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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.
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Writing from a Blue Flame
UT Knoxville alumna Monica Brashears' gothic novel named as one of the best books in 2023.
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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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Carried in His Heart
UT Libraries purchased Beauford Delaney’s personal archives to bring the Harlem Renaissance painter home.
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Whispering Truth
A UT Martin and UT College of Law graduate stood on the wings of a stage this summer to witness…
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Expressions of Art on UT Campuses
A collection of photos showing UT Students across UT campuses performing and participating in various art forms.
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Making Beautiful Music
Band members from across the UT System found it life changing and now they help change others’ lives.
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Alumni Invention to Help Surgery Patients
Lia Winter and Preston Dishner refined their innovative medical device throughout their time in the MS–MBA program at UT Knoxville.
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Art Unfenced
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down indoor galleries in France, Paula Temple took her talents to the streets and opened…
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Loosening the Grip on the Big Life Plan
Erin Zammett Ruddy learned some life skills in her 20s that also helped her face the pandemic. Just don’t ask…
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Welcome to the UT Family
How UT's campuses and academic program prepared five Class of 2020 graduates.
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The Odd and Rare
Celebrate UT Knoxville’s 225 year with treasures from the UT Libraries’ Special Collections.
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Ninth Chancellor Appointed
Donde Plowman has returned to UT Knoxville to serve as the campus’ ninth chancellor.
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Make ’Em Laugh
An excerpt from Carl Wolfson's Slide!, a tragicomedy about the 1964 Philadelphia Phillies team collapse as well as about Wolfson,…
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Veterans Resource Center Opens
The new center provides student veterans with a place to study, socialize and find access to various campus services.
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A Broken Life Becomes Art
After a car hit him while he rode his bicycle, he thought his dreams of a wife, family and music—along…
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Silencing the Sneer
Since the sixth grade, this novelist dealt with anxiety, self-doubt and depression. After she crumpled under its weight, she found…