Arts & Culture

photomontage of Andy Holt, Dale Dickey, and Cormac McCarthy

And You Thought They Were UT Alumni…

Meet a few of UT’s favorite adopted sons and daughters who put their stamps on the university.

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Todd Shelton pictured in his factory

Designer & Manufacturer

Todd Shelton builds a menswear business

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The Dirty Guv'nahs perform at the Bijou theater in Knoxville

Southern Gentlemen

Friendships made at UT led to formation of rock band The Dirty Guv'nahs

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a Lincoln Continental

New Years and Old Ones

Three UT students, a Lincoln Continental and a long trip to Texas

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Student ambassador Sarah Strong stands in front of The Rock, which bears daily spray-painted messages.

Big On Tradition

Tradition, reputation—and we’ll just go ahead and say it—football are some reasons students choose UT Knoxville.

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John Hodges

Life in the Delta

John Hodges shares insights as son of a sharecropper

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Pat Summitt Plaza dedication

Honoring a Legend

Pat Summitt's legacy will forever be enshrined on the UT Knoxville campus with the addition of the Pat Summitt Plaza,…

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Eyes on LaFollette

Eyes on LaFollette

Student photojournalism project in small-town Tennessee celebrates 20 years.

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Journey of Life and Letters

Jon Manchip White was an author, screenwriter and spy.

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Sharing is Good

The “sharing economy” or “collaborative consumption” is giving age-old ideas like renting, bartering and swapping a 21st-century makeover. Now, instead…

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Construction for the Future

In just a year, UT Knoxville students will call the Fred D. Brown Residence Hall their new home away from…

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Funny Lady

From Saturday Night Live to the silver screen, Paula Pell hits the comedy jackpot.

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The Warrior Poets

The Warrior Poets

The author and the soldier live in different worlds, but sometimes those worlds collide. On rare occasions, pen and sword…

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On the Record: World War II to Watergate

A 1936 graduate of UT Knoxville, newsman Walter Pulliam covered major events of the 20th century. Pulliam, who turned 99…

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Southern Scribe

Mississippi native Minrose Gwin (Knoxville ’67, ‘83) tells the Tennessee Alumnus about the inspiration for her new book Remembering Medgar…

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The Effect of Cornmeal

The Effect of Cornmeal

Later I understood why: Cornmeal is in your bones, y’all. It’s part of surviving in war and peace in a…

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Ashley Capps

The Birth of Bonnaroo

Born and raised in Knoxville, Ashley Capps began promoting shows in the late 1970s as a hobby. He has since…

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Called to Broadway

Laura Beth Wells’ dream of being a stage actress started in Knoxville when she was a fourth-grader watching Peter Pan…

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Great Grammar

Great Grammar

Did you know that the Harbrace Handbook, the best selling college textbook ever, was born in Knoxville?

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Continents Collide

Continents Collide

Learn how natural forces created and continue to shape mountains across the globe at the Frank H. McClung Museum at…

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Windows to Heaven Icon

Windows to Heaven

Museum displays Russian icons.

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Books in Common

Books in Common

Henrietta Lacks, Boy Who Harnessed the Wind have students talking.

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Come to Pregame Showcase

Come to Pregame Showcase

Before 2011 Vol home football games, you can learn about music, science, and a whole lot more.

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