The University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Arts & Sciences

Update from the Dean

Omnicron infection rates are going down, rentention rates are going up, and several changes are on the horizon.

Faculty Awards

Each year, Dean Theresa Lee and members of her cabinet recognize faculty for their academic excellence in research, teaching, and outreach.

Take a look at the 2021 award winners.

BIPOC Plays & Playwrights

Join us February 24 to learn about the theatre department’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to highlight Black, Indigenous, and People of Color plays and playwrights.

Learn more and register today.

New Beginnings

This fall, our Africana studies program officially became the UT Department of Africana Studies.

SPOTLIGHTS

Blending Research and Outreach

Nicole Eggers, assistant professor of history, blends research in African history with her outreach work with Congolese refugees in Knoxville. Read more about her work.

Faculty Honored as AAAS Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced their 2022 fellows, which include five faculty from the college. Read more about their research.

Avenues of Dreams

Professor Derek Alderman is featured in Avenues of Dreams: Reclaiming MLK Boulevards, now showing on Xfinity’s Black Experience channel. Learn more about the film.

Black Ecologies Week

This week-long series of events will feature vibrant cross-campus, community-oriented, and interdisciplinary conversations that investigate environmental issues in relation to Black life today. Learn more about the week's events.

DID YOU KNOW?

We have updated our process for website updates. If you rely on the digital communications manger in the college communications office for your unit’s website updates, please submit your requests via our online form instead of sending an email. Thank you!