Winter 2021

After years of letters protesting the Tennessee Alumnus name, as it signifies a single male graduate, as well as letters in support of maintaining a more than 100-year tradition, this spring we decided to survey the readers of our print magazine to obtain their thoughts.

Ultimately, the publication became Our Tennessee, encompassing all campuses and everyone within—UT is for all, and so this is Our Tennessee. It also alludes to the impact UT has on the state. As goes the University of Tennessee, so goes the state of Tennessee. It is our state, and we change it—and the world—with each degree awarded.

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Making Space

A UTC professor buzzes with ways of expanding diversity in the field of ecology.

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The Garcia sisters

Three Sisters

Three first-generation Latinas at UT Knoxville have undergone similar journeys into a field in which few women go. Also, they’re…

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Diversity: A Good Start, Not the Finish Line

Robert Fisher considers an Alexander Hamilton quote as a reminder of a specific duty institutions owe to the people they…

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Two Pennies and a Pledge

One UT alumnus made a promise to himself when as a college student he had two cents to last two…

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Calling for Philanthropy

Chad Goldman wants to help others find acceptance. 

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Beetle-Mania: Project IDs New Species in Tennessee Valley

A UTC professor uncovered 53 species of beetles never before found in the Tennessee Valley.

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Haslam Family Makes $40 Million Gift

A $40 million gift to the Haslam College of Business aims to elevate its national reputation and mission of developing…

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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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