Outreach

With nationwide teacher shortages causing a strain on schools and students, UT’s Grow Your Own program is helping teachers’ assistants get certified and step in front of the classroom. by …

Two venerated institutions of higher learning—UT and Knoxville College—stand just over a mile apart in downtown Knoxville. As the institutions work together to advance reaccreditation of the historically Black college, …

by Amy Blakely Professor Deborah Reed has spent most of her career teaching youngsters to read—and helping teachers improve reading education. Her interest in the field stems from two very …

Written by Brooks Clark Koinonia is a Greek word that means “fellowship” and “caring community.” Since it was founded in 1977, Camp Koinonia (pronounced KWAN-on-eea) in Crossville, Tennessee, has provided …

Tthe University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) recently added Sunbright School to their program. Sunbright School, located in a town by the same name, is part of Morgan County Schools. It serves …

Written by Erica Lunsford, WVLT News Lady Vol Basketball Hall of Famer and four-time Olympic gold medalist Tamika Catchings is continuing to make a difference in East Tennessee. Catchings has …

“No hunger. No waste.” These four words lead the charge for an exciting, new food recovery initiative on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus known as Food4VOLS. It all started …

Written by the US Department of State From October 11 to November 11, [2021], 15 international sports leaders and 13 U.S.-based organizations in the sports sector will take part in …

Black and Latinx parents in urban schools will lead change and advance racial justice in their children’s elementary mathematics classes with the help of a National Science Foundation-funded research project …

Please join us in welcoming Kristina Gordon as the new Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Engagement in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences. Gordon comes to us …