Arts & Culture

Two women standing behind a table laid out with water bottles.
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Hydration for the Soul

A UT Southern poetry wellness initiative offered students water and poems during midterms, using the humanities to promote mental health, reflection, and resilience on campus.

A collage of flower photos.
Historically Speaking

Botanical Photography of Alan Heilman

The botanical photography of Alan Heilman preserves a UT Knoxville professor’s lifelong passion for plants, blending scientific expertise and artistic detail through carefully curated images.

A man and woman standing side-by-side, both wearing graduation regalia.
News and Updates

UTC Installs University’s 19th Leader

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga formally installed Chancellor Lori Mann Bruce, marking a historic leadership milestone and celebrating tradition, community, and the university’s future direction.

A man, wearing glasses and a gray suit, sits alone in a theatre filled with rows of red seats.
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Behind the Curtain

Leon Scioscia (Martin ’76) caught the bug at an early age to write plays and make a living in the theater world.

A man wearing glasses and a blue shirt sits inside a recording studio with headphones on.
News and Updates

TLC Enhances the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Experiences

Often called the Smithsonian of Country Music, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville is the world’s largest repository of country music artifacts.

AdobeStock illustration of books contained within a computer screen.
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Free to Think

Jim Fieser launched the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy in 1995, now boasting over 900 peer-reviewed articles and 7 million global visitors monthly.

Stack of novels by author William Bass.
Historically Speaking

Founder of the UTK Body Farm

UT Knoxville Professor Emeritus William Bass made history in 1981 by founding the world’s first decomposition research lab, revolutionizing forensic science.

David Sholl wearing a blue dress shirt, standing in front of a mural wall with imagery of research in action.
News and Updates

Scholl Selected as UT-ORII Executive Director

In April, David Sholl was named the executive director of the University of Tennessee-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute.

A crowd of attendees fill the Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.
News and Updates

UTK tops Attendance Records

UT Knoxville topped national attendance records across football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball events during the 2023-24 season.

A black female student wearing graduation robes and cap smiles while waiting for the commencement ceremony to begin.
News and Updates

UTS Seniors Leave Lasting Legacy

On graduation day at UT Southern, 56 seniors donned red and orange cords showing they participated in the Senior Giving Program.

Six aero engineering students stand for a photo holding up their red and blue electric motor-propelled aircraft.
News and Updates

UTM Aero Team Shines

The UT Martin aero engineering team took fifth place at the 2023-24 Society of Automotive Engineers Aero Design Competition.

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A Sacred Space

UT Southern children's literature conference continues teacher's love of students.

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Ink in the Blood

UT Martin alumnus Daniel Richardson enjoys the challenge of small-town newspapers.

Blue bookshelves completely full of multi-colored books.
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UT Leaders Share Book Lists

Leaders from the University of Tennessee share the books that have impacted them—or ones they’re reading or planning to read.

UT System President Randy Boyd reads to Union Grove Elementary School second graders in 2022.
From the President

The Stories We Share

Stories have the power to inspire, teach and connect us, and they play a vital role in shaping our understanding of the world and each other.

Artist and Educator Barry Moser (Chattanooga '62)
Historically Speaking

A Look back at Barry Moser

Chattanooga-born artist and educator Barry Moser has illustrated and designed over 300 books throughout his career.

The Last Word

Writing from a Blue Flame

UT Knoxville alumna Monica Brashears' gothic novel named as one of the best books in 2023.

From left, UTC Vice Chancellor for Access and Engagement Stacy Lightfoot, Bernice King, Ilyasah Shabazz and UTC Student Government Association President Chamyra Teasley participate in UTC MLK Day 2024.
News and Updates

UTC Celebrates MLK Day

UT Chattanooga celebrates MLK Day with daughters of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

Participants in the fifth cohort of the Executive Leadership Institute gather for their first meeting.
News and Updates

ELI Kicks off with Orientation Session

The Naifeh Center for Effective Leadership held an orientation session for the fifth cohort of the Executive Leadership Institute.

Middle and high school students took classes and studied a range of music before giving a concert during UT Southern's first music camp.
News and Updates

UTS Hosts First Summer Music Camp

Middle and high school students from Giles County and beyond participated in UT Southern’s first summer music camp in June.

News and Updates

Angela Davis Speaks to Full House

Prominent educator, author and lecturer Angela Davis highlighted UT Chattanooga Martin Luther King Day 2023 festivities, speaking to a standing-room-only crowd during a discussion titled “A Call for Civility.”

News and Updates

Fine Arts Center Reopens After Four Years of Renovations

The 456-seat Roland Hayes Concert Hall and the 256- seat Dorothy Hackett Ward Theatre are finished, and performances are returning.

Ellie and Drew Holcomb
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The Troubadour and the Songstress

Music weaves throughout this UT Knoxville couple’s story of a friendship turned to love.

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