Politics

A crowd of attendees fill the Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.

UTK tops Attendance Records

UT Knoxville topped national attendance records across football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball events during the 2023-24 season.

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Former Tennessee Governors Host a New Podcast Series

The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy launched You Might Be Right, a new podcast series hosted by…

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Welcome to the UT Family

How UT's campuses and academic program prepared five Class of 2020 graduates.

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The Tennessee Capitol building

Finding Their Passion for Politics

UT student interns get first-hand lessons on the legislative process and the dynamics of politics.

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Charme Allen

Standing Up to Big Pharma

UT alumna and Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen has taken the war against the opioid epidemic to the…

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Thai Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong

Becoming the Fixer

Thailand’s Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong and his adviser are both guided by their education at UT.

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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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Cindy Ogle

The Day Life Changed Forever

Cindy Ogle (Knoxville ’73, ’78), Gatlinburg's city manager, recounts her wildfire experience.

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Historic Timeline and Memorable Moments: 1917 – 2017

Noteworthy, events, people and moments from the past century

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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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The Moore family in the county's courtroom

American Dreamers

Katerina and Robby Moore give back as elected officials

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U.S. District Judge Pamela Reeves

The Four H’s and Her Honor

U. S. District Court Judge Pamela Reeves got her start through 4-H

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John Hodges

Life in the Delta

John Hodges shares insights as son of a sharecropper

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Jacob Hayes (Knoxville '13)

Serving the State

Tennessee legislative internships lead to employment for alumni

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Get a Move On

Get a Move On

Ed Howley helped craft the new U.S. physical activity guidelines, which show why you should get up and go.

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Salute to Howard Baker

Salute to Howard Baker

Private gifts build a special place where understanding and encouraging public service is a priority.

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Sport 4 Peace

Sport 4 Peace

Sport 4 Peace, an organization founded by Sarah Hillyer and Ashleigh Huffman, empowers women in countries where they often face…

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All About the Issues: Jacquie Lawing Ebert

All About the Issues: Jacquie Lawing Ebert

Jacquie Lawing Ebert thrives in the Washington, D.C., milieu. It's been her niche for more than 20 years.

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Capitol Idea

Capitol Idea

Alumnus had a chance to sit down with Anthony Haynes and Kurt Schlieter, UT's liaisons with the state and federal…

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Academy Rewards

Academy Rewards

The Tennessee Governor's Academy for Mathematics and Science in Knoxville is a radically different kind of school.

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Fuels, Funds, and a Solved Mystery

Fuels, Funds, and a Solved Mystery

UT is a leader in the development of alternative fuels, and Dr. Bill Bass has solved the mystery of "The…

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To Do the Right Thing

To Do the Right Thing

Fall 2006 commencement at UT Knoxville seemed a fitting homecoming for civil rights pioneer Rita Sanders Geier.

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Miss Tennessee, An Emmy Winner, and a Katrina Update

Miss Tennessee, An Emmy Winner, and a Katrina Update

Blair Pancake won the Miss Tennessee title, and UT Chattanooga alumnus Leslie Jordan won an Emmy.

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