James McGrath Morris’ recent book The Ambulance Drivers: Hemingway, Dos Passos, and a Friendship Made and Lost in War details the tortured friendship between the two authors.
Scholars and Clergy discuss the Reformation, Nov. 1
October 2017 marked the 500th anniversary of when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of one of Saxon City’s main churches. Join this round table discussion with UTC professors and local church leaders in observance of the historic event.
UTC Civil War Symposium celebrates 25th meeting
Each year, UTC invites scholars to Chattanooga to share current research and develop a series of monographs on the 19th century press, the Civil War and 19th century concepts of free expression.
Kathi Weeks presents ‘Down with Love: Feminist Critique and the New Ideologies of Work’ on Oct. 26
Kathi Weeks, professor of gender, sexuality and feminist studies at Duke University draws from 1970’s critiques of the ideologies of love and romance to develop a critique of the popular literature advice that directs employees to find love and happiness at work.
Department of Mathematics Colloquium Series hosts Lakmali Weerasena, Oct. 20
Lakmali Weerasena presents: A Local-search Algorithm and a Tolerance Function for Multi-objective Combinatorial Optimization Problems.
Flora, Fauna, and Flute: nature inspired concert features flute and narrator, Oct. 22
This concert for flute and narrator follows a theme of nature with musical selections and narrations based on birds, flowers, trees and animals.
MOCForward: Topics, including touchy ones, discussed at Diversity & Inclusion conference
Multiple aspects of diversity and inclusion—some on touchy topics—were presented at the inaugural Moving Our Campus (MOC) Forward: An Inclusive Excellence Conference
In a Graveyard: Choral concert explores themes of death and remembrance, Oct. 21
The concert featuring Hugo Distler’s Totentanz, is a collection of music thematically connected to Halloween and All Saints Day.
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.
Fr. Michael Lapsley presents ‘Healing Memories’ on Oct. 25
The Department of Psychology and Psi Chi invite the UTC and Chattanooga community to hear Lapsley’s powerful perspective on trauma and healing.