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Cornel West
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West Speaks at UTC

Headlining MLK Day 2022 at UT Chattanooga, West, the commentator with opinions on race, social justice and activism, spent 90 minutes speaking and answering questions from students at UTC and Chattanooga-based schools.

UT Southern with the Boys and Girls Club
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UTS and Boys and Girls Club: An Enduring Partnership

UT Southern continues to partner with and support the Boys and Girls Club of Pulaski.

Dexter Davis pictured with his ninth cohort of students to attend and work at a Super Bowl from UT Martin.
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Students Work Super Bowl and NHL All-Star Game

The ninth cohort of UT Martin students to attend and work at a Super Bowl traveled Feb. 13 to Los Angeles to experience Super Bowl LVI.

Peter Buckley and Harley
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Welcome, Dr. Buckley!

Peter F. Buckley began his tenure as the 11th chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in February.

The Charles and Julie Wharton Large Animal Hospital
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Large Animal Hospital Named

The UT College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM) Large Animal Hospital has been named in honor of long-time benefactors Charles and the late Julie Wharton.

The Parthenon in Nashville
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TLC Provides Translation for Parthenon Visitors

Parthenon officials strive to make its audio tour accessible to all visitors.

One Health
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One Health for All

Connecting people, animals and the environment to protect health.

Samaria Grandberry stands in an outdoor cafe
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Prescribing Produce as Medicine

UTC alumna blazes trails as dietician.

A mother and father walk through a meadow joyfully with their five year old daughter
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To Be the Best They Can Be

UTHSC Center on Developmental Disabilities helps children thrive.

A woman stands at a bakery counter in a white shirt and black apron
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Enriching the Lifeblood

UT Southern mentorship program pairs established businesses with start-ups.

Shipping continers arranged in a colorful grid
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The Challenge in a Granola Bar

Defining, teaching, managing (and improving) global supply chains.

participants in masks and blindfolds assist each other in completing tasks in a leadership training activity
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A Calling as Public Servants

The Naifeh Center and Tennessee Human Resources partnership helps guide state employees.

Three researchers stand in a creek bed looking for fossils
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A Time Jump to the Past

UT Martin takes stewardship of the Coon Creek fossil site.

UT President Randy Boyd speaks to UT Knoxville ROTC cadets.
From the President

The Value of Values

Accomplishments do not happen without core values.

The Last Word

The Power of “ONE”

There is nothing more powerful and needed than the power of one.

Emma Jo Eversole greets the crowd on horseback at Dolly Parton's Stampede
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Learning the Trick

Emma Jo Eversole reaches her goal of becoming trick rider.

Be One UT
Alumni Association

Alumni Reflections

Alumni from across the UT System reflect on the Be One UT values.

Becky Spaulding coaches a job seeker at the UT almni center
Alumni Association

Connect UT

UT unites job seekers and employers.

Alumni Association

Get Involved!

Creating a network of 422,000, the UT Alumni Association serves alumni from all campuses and institutes within the UT System.

Randy Boyd and a group of locals in Fruitvale, Tennessee in front of the Everywhere You Look mural
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“Everywhere you look, UT” Tour Highlights Statewide Impact

In August 2021, UT System President Randy Boyd embarked on a mission to celebrate UT’s involvement across the state.

A group of students, alumni and officals cut the ribbon in front of two UT residence halls
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Points of Pride

A record number of Vols began their semester at UT Knoxville, topping 31,000 students.

memorial bronze sculpture dedicated to the memory of Ed Johnson
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Remembrance, Reconciliation at the Walnut Street Bridge

UT Chattanooga was involved in the dedication of bronze sculptures honoring Ed Johnson, a Black man falsely accused of rape and lynched in 1906.

Director of student life Sarah Catherine Richardson with a group of seven students at UT Southern all dressed in orange
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Students First

Admissions counselor Sharon Higgins helps first-generation students thrive.