Torchbearer

A Love Letter to Black Appalachia

by Brian Canever September 1, 2020

In the spring of 2019, as Enkeshi El-Amin typed the final words to a project culminating six years of exhaustive study into the lives and histories of Black Appalachians, all she could say was thank you—to the men and women who welcomed her into their homes to share their stories, sat with her as she dug through articles and archival photos past midnight, and cheered her on as she built a platform to voice the stories of the otherwise invisible.

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Alumni Students
Marketing a Vol Hotel

by Brooks Clark August 14, 2020

Students in the School of Advertising and Public Relations develop a marketing plan for alumnus’s new Vol-themed hotel.
Alumni Arts
Diva Extraordinaire

by Brooks Clark July 15, 2020

With her Met Opera National Council Auditions victory, soprano Alexandria Shiner (’16) hit a high note.
Alumni
Finding a Cure for Sickle Cell

by Brooks Clark July 13, 2020

Around 1,000 babies are born each year in the United States with sickle cell anemia. Former Vol football player Tim Townes is hoping to change that with a cure currently up for FDA approval.
Alumni Sports Spring 2020
Into the Light

by Brian Canever June 24, 2020

A stigma has always existed around conversations about mental health. Champion swimmer Maddy Banic (’19) hopes to lessen that stigma by sharing the story of her own struggles, and her comeback, with student–athletes around the country.
Alumni Spring 2020
His Brother’s Keeper

by Brian Canever June 24, 2020

Alumnus Adam Alsamadisi volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee and changed Brandon’s life.
Alumni Research and Discovery Spring 2020 Students
Dolly Parton’s America

by Cassandra Sproles June 24, 2020

National Public Radio shines a spotlight on the UT students and professor who inspired its award-winning Dolly Parton’s America podcast.

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