The Chattanoogan highlighted Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey coming to speak at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Trethewey—renowned for her lyrical work and national leadership in poetry—will deliver a free public lecture on the humanities and their role in personal and civic life as part of UTC’s O’Dea Lecture…
UTC Composition Program Receives National Honor
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Composition Program in the Department of English has received the 2025–26 Writing Program Certificate of Excellence from the Conference on College Composition and Communication — the field’s highest honor and the only one awarded nationally this year. The recognition highlights UTC’s commitment to strong, ethical, and forward-looking first-year writing…