Dialogue

Retiring Faculty and Staff

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Across the college, we bid farewell to 24 faculty and staff. Thank you for your work and best wishes for the future! College administration Cathy Parks, coordinator Mary Anne Hoskins, associate director of advising Department of Anthropology Professor Walter Klippel Department of Biochemistry and Cellular & Molecular Biology Carolyn Joy, senior research associate Distinguished Professor […]

Welcome New Faculty

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The fall semester brings new faculty to 14 of our 21 departments. Welcome to the college! Department of Anthropology Alex Bentley, professor and department head Department of Biochemistry and Cellular & Molecular Biology Keerthi Krishnan, assistant professor Tian Hong, assistant professor Department of Chemistry John Brantley, assistant professor Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Monica […]

Tom Cervone

Cervone Named Interim Managing Director of CBT

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Tom Cervone began work July 1 as interim managing director of the Clarence Brown Theatre. Cervone returns to the university following a five-year hiatus during which he served as executive director for both Dogwood Arts and the Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation. Prior to that, Cervone spent 23 years as managing director at the Clarence Brown […]

Announcing New Departmental Leadership

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Professor Alexander Bentley, Department of Anthropology Professor Bentley comes to UT from the University of Houston where he was a professor in the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies. He received his PhD in anthropology from the University of Wisconsin and is currently an honorary faculty member in the School of Social Science and Community Medicine […]

IDP Shake-Up

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The start of a new academic year brings a shake-up in our interdisciplinary programs (IDP), which continue to draw students to the College of Arts and Sciences. Due to its increase in majors and popularity, the Sustainability program is now part of the Department of Geography as an undergraduate degree program. Melissa Hinten, geography lecturer, […]

Inside of Strong Hall

Strong Hall Open for Fall Classes

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In May, faculty and staff in the Departments of Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, and Earth and Planetary Sciences began a long-anticipated move into Strong Hall, a state-of-the-art classroom and laboratory building located on the corner of 16th and Cumberland. The grand opening event will occur Friday, September 8, and all college faculty and staff are invited […]

Student studying near HSS

Gearing Up for Fall

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Welcome back! I hope you had a great summer and are rested and ready for a new academic year. We have several exciting things happening this fall, including the grand opening September 8 for Strong Hall, our new state-of-the-art science building. I want to welcome the many new faculty and staff to our college and […]