On Sept. 28 in the opening lecture of the UTC’s Probasco Fall 2023 Lecture Series, Dr. Ramon DeGennaro, professor emeritus of banking and finance in the Haslam College of Business at UT Knoxville, will discuss “Stakeholder Theory and Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance. Why Should I Care?”
Claudia Williamson Kramer: The economic way of thinking
Dr. Claudia Williamson Kramer describes her view of economics as “a way of thinking, but also descriptive of human behavior. So, another way of thinking about economics is as the study of human action, and when we think of it that way, it sounds much more like a social science. And it is.”
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley to speak at UTC
Jason Riley will visit UTC on Thursday, Sept. 22, for a discussion titled “Why Thomas Sowell Matters.” The event, which will also include a book signing and reception, begins at 5 p.m. in the University Center Tennessee Room.
UTC lecture highlights widespread lack of financial knowledge
Why you need to know your financial ABCs from the inaugural Annual Financial Literacy Lecture Series from the Gary W. Rollins College of Business in April 2022 for Financial Literacy Month.
Coyne lecture focuses on economics, war and democracy
Christopher Coyne will discuss “How Wars Are Run: Lessons from the War on Terror.”
Probasco Chair lecture series kicks off with talk about illicit drug markets
Drug laws may cause more problems than the ones they solve.
Williamson is the fourth person and first woman appointed to Chair in its 43-year history
Claudia Williamson understands that people might consider her a trailblazer, but she has never seen herself that way. But as the first woman named Scott L. Probasco Jr. Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise in the chair’s history, there is a bit of blaze in her trail. She also is the only fourth person awarded the…
Dinesh D’Souza to speak at UTC on Oct. 9
Controversial writer and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza will give a lecture at UTC on “The Moral Case for Capitalism.”
The Burkett Miller Distinguished Lecture Series to Host Ann Coulter
The Burkett Miller Distinguished Lecture Series is hosting Ann Coulter with a response from UTC’s Dr. Michelle D. Deardorff at Roland Hayes Concert Hall on October 5 from 12:00-1:15 pm.
Nobel Laureate Thomas J. Sargent to speak at UTC October 6
Nobel laureate Thomas J. Sargent will speak in the Burkett Miller Distinguished Lecture Series Monday, October 6, at noon in the UTC University Center Auditorium. Dr. Thomas J. Sargent will discuss “Lessons from the Fiscal History of the United States.” Sponsored by the Scott L. Probasco, Jr. Chair of Free Enterprise, this event is free…