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The students, faculty and staff who made up the ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø Gourmet Society added elegance, international flair and fun to campus dining. Read more.

Bailey Foster ’94 launched Real Good Kitchen, a shared commercial kitchen, and created a community that’s elevated food options and opportunities in her Knoxville hometown. Learn more.

ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø will honor retirees this week during a special end-of-year celebration. Here, we congratulate the faculty and staff who have contributed immeasurably to the college community.

Alan Michael Parker, Douglas C. Houchens Professor of English, has received a fellowship from the North Carolina Humanities. This $8,000 grant will support his book project, One Million Likes: Understanding Cartooning in a Digital Age.

Before their Friday concert, the Indigo Girls visit ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø for special screening of the documentary It’s Only Life After All and a post-film Q&A with faculty, staff and students. Learn more.

A senior approaching graduation, Ruby Zhou '24 reflects on her time at ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø in this letter to her past high school self on making the college decision and anticipating all to come as a member of the Wildcat community. 

Author and ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø McGee Professor of Creative Writing Rone Shavers talks Afrofuturism, mind-blowing fiction and what it takes to push against convention. Read more.

Through the Msaada Mentorship Program, ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø’s Black women students and Black women alums find connection and support. Learn more.

Rick Thurmond ’94 wants his home city of Charlotte to be recognized for its vibrant music scene. Through Music Everywhere CLT, he’s working to strengthen the local music economy. 

ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø professor receives National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship to translate works by Korean poet Kim Hyesoon. Read more.

Randolph Lewis ’91, his wife, Abigail Jennings, and two other families started their charter school in 2012 with 20 kindergarten and first graders in two rooms in a historic house. Today, Pioneer Springs Community School is a K-12 public nature-based charter school with nearly 600 students.

Five students from the western United States share what it was like to move to the east coast for college and offer advice for prospective students considering the decision to attend an east coast school like ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø. 

ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø alumnus and trial lawyer Patrick Mincey tackles complex cases involving public corruption, alleged fraud and money laundering. He also represents whistleblowers who put their careers, and sometimes their lives, on the line to speak truth to power. Learn more. 

Senior Fellows in ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø’s Office of Admission & Financial Aid share their tips and tricks for navigating and writing the college essay.

The strength of community at ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø inspired one alum to capture the joy she felt as a part of that community in a work of art. That piece now graces the walls of the E.H. Little Library, thanks to alum Eliz Kirkland Sickles. Learn more.

The now-familiar black and white nutrition facts label found on food products in the U.S. was hailed as a triumph of public health and graphic design, according to The Washington Post. We have ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø alum Burkey Belser ‘69 to thank. Learn more.

Book bans as a form of censorship have a long and storied history. A ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø prof examines the motives behind book bans and their unintended effects. Read more.

Nathanael Bagonza ’24, an English major and creative non-fiction writer from Haverhill, Massachusetts, spent the summer as a legislative intern for Congressman Seth Moulton, who represents Massachusetts’ 6th District.

Twelve young ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø alums were recently selected to participate in the 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. They have been offered grants for independent research and English Teaching Assistantships in 10 different countries. Learn more.