn’t let the pandemic stop it from having record enrollment and increased interaction with students.
UT Leads Country in DoE Science Graduate Student Research Awards
Two graduate students have received Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) awards. Since 2014, UT ranks number one in the country for SCGSR awards.
UT Graduate Programs Earn National Rankings
Several colleges and programs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, earned recognition from U.S. News and World Report in its 2021 graduate school rankings.
UT Celebrates Graduate Education Week February 9–15
Graduate students are being recognized across the state this week as part of Graduate Education Week, designated as February 9–15, 2020, in a proclamation from Governor Bill Lee.
PhD Student Follows in Her Father’s Footsteps
Conny Sidi Kazungu remembers hearing her dad’s voice on the other end of the phone and exhaling. Only minutes earlier, she had heard the blast from her home. Suicide bombers in trucks parked outside the US Embassy in Nairobi had exploded, killing more than 200 people.
Grad Student Wins Research Award to Have KSO Musicians Play His Works
At 46, in the midst of a successful career as a commercial musician, music director, teacher, and performer, Dennis Belisle decided to enroll in UT’s School of Music to pursue a new dream—being a composer.
From Body Casts to Butterflies, Graduate Student Spreads Beauty through Art
Body-cast sculptures. More than 5,000 handcrafted butterflies. A page-by-page illustration for a classic novel.
Five PhD Students Named Tennessee Doctoral Fellows
Five UT doctoral students have been named Tennessee Doctoral Fellows. These prestigious awards are funded by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission and UT’s Graduate School.