New Years and Old Ones
Three UT students, a Lincoln Continental and a long trip to Texas
Proud and Personal
With small town charm, UT Martin is big on personal relationships between faculty and students.
Energized City and Campus
. Alumni of two different eras characterized Chattanooga as a city that promotes the entrepreneurial spirit. UTC has helped fuel…
Big On Tradition
Tradition, reputation—and we’ll just go ahead and say it—football are some reasons students choose UT Knoxville.
An East Tennessee Icon
By John W. Lacey With an easy-going demeanor and bone-dry humor, Bill Landry (Chattanooga ’72) makes everyone feel comfortable. He’s…
Honoring a Legend
Pat Summitt's legacy will forever be enshrined on the UT Knoxville campus with the addition of the Pat Summitt Plaza,…
Eyes on LaFollette
Student photojournalism project in small-town Tennessee celebrates 20 years.
Journey of Life and Letters
Jon Manchip White was an author, screenwriter and spy.
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…
Construction for the Future
In just a year, UT Knoxville students will call the Fred D. Brown Residence Hall their new home away from…
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…
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…
Southern Scribe
Mississippi native Minrose Gwin (Knoxville ’67, ‘83) tells the Tennessee Alumnus about the inspiration for her new book Remembering Medgar…
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…
The Birth of Bonnaroo
Born and raised in Knoxville, Ashley Capps began promoting shows in the late 1970s as a hobby. He has since…
Called to Broadway
Laura Beth Wells’ dream of being a stage actress started in Knoxville when she was a fourth-grader watching Peter Pan…
Photographer’s Paradise
The tens of thousands of people and hundreds of performers at Bonnaroo provide endless subjects for photographer Rob Heller, professor…
Your Bonnaroo Stories
The Tennessee Alumnus asked online readers to send their stories about going to Bonnaroo.
Desegregation Documented
Horace Traylor, UTC's first African-American to graduate, offers one of the student voices in a new documentary, Reaching the Light:…
Great Grammar
Did you know that the Harbrace Handbook, the best selling college textbook ever, was born in Knoxville?