Education

packed room in the UTC Guerry Center
News and Updates

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.

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

Rocketing Up

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

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.

Randy Boyd at the 2019 State of the University Address
From the President

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 obtaining an undergraduate college degree.

News and Updates

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.

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.

UT students from all campuses
Alumni Association

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 academic year.

corn harvesting equipment in West Tennessee
News and Updates

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.

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
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Health Rocks

With the opioid epidemic killing more than 100 people in our nation daily, the UT Institute of Agriculture is fighting to end this crisis through education.

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

Veterans Resource Center Opens

The new center provides student veterans with a place to study, socialize and find access to various campus services.

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

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 on March 29.

News and Updates

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.

Dr. Laura Wheat
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Coping with Disaster

Dr. Laura Wheat, assistant professor of counselor education, is proud that many of her students in the immediate wake of the fire, offered “to go to counsel those affected.”

photomontage of Andy Holt, Dale Dickey, and Cormac McCarthy
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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.

Commencement at UT Chattanooga
From the President

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.

Tiffany Carpenter on the Marting quad
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Making the Decision, Taking the Leap

Juggling work, motherhood and online grad school

illustration of a orange rocket ship blasting across a city skyline
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Degree of Confidence

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

Jake Bynum and daughter Ella in the Tennsee Soybean Festival parade in 2014
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A Sense of Place and Community

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

Joshua Light
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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 at a Memphis hospital by the time he was 23, he probably would not have believed you.

Rosie Riley
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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 Pharmacy in May 2015, she’d already had two careers.

Maddy and Mathilde
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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.

Blake Thomas and business partner Helen Shafer in coffee shop
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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.