Three Professors Selected to Participate in Diplomacy Lab Program
Three UT professors have been accepted to the US Department of State’s Diplomacy Lab for spring 2018—Stuart Brotman, Devendra Dilip Potnis, and Sam Swan.
Students to Collaborate with ESPNU For Western Carolina Game
Sixteen journalism and electronic media students will be assisting with the production of Saturday’s game, courtesy of ESPNU’s Campus Connection, a program designed to give viewers the latest student-generated news from college campuses around the country.
Students’ Work Filmed In Croatia to Air Easter Sunday
Four students who spent two weeks in Croatia in March produced a thirty-minute program while they were abroad. It will air on WBIR on Easter Sunday, April 20. The program will be part of the UT TODAY show that airs at 11:30 a.m. The students’ trip was part of an exchange funded by a US
Student-Produced News Program Starts Twentieth Season
Students in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media are “learning by doing” as they produce a weekly news program called UT Today for WBIR-TV Channel 10 in Knoxville. The half-hour program begins its twentieth season on Sunday, March 9, at 11:30 a.m. UT Today was named the best student newscast in the state by
Journalism Professor Awarded Fulbright Grant to Teach in Ethiopia
Sam Swan, professor of journalism and electronic media and director of internationalization and outreach in the College of Communication and Information, has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant to teach this summer at two universities in Ethiopia. This is the second Fulbright grant Swan has received in the last year. He taught at the
Four Professors Named Fulbright Scholars
Four professors are spanning the globe as Fulbright Scholars this year. Michelle Commander, David Fox, Sarah Lowe, and Sam Swan were chosen based on their leadership and academic merits and their abilities to teach, conduct research, and contribute to solutions for shared international concerns. The Fulbright Program is a prestigious international exchange initiative that awards
‘UT Today’ Launches 17th Season on WBIR-TV
Students in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media at UT Knoxville are again producing a unique television news magazine program broadcast on Knoxville’s WBIR-TV each spring. This is the 17th year that UT Knoxville and WBIR have worked together to provide viewers with an inside view of UT. “UT Today” airs at 1 p.m.
23 UT Students Team Up with Pros in Communications Mentoring Program
Twenty-three female students in the College of Communication and Information at UT Knoxville have been paired with cable telecommunications professionals in a mentoring program. The program is sponsored by the local chapter of Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) and supported by local businesses, including Scripps Networks and RIVR Media.