UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-KNOXVILLE

'SHAME RITUAL': University of Tennessee business course requires ‘implicit bias’ testing

‘Implicit bias testing is nothing more than a shame ritual designed to make us feel bad,’ one student said.

By Emma Arns '26
Sep 30, 2024

UT Knoxville unveils intersectional Taylor Swift course for fall

A public university in Knoxville, Tennessee recently unveiled a new Taylor Swift-centered course, focused on explor…

By Emma Arns '26
Jun 10, 2024

‘MINDLESS IGNORANCE’: University of Tennessee students launch protest, shout anti-Israel slogans: VIDEO

The pro-divestment protest saw demonstrators gather at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to express their opp…

By Emma Arns '26
May 23, 2024

Prof who celebrated Queen's death awarded federal grant to teach 'Blackness in Latin America'

The grant comes in the form of $180,000 to 'create open access Spanish language curricula centering Blackness in La…

By Marya Ruth Dunning '25
Oct 7, 2023

EXCLUSIVE: University of Tennessee student paper advertises for Planned Parenthood

The most recent edition of the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s student newspaper The Daily Beacon featured a fu…

By Catherine Gripp '26
May 4, 2023

Universities take the Christ out of Christmas

Diversity is a vital component of Christmas celebrations at universities, says Kathy Johnson Bowles, founder and pr…

By Noelle Fitchett '25
Dec 20, 2022

University fails to clarify ‘diversity action plans': free speech org

On Nov. 11, FIRE filed a public records request with UT Knoxville after revealing that the university’s 'diversity …

By William Biagini '24
Dec 1, 2022

University of Tennessee dubbed most ‘unfriendly’ toward LGBTQ students

The University of Tennessee- Knoxville was labeled the most unfriendly LGBTQ campus by The Princeton Review.

By Austin Browne '24
Oct 7, 2022

Campus Profile: University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The University of Tennessee Knoxville is a public university in the state of Tennessee. Around 24,000 undergraduate…

By Kelsea Whiting '25
Jan 27, 2022

Satire or 'antiracist' teaching? Professor says he is 'ungrading,' letting students teach each other

A professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville tweeted that this upcoming semester he will be 'ungrading' an…

By Peter Cordi
Jan 6, 2022

WATCH: Individual shows hatred for Israel by EATING Star of David in front of classmates

An individual on the University of Tennessee-Knoxville campus manifested his hatred for Israel by eating a Star of …

By Ben Zeisloft
Aug 27, 2021

TN students unhappy with chancellor's maskless Instagram posts

The chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville posted pictures of her without wearing a mask on-campus af…

By Rachel Harrington '22
Aug 16, 2021

Prof undergoes mandatory training for Tupac reference. Students say that's not enough.

A professor will undergo mandatory sensitivity training after she wrote a racial slur in an educational context.

By Ben Zeisloft
Mar 17, 2021

UT expels student over Cardi B, Beyonce tweets, backtracks after free speech org challenges decision

The University of Tennessee expelled a student, in part, for tweeting Cardi B lyrics, claiming that she violated un…

By Christopher Tremoglie
Mar 10, 2021

She said something she shouldn't have at age 15. Years later, classmate taught her 'a lesson'

A high school student held onto a video of a classmate saying a racial slur when she was just 15-years-old, using i…

By Ben Zeisloft
Dec 29, 2020

ANOTHER professor indicted over alleged secret ties to China

The professor, who has been suspended from UTK, received federal funds while concealing his foreign work.

By Wyatt Eichholz '24
Mar 5, 2020