Keeping Rocky Top safe and other news from the College of Arts and Sciences
College of Arts & Sciences
Grace and Compassion
Dean Lee reminds us that keeping Rocky Top safe is up to all of us and provides some tips and resources for managing expectations for the fall semester.
Enkeshi El-Amin, a lecturer in sociology and the department’s first critical race and ethnic studies PhD graduate, founded The Bottom, a community space for Black creatives in Knoxville.
UT Donors Rise to Meet Needs in Record Numbers Generosity from more than 50,000 UT alumni and friends set a new record during the 2019-20 fiscal year and provided much-needed support for our students. Read more
Cost of Hate Symposium What is the cost of hatred? During this three-part panel discussion, we will examine the cost to society of group-focused hatred. Read more
UT Herbarium among Recipients of NSF Grant Jessica Budke and colleagues from 24 institutions across the US will digitize associated metadata for close to 1.2 million lichen and bryophyte specimens housed in their collections. Read more
Williams Published in The Conversation Deadric Williams, assistant professor of sociology, wrote about the stress and strain on Black families due to Black men’s daily encounters with police. Read more
did you know?
Have you deployed a particularly effective group activity or innovative technology in your classroom? The Teaching and Learning Innovation (TLI) team are looking for examples to help design new resources and recommendations for teaching. Learn more under the Document Your Success tab on this page.
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