Alumni Inspire Graduates at Commencement
UT concluded the spring semester celebrating more than 5,250 graduates over three days and 11 commencement ceremonies.
Tamika Catchings, Sharon Price John to Address Graduates, Joy Harjo to Receive Honorary Doctorate
UT will host 11 commencement ceremonies May 20–22 for spring and summer 2022 graduates in Thompson-Boling Arena.
Board Approves Zero Tuition Increase for UT Knoxville
The UT Board of Trustees approved a nearly $1.35 billion budget for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus that included a zero percent tuition increase for the 2021–22 fiscal year.
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.
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.
Harjo Receives $50,000 Fellowship to Support Art that Drives Social Change
Renowned poet and UT English Professor Joy Harjo has received a prestigious fellowship to support her work in advancing social change.
Chicago Sun Times: Harjo Follows Native American Roots
Joy Harjo, professor and chair of excellence in the Department of English, is the recipient of the 2017 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize–the prestigious award that honors a living U.S. poet for outstanding lifetime achievement. The Chicago Sun Times featured Harjo and praised her for following her Native American roots. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harjo, 66,
News Sentinel: Harjo Wins $100,000 Award for Poetry
The Knoxville News Sentinel reported on news that English professor Joy Harjo was recently recognized for her work. Harjo has been awarded the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, a $100,000 prize that annually recognizes the work of a living American poet for outstanding lifetime accomplishments.
Harjo Wins Poetry Foundation’s $100,000 Literary Prize
Joy Harjo, an internationally recognized poet, musician, author, and playwright who serves on UT’s English faculty, has won one of the nation’s largest literary prizes in poetry.
Poets.org Highlights Harjo Words on Using Art to Address National Debates
Poets.org highlighted Joy Harjo’s words about how artists can use their craft to address national debates in this tweet to its 89,000 followers. Harjo is an acclaimed poet, author, musician, and a professor of English and Chair of Excellence.
Las Cruces Sun-News Highlights Harjo Efforts to Support Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Protesters
The Las Cruces Sun-News, which is part of the USA Today Network, recently highlighted the efforts of Joy Harjo to support members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as they protested a controversial pipeline project running through North Dakota.
UT’s Harjo: How Artists Can Use Their Craft to Address National Debates
When members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe began protesting a controversial pipeline project running through North Dakota, Joy Harjo used her voice and saxophone to raise awareness about the situation. Harjo, an acclaimed poet, author, musician, and a professor of English and Chair of Excellence, said artists play a crucial role in using their