University of Tennessee College of Arts & Sciences

09/07/2026

From Rocky Top to wherever you are, our first-year Vols send their love! 🧡

09/04/2026

Meet University of Tennessee Department of English Assistant Professor Marie Taylor!

From a young age, Taylor loved stories. She believes that stories are foundational to understanding what it means to be human.

Taylor's current work focuses on the writings of British colonists and Indigenous people in America in the seventeenth century.

She says that analyzing early colonial texts in light of the Indigenous context within which they were written helps us better envision the complex and shifting world out of which early American literature was produced.

09/02/2026

Only two days left to submit an application for the 2027 Rocky Top Business Awards! This is a fantastic opportunity for our Arts & Sciences alumni who own or lead a standout business.

Congratulations to the fastest-growing businesses owned or led by alumni!

09/02/2026

Order in the court, Vols! ⚖️ We’re excited to announce the return of our annual Law School Fair!

This opportunity is designed to introduce students to law schools from all across the country, equipping them with the resources they need to further their law careers.

Registration is now open: https://artsci.utk.edu/academics/specialty-programs/pre-law/law-school-fair/


UTK Career Development & Academic Exploration

09/01/2026

Whether you’re growing in your current role or ready to find what comes next, our Vols Online programs give you the tools to turn ambition into achievement!

Learn more about our Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (including our concentration in criminology and criminal justice) at the link below!

Prepare for diverse career path opportunities with a fully online bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

09/01/2026

Shoutout to our Arts and Sciences ambassadors! 🧡

Through their leadership, our ambassadors introduce future Vols to our college while building skills to set them up for success in their own careers.

08/28/2026

In 2009, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Arts and Sciences had the honor of having Dolly Parton deliver an exceptional commencement speech during our ceremony.

Now, over 17 years later, our faculty still have the pleasure of incorporating Parton's history, work, and philanthropy into the courses they teach, including those in Appalachian history.

Thank you, Dolly Parton, for inspiring our students and our faculty to dream more!

Read more about how we teach about Parton's life and legacy: https://bit.ly/4gTWHbg

The classes, along with a documentary about her Imagination Library, immortalize the East Tennessean and her contributions to the world.

08/27/2026

Recent University of Tennessee, Knoxville alum John Humphrey (’26) knew he wanted to be a zookeeper in second grade. Thanks to his ambition and hard work as a student, he landed his dream job as an animal care specialist working with chimpanzees.

His major in ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB at UTK), research for his honors thesis, and volunteer work with Zoo Knoxville all gave him the advantage he needed to chase his dreams.

Humphrey's experiences in the UT College of Arts and Sciences prepared him for his new job at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium where he is part of the team that cares for chimpanzees, hippos, African painted dogs, baboons, and a few reptiles.

You don't want to miss Humphrey's incredible story: https://artsci.utk.edu/to-the-zoo/


UT Knoxville Alumni

08/26/2026

This summer, 18 students from across the University of Tennessee, Knoxville traveled abroad to Berlin, Germany to study German culture, urban geography, and sustainability! ✈️

The "Urban Sustainability in Berlin" program offered these students a chance to understand sustainability through environmental, historical, political, social, and cultural lenses.

Students returned home with course credit in UTK Geography and Sustainability and in the Department of World Languages and Cultures (WLC World Languages and Cultures) and with a new perspective on the world.

Learn more about this interdisciplinary study abroad experience: https://artsci.utk.edu/ut-students-see-urban-sustainability-at-work-in-berlin/


UTK Programs Abroad
UTK Division of Global Engagement

08/25/2026

Have you heard? University of Tennessee Department of Theatre alum Tramell Tillman is in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, in theaters now!

Check out the GQ article below to learn more about his role in the film ⬇️

In his first ‘Spider-Man’ interview, the ‘Severance’ Emmy winner explains why he stepped off the Severed Floor and into the Marvel Universe—in a part that remained “shrouded in secrecy” even when it was offered to him.