The Today show named Billie Yardley (’77; MS ’82) its Teacher of the Year during a televised broadcast in November. The Jefferson County High School drama teacher and cheerleading coach…
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Alumnus Joshua Pate has studied the Paralympic Games for years. This winter, he experienced them firsthand as a volunteer, working as a news reporter for the games in Sochi, Russia.
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Sarah Eakes majored in biology and planned to attend pharmacy school. But during her junior year at UT, she decided to try out VolsTeach to see if she would like it. The VolsTeach program prepares…
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CEHHS students have ample opportunity for internships and experiences to help them get off on the right foot when it comes to their future careers. COWS, CHEESE, AND MARKETING What does…
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By Cassandra J. Sproles He was falling in too deep. School—especially a middle school—should’ve been a safe place where Danny wouldn’t have to worry about drugs or violence or gangs.…
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For decades, classroom experience has been recognized as one of the most influential components of teacher preparation. The Department of Theory and Practice in Teacher Education (TPTE) is taking the rigorous academic rite of passage and making it intensive—yielding great results for the teacher interns and the schools in which they teach.
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Since receiving a grant from the US State Department last year, the center’s Sarah Hillyer and Ashleigh Huffman have developed, lead, and facilitated programs for 125 women and girls from…
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Professors Sarah Hillyer and Ashleigh Huffman are working on a documentary about a basketball tournament held in Iraq in support of former Lady Vols Coach Pat Summitt (’76).
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Allan Benton’s bacon and country hams have become the stuff of legend. And not only in the foodie world—it has seeped into pop culture, as well. Stories about Benton (’69) and his products have appeared in a documentary called Cured, as well as magazines such as Southern Living and Gourmet. In 2009, Esquire named Benton’s bacon “the world’s best.”
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If you watched the 2012 Olympics this summer you may have seen CEHHS alumnae and former Lady Vol Tamika Catchings pulling down rebounds and helping lead the US women’s basketball…