Library News
February 10, 2025
High school students from Knox and surrounding counties joined faculty and staff at the John C. Hodges Library one recent Saturday morning to experience the annual Big Orange STEM Saturday (BOSS). More than 100 scholars were invited to participate in two of seven sessions led by UT student groups or faculty members on topics such as Mario Kart and Artificial Intelligence skills,...
January 22, 2025
(Knoxville, Tennessee. January 22, 2025) — The University of Tennessee Libraries has received the 2025 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The LEAD Award honors academic libraries’ programs and initiatives that encourage and support inclusive ...
January 21, 2025
Spend an evening with Appalachian authors Halle Hill and Terry Roberts on February 20, 7:00 p.m., at the East Tennessee History Center. Hill and Roberts will present the Wilma Dykeman Stokely Memorial Lecture, moderated by Natalie Graham, professor and head of UT’s Department of Africana Studies. The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Friends of the Kno...
January 14, 2025
An exhibit of archival collections related to the Scopes “Monkey Trial” will open in the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives on the first day of Spring Semester, January 21. The exhibit is part of UT’s year-long commemoration of that early 20th-century media spectacle that drew crowds to a small town in East Tennessee. ...
January 10, 2025
The University of Tennessee Press is entering into a new partnership with Longleaf Services as its distributor, effective February 1, 2025. This transition marks an important step in UT Press’s ongoing commitment to enhancing its reach and efficiency in serving readers, bookstores, and libraries across the globe. After years of valued collaboration with Chicago Distribution Cent...
December 16, 2024
In 2024, UT Libraries served a record number of students, strengthened academic offerings through involvement in curriculum committees across colleges, including the new College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies, and forged partnerships that propelled UT Libraries initiatives to the global stage. Our goal in 2025 is to tak...
December 10, 2024
UT Libraries mourns the passing of beloved poet and Knoxville native Nikki Giovanni. Giovanni was born in Knoxville on June 7, 1943. She grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, but returned to Knoxville to attend Austin High School, now called Austin-East Magnet High School. Giovanni was a graduate of Fisk University, and she spent the majority of her academic career teaching creative writ...
December 9, 2024
Every November is National Novel Writing Month. Each year, the NaNoWriMo nonprofit organization hosts an international novel-writing challenge to promote creative writing. Once again, the UT Libraries and the Judith Anderson Herbert Writing Center joined in the fun by hosting our own short story contest. Students dropped by our five-hour “write-in” on the evening of November 13....
December 6, 2024
Top row, L-R: Patrick Minton, Roshni Patel, Kelseigh Bien, Dennis Koch. Bottom row, L-R: Abby Robertson, Mina Shawky, Hannah Didsbury, Daisy Cui. The University of Tennessee will host fall commencement ceremonies on Friday, December 13. UT Libraries takes the opportunity to recognize graduating library staff and student assistants and to ...
November 7, 2024
A School of Art painting class partnered with Pendergrass Library this fall for a unique learning experience. Students in ARTA 214: Painting 2 selected seeds from the Seed Library housed at Pendergrass Library as part of a class project that began with planting a seed and concludes with an exhibition of student artworks. The resulting pa...
November 4, 2024
Event Part of Statewide Tour to Highlight Role of University Presses in Publishing University of Tennessee Press Director Katie Hannah will visit campuses across the state during University Press Week, Nov. 11–15, 2024. Hannah’s tour will spotlight the work of UT Press, the value of university presses in toda...
November 4, 2024
The University of Tennessee’s student newspaper, The Daily Beacon, serves as a time capsule of cherished memories, capturing the laughter, triumphs, and stories of countless alumni throughout the history of the university. Tennessee alumni recall their experiences during their college days, reminiscing about the time spent during what many consider the most fun years of their li...
October 23, 2024
Drum major, 1968 (University of Tennessee Marching Band Collection, Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives) The University of Tennessee Marching Band, better known as the Pride of the Southland, is one of the oldest and most prestigious collegiate band programs in the country. The band celebrates its 155th anniver...
October 22, 2024
Join us in celebrating accomplishments and honors attained by UT Libraries’ staff, faculty, and student assistants. Kudos to our talented and hardworking students, staff and faculty members! Maggie Albro (Health and Wellness) co-authored an article in the journal EBLIP(evidence based library and information practice): “Checkin...
October 15, 2024
The path to justice can be dynamic, tumultuous, and, at times, elusive. Rare books and manuscripts from UT Libraries' Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives highlight some difficult chapters in our society's quest to dispense justice. The materials, currently on display on the first floor of Hodges Library, recall several infamous crimes. There's a...