Amid widespread protests and escalating violence in Iran, Saeid Golkar, UC Foundation associate professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, joined a national discussion examining the regime’s grip on power and its uncertain future. Golkar offered expert analysis alongside DT Institute’s Hamed Behravan, addressing internal repression, international pressure, and potential paths forward. The conversation…
Bullet points: Chattanooga sees sharp drop in homicides, shootings in 2025, police say
NewsChannel 9 reported a significant drop in Chattanooga’s homicides and shootings in 2025, with criminal homicides down 48 percent and non-fatal shootings down 26 percent compared to the prior year. UTC criminal justice expert Dr. Rick Dierenfeldt explained that while data should be interpreted cautiously, the decline is striking and likely tied to intelligence-led, data-driven,…
All That Jazz, On Campus And Beyond: UTC’s Rich Stichler
UTC jazz director and adjunct music instructor Rich Stichler joined WUTC’s Ray Bassett to talk about the growing energy of jazz on campus and throughout the Chattanooga community. During the conversation, Stichler talked about his work as an advocate for jazz education across the region. He talked about his career and how UTC’s Jazz Band…
A Solutions Journalism Podcast By Students At UTC
This past year, students here on our campus – the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga – learned about what is known as “solutions journalism,” and they had the chance to put its tools into practice. The students were guided by Jim Tanner, a lecturer in the Department of Communication. This past semester, a few students…
UTC Honors College Students Earn National Collegiate Honors Council Awards
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Honors College celebrated exceptional student success as two Honors students earned national recognition at the National Collegiate Honors Council conference. Graduate Vio Midgett, a Brock Scholar with degrees in history and international studies, was named a Portz Scholar, one of only four undergraduate researchers nationwide selected for this prestigious…