Category archive for ‘Featured Story’ 
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UT Stoked for Student Success
He's assistant director of admissions, adviser to the UT Chapter of the NAACP, member of the Urban League's Young Professionals, executive board member for the National Achievers Society, second-year doctoral...
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No Business Like Show Business
Calvin MacLean has always been a performer. MacLean joined the UT faculty in 2006 as the producing artistic director at the Clarence Brown Theatre and head of the theatre department....
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Welcome Week Guru
During Welcome Week and the first few days of classes, campus is chaotic to say the least. While some try to avoid the hordes of students, Anton Reece is always...
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Sam Swan Goes Global
Sam Swan, professor in UT Knoxville's School of Journalism and Electronic Media and director of internationalization for the College of Communication and Information, travels to some of the world's most unstable...
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Riedinger No Random Choice for Macebearer
The Macebearer is the highest faculty honor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, symbolic of the faculty's commitment of service to students, to scholarship, and to society. This year's award...
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Chemistry + History x 60
When George K. Schweitzer first laid eyes on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the institution was a mere shadow of the current version. Now, with 60 years of service, Schweitzer...
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Lest Our Eyes Deceive Us
There's an art to creating great jokes. Beauvais Lyons, art professor and self-appointed director of the Hokes Archives, is a master artist. His specialty: the art of fabrication. His advice...
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Making Orange Green
When Sarah Surak graduated from UT Knoxville, she was a Torchbearer for the commencement ceremony - the highest student honor granted by the university. The award recognizes students who embody...
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A Portrait of the Artist at UT
Grammy winner Lucinda Williams once called RB Morris "the greatest unknown songwriter in the country." Maybe he is. But in Knoxville and at the University of Tennessee, he's one of...
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Straightening the Learning Curve
Can you surf the Internet, carry on a conversation and listen to your favorite CD—at the same time? Most of our students can and do. As director of UT's Innovative...