The Department of History at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga announced the recipients of 2024 Linnemann Scholarships and launched a new ambassador program to highlight the Africana Studies minor.
“A Legacy of Leadership and Service” brings Bernice King and Ilyasah Shabazz to UTC MLK Day celebration
The 11th UTC MLK Day celebration brought a pair of co-headliners to Chattanooga—Dr. Bernice A. King and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz. The event took place on Friday, Jan. 19, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium.
Dr. Bernice King and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz to headline UTC MLK Day 2024
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will celebrate its 11th UTC MLK Day by bringing a pair of co-headliners to Chattanooga. Dr. Bernice A. King and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz will be the keynote speakers for the UTC MLK Day 2024 celebration taking place at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 19, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium Walker Theatre.
UTC students win top roles in intercollegiate state legislature
Two students from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga won key positions at this year’s Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature. UTC criminal justice major Susanne Cooper was elected Speaker Pro Tem of the House, and graduate student Hunter Fowler, pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree, was appointed a Supreme Court justice.
Each having served in the military, a trio of friends share a special bond at UTC
Approximately 600 veterans, military-affiliated students, spouses and dependents of veterans are enrolled at UTC this fall, comprising more than 5% of the student population. Among that group are a trio who have become fast friends: Kyra Daley, James Sellers and Joe Rowell.
Noted author Cynthia Orozco to speak at UTC
Dr. Cynthia Orozco, an award-winning and best-selling author, historian, consultant and public speaker, is coming to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for the University’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration.
UTC History Department to co‐sponsor public lecture on the legacy of Quaker enslavement
The presentation “The 339 Manumissions and Beyond Project: A Reparative Search for Descendants of Formerly Enslaved Africans” will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Guerry Center Reading Room, 715 Oak St. on campus at UTC. “The 339 Manumissions and Beyond Project” is a research and educational effort in response to the release of newly digitized manumission documents at Haverford College, located just outside Philadelphia.
Students pig out at Porkorama
The smell of hickory smoke and slow-cooked hog hung over campus last weekend as students, faculty and family gathered for the first University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Porkorama. A pork barbecue extravaganza, the event was organized by the UTC History Department and the Honors College as a celebration of the history of Appalachian culture and cuisine.
Heading to nationals, UTC Mock Trial dives into the deep end together
For the fourth time in eight years, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mock Trial team has advanced to the national championship tournament. The tournament, which takes place April 14-16 in Memphis at host site Rhodes College, features 48 mock trial teams from across the country.
Special Collections, AVA collaborate to showcase works of Chattanooga artist Barry Moser
A University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Library Special Collections exhibit is going on the road for the first time. Special Collections and the Association for Visual Arts (AVA) have organized an exhibition of art pieces and fine bindings created by Barry Moser, a native of Chattanooga and a 1962 graduate of the University of Chattanooga. The presentation, titled “Transformation: Exploring the Art of Bookmaking with Barry Moser,” will take place from April 14 to May 26 at AVA, located at 30 Frazier Ave. on Chattanooga’s North Shore.