Education

UT Martin's rocket team pictured with an 8 foot rocket called "Skyhawk Screamer"

Rocketing Up

UT Martin’s rocket team members show off their entry in an international competition.

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

Game On!

In some classrooms, learning really is fun and games.

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Angela Ammerman teaches Thai children the proper way to hold the violin bow.

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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Randy Boyd at the 2019 State of the University Address

A message from the interim president

UT Promise is an opportunity for UT to take a lead role in ensuring students can achieve their dreams of…

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UT’s Economic Impact Tops $9 Billion

The University of Tennessee announced an estimated economic impact of $9.094 billion across the state for fiscal year 2017.

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

The Family Business

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

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UT students from all campuses

Funding Their Futures: UTAA Awards Scholarships, Impacts Dreams

The UT Alumni Association’s Fund for the Future provided $398,000 in scholarships, faculty support and legislative internships for the 2018-19…

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corn harvesting equipment in West Tennessee

Agricultural Business Degree Added

This is UT Martin's 18th bachelor’s degree program and expands the previous agricultural business concentration under the general agriculture degree.

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Left to right, UT Extension Agent Carrie Joyner, 4-H volunteer C.J. Bryson and Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas teach children about illegal and legal substances during Health Rocks. a 4-H program

Health Rocks

With the opioid epidemic killing more than 100 people in our nation daily, the UT Institute of Agriculture is fighting…

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

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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Al Roker hosts the Today Show at Neyland Stadium during a world recordbreaking event on March 29, 2017.

Vols Break World Record

Thanks to the participation of 4,223 volunteers, UT Knoxville set the Guinness World Record title for the largest human letter…

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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…

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Dr. Laura Wheat

Coping with Disaster

Dr. Laura Wheat, assistant professor of counselor education, is proud that many of her students in the immediate wake of…

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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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Commencement at UT Chattanooga

It’s Tassel Time in Tennessee

After 20 years and watching tens of thousands turn the tassels, I still appreciate what a milestone moment graduation is.

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Tiffany Carpenter on the Marting quad

Making the Decision, Taking the Leap

Juggling work, motherhood and online grad school

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illustration of a orange rocket ship blasting across a city skyline

Degree of Confidence

UT economists acknowledge the wise investment today’s graduates have made in their futures

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Jake Bynum and daughter Ella in the Tennsee Soybean Festival parade in 2014

A Sense of Place and Community

UT Martin prepared and inspired Tennessee’s youngest county mayor to run for office.

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Joshua Light

Fulfilling a Passion, Making a Difference

If you told Joshua Light a few years ago that he would have a nursing degree and a good job…

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Rosie Riley

Higher Education Leads to Higher Calling

When Rosie Ann Riley received a doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of…

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Maddy and Mathilde

Mom Sacrifices Time With Her Daughter Toward Brighter Future For Them Both

For nearly a year, 2,570 miles separated Madeleine Beatty from her 5-year-old daughter, Mathilde.

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Blake Thomas and business partner Helen Shafer in coffee shop

Blake Thomas Finds What He’s Looking For in ‘Tiny House’

Blake Thomas wasn’t looking for fame or fortune but rather passion and purpose.

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Harold Depriest

Powered by UTC MBA, Utility Executive Turns Chattanooga into ‘Gig City’

Chattanooga became the first city anywhere in the Western Hemisphere to offer 10-gigabit-per-second Internet service to all residents and businesses.

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