The President’s Mussel
UT President Estabrook’s discovery of a new mussel species in the 1800s highlights the university's legacy of research and scientific discovery.
The Odd and Rare
Celebrate UT Knoxville’s 225 year with treasures from the UT Libraries’ Special Collections.
Ninth Chancellor Appointed
Donde Plowman has returned to UT Knoxville to serve as the campus’ ninth chancellor.
Historic Timeline and Memorable Moments: 1917 – 2017
Noteworthy, events, people and moments from the past century
Historic Naming
The newly named James A. Haslam II College of Business honors one of the university’s greatest benefactors and his family. On the day the UT Board of Trustees voted to ... Read more
From War to Writing to the World
Veteran Charles Herd found his place as a chamber of commerce executive
Honoring a Legend
Pat Summitt's legacy will forever be enshrined on the UT Knoxville campus with the addition of the Pat Summitt Plaza, which was dedicated in November 2013.
Classroom to Battlefield
Despite having few individual records on UT students who fought in the Civil War, some jewels of information still remain. Such is the story of John M. Brooks and Edward Maynard.
Civil War on Campus
The Hill in Knoxville was quite a different place 150 years ago — not just because it was an earlier day and time but also because the Hill was a war zone.
Continents Collide
Learn how natural forces created and continue to shape mountains across the globe at the Frank H. McClung Museum at UT Knoxville.
Return Mail
A letter written by university president Joseph Estabrook in 1835 comes home to Knoxville.
Ayres, not Ayers: Tale of a Troubling Transposition
With the debut of the renovated Ayres Hall came a new plaque that correctly spells its name.
Bookshelf
Steve Ash's history of a black Civil War regiment and A. Scott Pearson's medical science-fiction thriller.
Alaska at 50: Still Foreign to Many Down South
Knoxville native John d'Armand (Knoxville '58), who has spent much of his life in Alaska, reflects on territorial days.
Ancient Bronzes, A Farm of the Future, and a Couple Updates
Objects from long ago and far away promise a tantalizing museum experience this summer at UT Knoxville.
