The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has received a $750,000 grant for East Tennessee Works (ETW), a regional green jobs initiative focused on Knoxville’s inner-city and rural Southern Appalachia communities.

UT College of Arts and Sciences faculty, staff, and campus and community colleagues gathered Thursday, October 17 to celebrate the 2024 Alumni and Philanthropy Awards, honoring the exceptional achievements and contributions of Volunteers for Life whose dedication and generosity help shape the future of the college and its students.

Sci-fi movies can help escape reality to better understand it. Coneyl Jay/The Image Bank via Getty Images Harry F. Dahms, University of Tennessee Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from… Read more: Harry Dahms in ‘The Conversation’: Studying science fiction films can help students understand the power societies have to shape our lives

An 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

Professors 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

We 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