The University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Arts & Sciences

What is Wrong with Our Websites?

Many of us are realizing our websites are out of date, but what is going on? Dean Lee provides some background on the problem and how the college is working to fix it. Read her message.

Divisional Pilot Update

Three task forces are collecting input from faculty and staff about the pilot, and RJ Hinde hosts open office hours for college stakeholders to meet with him and share thoughts about the pilot. Read more and take a survey.

SPOTLIGHTS

Hao Helps Chinese Language Program Grow

Since joining UT in 2013, Yen-Chen Hao, associate professor and chair of the Chinese program, has helped to increase steadily the number of students taking Chinese. Learn more about Professor Hao.

McMillian Shines Bright Behind the Scenes

Susan McMillian, production manager for the Clarence Brown Theatre, and the CBT production team live the mantra, “The Show Must Go On!” Read how their sense of teamwork helped during the pandemic.

Lenhart Co-Author on Alzheimer’s Study

Scientists may be one step closer to a medical breakthrough thanks to a first-of-its-kind virtual clinical trial, according to a study co-authored by Suzanne Lenhart. Read more about their research.

Dilution of Expertise

Alex Bentley, professor of anthropology, is part of new study showing trendy technologies eventually outgrow the supply of experts and crash in popularity. Read more about their research.

Legacy of a Printmaker

The Printmaking Showcase Gallery open its exhibition featuring prints by students of Byron McKeeby, an American printmaker known for his lithographs. Read more about his legacy.

Kevin Day Visits UT

Internationally renowned composer Kevin Day visited the School of Music for a three-day residency that culminates in the world premiere of his new composition tonight. Learn more about the performance.

Cluster Hiring Projects Selected

Vasileios Maroulas, professor of math, will lead the cluster based in the college. Faculty from math, physics, chemistry, psychology, sociology, and microbiology are part of this and other funded clusters. Read more about the projects.

UT Knoxville has joined The Conversation—an independent source for news articles and informed analysis written by the academic community and edited by journalists for the general public. Faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences are some of the most active participants of this partnership.

Asafa Jalata, professor of sociology, shares his expertise on the Ethio-Tigray war. Derek Alderman, professor of geography, collaborated on a piece about a 2013 Supreme Court ruling and its impact on election law. Kimberly Sheldon, assistant professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, wrote about findings from her latest research on dung beetles and climate change.

DID YOU KNOW?

Office hours are open for drop-in appointments with the digital communications manager for the college, Kayla Lang. Need help with your WordPress site? Click here to join Kayla online Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon.