A Bit of UT at America’s Theme Parks
These UT alumni who work with Disney, Dollywood, and Sea World Orlando would love to welcome you.
More Than Child’s Play
Dan White, a UT Knoxville philosophy graduate living in Can Tho, Vietnam, grinned as he surveyed the familiar scene before…
UT Goes to China
Educating students to succeed in the global workplace isn't just a lofty slogan. Today it's a necessity.
The Future is China
From my 24th-floor office in northeast Beijing, each day I survey the startling expansion and transformation of the city.
Alaska Adventure
In 1956, on a lark, five UT students departed Knoxville for Alaska, where they spent the summer working in a…
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…
Beast of Eden
Ask conservation ecologist Dr. Luke Dollar to name the place he felt farthest from the UT campus, and he'll likely…
Rocky Top on the Yangtze
Recently my wife Kathy and I, both loyal Tennessee Volunteers since 1966, traveled to China for a vacation and Far…
The Power of Education
When Luke Dollar discovered villagers had killed a foosa, he launched a poster campaign to "Save the fossa, save the…
Counting Them Down
Yosemite. Check. Yellowstone. Check. Rocky Mountain National Park. Eugene O'Neill's home. Pinnacles National Monument. Check.
Do It Today
Many people say they want to travel when they retire. Globe-trotter Ginny Thigpen says, "Do it today."
Jazz for Justice
In Northern Uganda, where children have long been traumatized by war, there is a group who call themselves "University of…
