Tag archive for ‘Life of the Mind’
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August 11, 2011
A young woman checked into Johns Hopkins Hospital for cancer treatment. Her cells are biopsied and, when they show traits of immortality, are sold for medical research worldwide. It sounds...Read More »
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April 18, 2011
The 2011-2012 academic year will bring some significant changes to the Life of the Mind (LOM) program, the common reading experience that gives first-year students their initial taste of academic...Read More »
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September 27, 2010
The Life of the Mind Committee invites faculty, staff, students and others to nominate a book as next year’s reading selection for first-year students. Life of the Mind is a...Read More »
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September 23, 2010
One UT student helped translate to Spanish-speaking students. Others helped pull teeth and make eyeglasses. Others greeted patients, helped with paperwork and directed clinic traffic. Late last month -- merely...Read More »
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September 8, 2010
Last week, "Mountains Beyond Mountains" author Tracy Kidder visited campus to give a lecture as part of the Life of the Mind program. He also met with freshmen and signed...Read More »
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September 2, 2010
Tracy Kidder, author of this year’s Life of the Mind book, “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” is on campus today to speak to freshmen. Kidder will give a lecture and sign copies...Read More »
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August 31, 2010
Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of this year's Life of the Mind book, "Mountains Beyond Mountains," will visit UT Knoxville on Thursday for a lecture and book-signing. The event is...Read More »
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August 26, 2010
KNOXVILLE — Fifteen University of Tennessee, Knoxville, freshmen will put some of this year’s early lessons into practice this weekend when they travel to St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes, just...Read More »
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April 30, 2010
Each fall, first-year students read a common book in the Life of the Mind program. The goal of Life of the Mind is to provide a common experience for freshmen...Read More »
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August 12, 2009
Author and journalist Jeannette Walls will help lead the university's Life of the Mind program by sharing details of her journey from a nomadic, and at times homeless, upbringing to...Read More »
