Celebrating Black History Month on Rocky Top
UT is recognizing Black History Month throughout February with a series of virtual and in-person events.
UT Hosts Record Number of Students at High School Ethics Bowl
UT hosted its 10th annual Tennessee High School Ethics Bowl this past Saturday, February 2, with 115 high school students from 16 high schools across the state competing.
Grad Student Selected 2019 National Humanities Without Walls Fellow
Graduate student Jeffrey Pannekoek was chosen as the first representative of UT as a predoctoral fellow at a summer workshop organized by Humanities Without Walls.
‘Ordeal of Appalachia’ Kicks off Humanities Center’s Spring Lecture Series
The spring portion of the UT Humanities Center’s 2018–19 Distinguished Visiting Scholars Lecture Series kicks off January 29 with Steven Stoll’s “The Ordeal of Appalachia.”
Visiting Scholar to Speak on Using the Arts for Social Change
Deborah Wong, an ethnomusicologist and professor from the University of California, Riverside, is the next speaker in the UT Humanities Center’s 2018-19 Distinguished Visiting Scholars Lecture Series.
Banjo Lecture, Live Music Kick Off Humanities Center Series
The banjo as an iconic American instrument has been part of a wide range of musical traditions.
WATE Highlights East Tennessee History Day
Nearly 250 students from around the region took part in the 2017 East Tennessee History Day, a competition that gives young people a chance to demonstrate their knowledge of history through research. WATE-TV Channel 6 highlighted the competition.
UT to Honor 18th-Century Author with AustenFest
Travel back in time to the 18th century and visit with Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy as UT celebrates AustenFest April 5–7.
Humanities Center’s ‘Conversations and Cocktails’ Series Continues
The Humanities Center continues its Conversations and Cocktails series at 6 p.m. Tuesday, February 21.
Humanities Center’s Heffernan Retiring; Endowment Named in His Honor
A new endowment that will support the academic pursuits of graduate students in the humanities has been named in honor of Tom Heffernan, retiring director of the UT Humanities Center.
UT to Host Tennessee High School Ethics Bowl February 4
Teams from thirteen high schools will compete in the eighth annual Tennessee High School Ethics Bowl on Saturday, February 4.
Humanities Center Begins ‘Conversations and Cocktails’ Spring Series January 10
The Humanities Center kicks off its annual Conversations and Cocktails series on Tuesday.