To reach adulthood is to become bumped and bruised at the very least, shattered and shuttered at the worst. “Hope,” as Emily Dickinson wrote, “is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul.” In its residence there, it allows us to dream of something better than we’re experiencing at the moment: better education, better health care, better lives.
At the University of Tennessee, we’re doing more than dwelling in hope, dreaming of a new world filled with possibilities. We’re working to create that better world. In that work, hope no longer perches but soars above, leading the way.
Each year the UT Alumni Association recognizes outstanding faculty from each campus.
As a land-grant institution, UT’s mission is to leave our state in a better place.
The new Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator will work with 30 startups over the next three years that use…
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