UT Knoxville

The university community celebrated the groundbreaking of two new residential communities slated to welcome students in the fall of 2025.

Creating Access

UT Knoxville continues enhancing campus capacity to support academics, research, and the Volunteer experience.

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Jill Joyce assists a student in a pre-algebra class at West Valley Middle School.

Growing Her Dream

UTK alumna Jill Joyce never thought she would be where she is now: seated next to a student, helping him…

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Career Growth Through An Alumni Network

Becky Spaulding has reinvented the career services program into the UT Alumni Association Center for Career Advancement.

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Illustrations of a diverse group of people.

UTAA Recognizes Outstanding Faculty

Each year, the UT Alumni Association recognizes outstanding faculty and staff for their work in three categories.

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Growing Communities

Derrick Stowell had no idea his passion for environmental education and therapeutic recreation would launch a world-impacting program.

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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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Lonnie Bedwell ascends the Khumbu Icefall with the help of a fixed line on his way to Camp I.

Heaven’s Peak

UTK alumnus helps guide a blind hiker to the summit of Mount Everest.

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Teaching the Whole Child

The UTK Center for Literacy, Education and Employment works to increase literacy in students with disabilities.

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Tell Us A Story

The college experience is filled with more than just lectures and exams. It’s a tapestry woven with friendships, memories and…

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Writing from a Blue Flame

UT Knoxville alumna Monica Brashears' gothic novel named as one of the best books in 2023.

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Nancy La Vigne

Partnerships for a Greater Tennessee

The College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies meets with industry leaders student employment preparation.

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Trevor Vickery, a student veteran at UT Knoxville, goes for a run across campus.

Serving those Who Serve

UT Knoxville is committed to providing services and resources in order to help our veteran students succeed academically, professionally, and…

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Former NFL quarterback and VFL Peyton Manning (Knoxville ’97) was appointed a professor of practice in the College of Communication and Information.

Former Alumni Joins Faculty

Former NFL quarterback and VFL Peyton Manning (Knoxville ’97) was appointed a professor of practice in the College of Communication…

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Sam Banks, Knoxville '23, assists in constructing a Habitat for Humanity house.

Home Sweet Homes

UT Knoxville resident assistants build habitat homes for 26 years.

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A Syrian refugee camp in Jordan.

Placemaking

UT Knoxville professor studies refugee camps' environments.

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Close-up of infant grasping a woman's hand.

Meeting the Challenge

UT Knoxville alumna runs agency that helps keep families intact.

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Marcus, Isaiah, Zander and Melanie Williamson.

What Family Means to Me

Growing up, my family really valued the importance of our last name. We took a lot of pride in being…

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Illustration of a happy couple sitting on the couch.

Five Ways Happy Couples Argue

Happy couples and unhappy couples argue, but what distinguishes the two may not be so much what they argue about…

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Brian Winbigler, president of the UT Alumni Association.

Commitment Through Contribution

Winbigler’s journey from a scholarship-seeking student to an enthusiastic alumni volunteer speaks to his passion for giving back and the…

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Former Sen. Lamar Alexander, left, joined UT Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman and former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, who teamed up to teach an undergraduate honors course on leading with courage—the first course to be offered through the university’s new Institute of American Civics.

Rankings and Recognition

UT Knoxville is ranked among the best colleges in America for affordability and quality by Money Magazine.

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Ernest Bernard, center, a professor in the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, is the recipient of the UTIA Institute Professor Award, the Institute’s top recognition for faculty. With him are, from left, AgResearch Dean Hongwei Xin; UTIA Senior Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice President Keith Carver; College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Jim Thompson; and UT Extension Dean Ashley Stokes.

UTIA Holds Annual UTIA Awards and Promotion Luncheon

UTIA celebrated the outstanding work of more than 40 members of the faculty and staff at the annual UTIA Awards…

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Daniel McPartland crosses the monkey bars on a ROTC obstacle course.

Training the Next Generation

Army ROTC prepares students at the Knoxville, Chattanooga and Martin campuses to enter the military as second lieutenants, as well…

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UT Knoxville students and military veterans display a banner which reads "Connecting military veterans to UT student services".

Bridges to Higher Education

The transition from serving in the military to pursuing a postsecondary education can be one with which many veterans struggle.…

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