- UT Team Moves Forward in Green Jobs Regional ChallengeAn interdisciplinary team of UT Knoxville faculty members has moved forward in the Jobs for the Future (JFF) Quality Green Jobs Regional Challenge. The challenge seeks to invest nearly $5… Read more: UT Team Moves Forward in Green Jobs Regional Challenge
- Brown, Presser Honored at Annual College Faculty ConvocationProfessors Michelle Brown and Lois Presser received awards for excellence in research and outstanding teaching during the 2023 College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Convocation. Michelle Brown, Professor Excellence in… Read more: Brown, Presser Honored at Annual College Faculty Convocation
- Presser Named Distinguished Humanities ProfessorWe are proud to highlight a UT sociology first: Lois Presser was named Distinguished Professor in the Humanities. The professorship recognizes “extraordinary and ongoing achievements by senior scholars in the… Read more: Presser Named Distinguished Humanities Professor
- Shefner Named College’s First-Ever Herbert Family Professor of ExcellenceProfessor Jon Shefner was named the Herbert Family Professor of Excellence in August 2023. He is the first scholar in the College of Arts and Sciences to hold this endowed… Read more: Shefner Named College’s First-Ever Herbert Family Professor of Excellence
- Jalata Named Betty Lynn Hendrickson ProfessorProfessor Asafa Jalata was named the Betty Lynn Hendrickson Professor by the College of Arts and Sciences in August 2023. This endowed professorship is given biannually to a faculty member… Read more: Jalata Named Betty Lynn Hendrickson Professor
- New Faculty Join UT Sociology in 2023Name: Natasha Patrice Ellis, PhDTitle: LecturerEducation: Doctorate, University of Tennessee (sociology with a concentration in critical race and ethnic studies and environmental sociology); master’s degree, Clark Atlanta University (sociology); bachelor’s… Read more: New Faculty Join UT Sociology in 2023