History honors students look at how a “hillbilly” girl from Appalachia grew up to become an international one-word sensation. The course pulls students in to study someone they thought they already knew and familiarizes them with analyzing popular culture as a historical source.
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For the second year in a row, music students have had the opportunity to work with a cappella master Avi Kaplan from the Grammy Award–winning group Pentatonix. Kaplan visited campus…
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For three decades, the Forensic Anthropology Center has been on the forefront of forensic anthropology, turning out research and helping train law enforcement officials from around the country.
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From significant events to famous visitors to the loss of a great friend, 2016 was chock-full of moments the Volunteer family will never forget. Here are a few of the…
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Innovative research. Great teaching. Inspiring personal stories. Each year, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, shares hundreds of stories about the game-changing work and personal achievements of our students, faculty, and…
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The Rocky Top Institute was established in 2011 as a partnership between the Bryant family, which owns the song rights to “Rocky Top,” and the University of Tennessee’s Retail and Consumer Science Program.
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Students in the College of Communication and Information can now learn the increasingly important job skill of social listening thanks to the new Adam Brown Social Media Command Center.
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Pat Summitt was honored twice on the Rock in the days following her passing.
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There are a lot of great things to love about this place that we call home. Even our alumni and friends who don’t live here any longer can agree that there’s…
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Student-athletes learn how to use their passion for sport to create positive change within their team, their campus, and local and global communities.