Social Work Graduate Serves Students
First-generation graduate Daijah Nabors found her calling in social work and hopes to invest in students like her in the future.
Partnerships That Make a Difference: Full-Service Community Schools and Project GRAD Summer Institute
The Full-Service Community Schools program seeks to improve educational outcomes and reduce the number of high school dropouts by filling basic needs of children and their families. Project GRAD Summer Institute helps prepare students to perform well in college-level courses.
UT Renews Commitment to Project GRAD Summer Institute for Five Years
UT is renewing its commitment to Project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) and will provide $150,000 each year for the next five years for the Project GRAD Summer Institute. Representatives from UT, Project GRAD, and the Great Schools Partnership announced the continued funding for the partnership today. This year will be the Summer Institute’s thirteenth
Knox High School Students Experience College Life at UT Summer Institute
Students from Austin-East and Fulton High Schools this month studied cancer genetic markers; science, technology, engineering, and math education; and written and verbal communications as part of the UT-Project GRAD Summer Institute. The weeklong residential program, taught by UT faculty, invited 130 rising juniors and seniors to experience what it was like to live, eat,
UT Institute Gives High School Students a Taste of College Life
Students from Knox County’s Austin-East and Fulton high schools got a taste of college life last week at UT Knoxville as part of the Project GRAD Summer Institute. Taught by UT Knoxville faculty, the one-week residential workshop invites rising juniors and seniors to experience what it is like to live, eat and attend classes on