In 1859, US Representative Justin Morrill helped shape the future of Tennessee and the rest of the nation with the idea that higher education should be available to everyone. President …
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A timeline of integration at the University of Tennessee.
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Volunteers have always worked to make the world a better place—it’s what we do. Read about a few of our alumni, faculty, staff, and friends who have helped to light …
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The climax of Southern university desegregation came in the early 1960s with rancorous confrontations and even riots on some campuses of the Deep South. The white leadership of the University …
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From our roads to our schools and hospitals, you don’t have to look far to see the positive impact the University of Tennessee is making in all 95 counties of …
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Betsey Creekmore possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of University of Tennessee history and traditions—that she has translated into an enduring gift to present and future Vols: an online encyclopedia of university …
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With the purchase of the Hill in 1826, our institution began building and expanding. Here are the 10 oldest buildings that are still standing on campus today.
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Likely the country’s oldest theatre in the round, when the Carousel was built it was not even on any campus.
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Imagine a financial wizard who enabled the first subway tunnel under the Hudson River, teamed up with actors to cofound United Artists, served as secretary of the US treasury and …
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For 25 years, visitors to Hodges Library have been transfixed by what appear to be the bones of a mythological creature. The installation, a work of art, reminds viewers to …