“How is your family in Ukraine doing?” It’s the most-asked question for graduate students Arsen Martyshchuk and Nina Klimenkova, who arrived at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga last month for the start of fall semester.
View from The Hill: Nicki Messer’s path took her from UTC to D.C.
Nicki Messer, who received a bachelor’s degree in political science from UTC in December 2021, is now a congressional staff assistant in Washington, D.C.
The business of theatre: New collaboration teaches the art of selling yourself
Starting in fall semester 2022, a new concentration—Theatre Entrepreneurship—will give students the concepts and tools to see themselves as a product to be sold.
Commentator Bill Kristol to highlight ‘Conversations on Democracy’ series
The virtual and in-person discussions, scheduled through October, are presented by the Tennessee Democracy Forum and the UTC Department of Political Science and Public Service.
Highlighting the efforts of ordinary people in the Civil Rights Movement
Presentation will focus on the grassroots efforts of ordinary people during the Civil Rights Movement.
Saeid Golkar’s ‘Sweet Research’ focuses on ‘Politicization of Social Cleavages in Iran’
The Department of Political Science and Public Service invites all UTC students and faculty to their next “Sweet Research” event.
Lecture considers the ‘lost virtue’ of moderation and its relationship with politics on Oct. 19
In his lecture, “In Praise of a Forgotten Virtue: Moderation in the Twenty-First Century,” Aurelian Craiutu explores questions surrounding the forgotten virtue and the relationship moderation has—or should have—with politics.
Levar Smith explores ‘Anxieties of Democracy’ with campus lecture on Sept. 27
Guest speaker Levar Smith will present “Anxieties of Democracy: Lessons from South Africa and Zimbabwe” as part of the Political Science and Public Service’s “Sweet Research” series.
Alumnus presents inaugural lecture in David W. Carrithers Lecture Series
Accomplished alumnus, Dr. Steven Benjamin Smith returns to Campus to honor Professor Emeritus, Dr. David W. Carrithers by presenting the Inaugural Lecture in the David W. Carrithers Lecture Series in Law, Politics, and Public Policy on Thursday, October 20, with a 6:30 P.M. Reception and 7:30 P.M. Lecture in the Derthick Lecture Hall.