Arts & Culture

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UTC Chancellor Notes 50-Year Milestone With UT System

Chancellor Steve Angle celebrated the university's anniversaries, achievements and success before a standing-room only crowd in September.

Donde Plowman
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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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UTC Offers Program to Assist Military Spouses

Military spouses can receive financial assistance to attend UTC.

Ryan Windeknecht walks around his philosophy classroom with an oversize yellow notepad
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Game On!

In some classrooms, learning really is fun and games.

Angela Ammerman teaches Thai children the proper way to hold the violin bow.
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A More Musical World

UT Martin music education professor Angela Ammerman's life was changed after teaching violin to orphans in Thailand.

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“What Made Maddy Run”

Kate Fagan, former ESPN sports journalist and author spoke at UT Martin's Skyhawk Fieldhouse in February.

Riley Toll
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Making Makers

From labs to clubs to Hodges Library, UT Knoxville makes spaces for makers.

David Harman
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The Maker City

UT alumnus David Harman helps drive Knoxville’s creative space.

Chris McDonald in his Nashville studio.
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The Music Maker

Chris McDonald found his calling at a young age. Or, rather, his calling found him.

Glenn Draper in his office with memories of his career as a choral director in 2016.
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The Family Business

Glenn Draper didn’t just train singers, he built a legacy.

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The Last Word

Make ’Em Laugh

An excerpt from Carl Wolfson's Slide!, a tragicomedy about the 1964 Philadelphia Phillies team collapse as well as about Wolfson, his family and the city.

Alumni Association

Alumni Snapshots: Fall 2018

Tennessee Alumni, students, and employees around the state.

An attendee of the grand opening of the UT Knoxville Veterans Resource Center salutes the flag.
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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.

David Platillero onstage at the Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville
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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 with the ability to walk—lost forever. Yet, as one person says, “The tragedy that broke him, built him.”

Sally Kirkpatrick
The Last Word

Silencing the Sneer

Since the sixth grade, this novelist dealt with anxiety, self-doubt and depression. After she crumpled under its weight, she found her way through.

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Solar Garden Sculpture Dedication

Ten students in the departments of engineering and visual and theater arts collaborated in designing the Solar Garden, which was funded by university donor Bill Blankenship.

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Fake News Becomes A Real Story

A UT Chattanooga researcher studies relationship between fact and perception.

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Smoky Mountain Stories

UT Press captures a national park’s history.

A large UT icon, made up of tiny images of UT staff, faculty, students, and alumni
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We Are One

We are the University of Tennessee.

Jose Barbarosa loads up produce from the Teaching and Learning Garden.
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Teaching and Learning Garden Puts Down Roots

Students in the UTC College of Arts and Sciences have been putting down roots in the community— literally.

cover of Robert Proffitt's bok
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A Physician’s Journey

Dr. Robert Proffitt has written the story of his interactions and lessons learned with the famous and not-so-famous in his lifelong family practice.

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Ancient Harvest

Want to try some sumpweed?

collage of images from the 30s, 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s
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Historic Timeline and Memorable Moments: 1917 – 2017

Noteworthy, events, people and moments from the past century