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Time Travelers

UT's time capsules celebrate bygone eras.

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News and Updates

Growing a Startup Community

The new Techstars Industries of the Future Accelerator will work with 30 startups over the next three years that use clean energy, artificial intelligence, big data, cybersecurity, digital currency, 5G and other innovations to transform society.

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Record Enrollment Set

The UT Board of Trustees celebrated new enrollment records during its annual fall meeting.

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Finding a Better Way

A class at UT Martin leads to a patent.

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The Great Pause

2020 isn’t the first time the University of Tennessee entered into a pause.

Karen Holst, Christoper Almanza, and Bob Kronick gather in a Pond Gap classroom
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Second Shift

University-Assisted Community Schools change lives and education.

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From Strength to Strength

UT System hosts teacher preparation convening.

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Serendipitous Daring

UT alumnus Randy Boyd takes the reins as interim president.

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Historic Timeline and Memorable Moments: 1917 – 2017

Noteworthy, events, people and moments from the past century

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Planting Ideas, Growing Momentum

About 10 years ago, Cherokee Farm Innovation Campus existed only in concept—as a place where ideas would be planted so that innovation could bloom.

Tiffany Carpenter on the Marting quad
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Making the Decision, Taking the Leap

Juggling work, motherhood and online grad school

Headshots from Lofton Stuart's years at UT
The Last Word

A Life-long Impact

For half a century, the University of Tennessee has been the major factor in both my professional and personal life.

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Alumni Association

UT Brings Us Together

Discover, Invent, Change
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Discover, Invent, Change

12 inventions at the University of Tennessee that make life better.

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What is the Future of Higher Education? 

There is a wave of change hitting universities across the country, questioning the purpose and value of higher education.

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What is a MOOC?

Massive Open Online Courses are a hot new platform for delivering education, and they are creating quite a stir in academic circles.

They Paved the Way
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They Paved the Way

UT's first African American undergraduates enrolled in 1961.

Baker Center: For the Good of the People
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Baker Center: For the Good of the People

Honoring Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee, the center encourages public awareness of and participation in government

The Challenge: Teacher Education
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The Challenge: Teacher Education

A million-dollar challenge gift memorializes UT's first million-dollar donor.

Entrepreneurs Can Dream Bigger
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Entrepreneurs Can Dream Bigger

Charlie and Moll Anderson support UT Knoxville's entrepreneurship center and scholarships for single parents.

Small Gift, Big Impact
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Small Gift, Big Impact

Contributions of any size can help UT colleges and UT students.

Dear To Your Heart
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Dear To Your Heart

When pets die, they leave us grieving. UT's Veterinary Social Work program helps lighten the load.

Salute to Howard Baker
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Salute to Howard Baker

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