Historic Timeline and Memorable Moments: 1917 – 2017
Noteworthy, events, people and moments from the past century
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.
New Years and Old Ones
Three UT students, a Lincoln Continental and a long trip to Texas
Big On Tradition
Tradition, reputation—and we’ll just go ahead and say it—football are some reasons students choose UT Knoxville.
Honoring a Legend
Pat Summitt's legacy will forever be enshrined on the UT Knoxville campus with the addition of the Pat Summitt Plaza, which was dedicated in November 2013.
Eyes on LaFollette
Student photojournalism project in small-town Tennessee celebrates 20 years.
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 of being limited to our neighbors, we can share things with people all over the world.
Construction for the Future
In just a year, UT Knoxville students will call the Fred D. Brown Residence Hall their new home away from home.
Funny Lady
From Saturday Night Live to the silver screen, Paula Pell hits the comedy jackpot.
The Warrior Poets
The author and the soldier live in different worlds, but sometimes those worlds collide. On rare occasions, pen and sword are both wielded deftly by the same hand.
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 in November, lives in Knoxville and enjoys talking about his days as a reporter and editor.
Southern Scribe
Mississippi native Minrose Gwin (Knoxville ’67, ‘83) tells the Tennessee Alumnus about the inspiration for her new book Remembering Medgar Evers, Writing the Long Civil Rights Movement.
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 way that yeast bread is not.
The Birth of Bonnaroo
Born and raised in Knoxville, Ashley Capps began promoting shows in the late 1970s as a hobby. He has since become one of the most respected promoters in the music business.
Called to Broadway
Laura Beth Wells’ dream of being a stage actress started in Knoxville when she was a fourth-grader watching Peter Pan at the Clarence Brown Theatre on campus.
Great Grammar
Did you know that the Harbrace Handbook, the best selling college textbook ever, was born in Knoxville?
Continents Collide
Learn how natural forces created and continue to shape mountains across the globe at the Frank H. McClung Museum at UT Knoxville.
