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Turning Blue
Political science students from the UT Martin College of Business and Global Affairs lead focus groups for Ford's BlueOval City…
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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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UTM Aero Team Shines
The UT Martin aero engineering team took fifth place at the 2023-24 Society of Automotive Engineers Aero Design Competition.
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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…
![Yancy Freeman congratulates Hal Bynum on earning his UT Martin degree during Freeman’s first commencement as chancellor. Looking on is Philip Acree Cavalier, provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/OT-S24_UTMnews_ftr.jpg)
Freeman Presides Over First Commencement
Yancy Freeman presided over his first UT Martin commencement ceremonies as chancellor Dec. 9 at the Kathleen and Tom Elam…
![Lathon Ross wears a shirt decorated by his students during a celebration of the first graduates from the Call Me MiSTER program at UT Martin.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/OurTN-Winter2023_mister_feature-img-1.jpg)
Call Me MiSTER
The Call Me MiSTER program strives to increase the pool of male minority educators to be effective role models.
![Margaret Perry, sixth chancellor of UT Martin, watches children play outside the children's center that would be named for her.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/OurTN-Winter2024_historically_feature-img.jpg)
Margaret Perry Makes History
Margaret Perry served as UT Martin’s sixth chancellor from 1986 to 1997. She was the first woman to serve as…
![Dr. Harold Conner Jr., the son of former assistant dean of students Harold Conner Sr., speaks about his father at the naming ceremony.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/OurTN-Winter2024_utm-news_feature-img.jpg)
Residence Halls Named for Pioneers
UT Martin named two residence facilities in honor of pioneers Jessie Lou Arnold Pryor and Harold Conner Sr..
![UT Martin football great Jerry Reese speaks to the crowd during the RISE celebration event.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/OTn-F23_utm-news_feature.jpg)
RISE Campaign Surpasses Goal
The RISE fundraising campaign surpassed its goal of $175 million weeks before its planned June 30 end date.
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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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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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‘I was one of the lucky ones’
Ninety-nine-year-old Army veteran T Joe Walker went from building bridges during World War II to leading mechanical maintenance at UT…
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Military By the Numbers
From offering an in-state tuition rate to students affiliated with the military to creating veteran resource centers, the University of…
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Giving for the Future
For the 2023-24 year, the Alliance of Women Philanthropists’ Giving Circle has distributed grants of more than $41,000 to fund…
![UTM staff standing with Mahmoud Haddad, a UTM professor of finance honored for his commitment to student success.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/OurTN-Sum23_UTM_news-feature.jpg)
OVC honors Haddad
Mahmoud Haddad was recognized by the Ohio Valley Conference as the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Commitment to Student Success…
![Renee Bailey Iacona and her boyfriend, Yomi Martins, dressed in traditional Nigerian clothing. Martins is from Nigeria.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/SerendipitousMoments.jpg)
‘Series of Serendipitous Moments’
From her days as a first-generation college student at UT Martin to her current role on the front line of…
![UTHSC nursing students will be providing outreach to underserved communities with a mobile health unit.](https://our.tennessee.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FundingTheFuture.jpg)
Funding the Future, Contributing to Communities
Thanks to the generosity of alumni and donors, the University of Tennessee transforms dollars into opportunities for its researchers and…
Interns Serving
Six UT Martin students served as legislative interns during the spring semester.
Latimer-Smith Building Dedicated
The $65 million, 120,000-square-foot, three-story building will house the departments of chemistry and physics, computer science, engineering, mathematics and statistics,…