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Making the Story Real: A Day of Discovery at the Stokely Conference

June 4, 2025

On May 28, 2025, the University of Tennessee’s Department of English welcomed 16 middle and high school teachers from Anderson, Blount, and Knox counties to its annual Stokely Conference on Teaching Writing. This year’s theme, “Making the Story Real: Supporting Literary and Rhetorical Research through Archives and Multimodal Composition,” brought together local educators dedicated to […]

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Daily Beacon: “Vol of Duty: New video game, writing club provides unique ways to channel literature”

April 17, 2025

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Why UT Chancellor Donde Plowman Majored in English

April 15, 2025

Chancellor Plowman recently spoke to UT English about majoring in English as an undergraduate, how English majors have the skills employers need and desire, and the importance of pursuing your passions and developing your strengths.

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Ziona Kocher and Madeline Crozier Sutton to Assume New Jobs in Fall 2025

April 14, 2025

In Fall 2025, Dr. Ziona Kocher (UTK 2022) will be returning to their home state of Florida to take on a coveted tenure-track professorship at Florida Atlantic University. Like most English Literature scholars, Kocher found the path to tenure-trackdom fiercely competitive, but today they credit their scholarship and mentorship within the UTK’s English Department with […]

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Knoxville New Sentinel: Bess Cooley’s debut poetry collection grapples with the language and loss of dementia

April 7, 2025

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WBIR: UT students explore Big Ears Festival’s range of music and cultural impact in upper-level English course

March 28, 2025

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Shocked there’s enough for a college course on Big Ears Festival? You have lots to learn!

March 25, 2025

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The Business of Creative Writing: An Interview with Mal Alder

March 7, 2025

English alumna Mal Alder (’13) sits down with Erin Cantrell (’25) to discuss her business, Alderwood Creative, and how her time at UT taught her the skills she needed to own and found her own business. Erin Cantrell: What inspired you to start Alderwood Creative, and how did you take the first step?  Mal Alder: […]

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Knoxville News Sentinel- ‘We’re bringing ‘Bridgerton’ to Knoxville’: Era-based TV craze helps fund English scholars

February 20, 2025

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UT English to Hold Roundtable on Careers in Business

February 5, 2025

University of Tennessee English alumni Amanda Henneghan, Mal Alder, and Kara Orellana joined Dr. Erin Elizabeth Smith for a roundtable discussion on how their English degrees helped them in their future careers in business. This online discussion took take place on Wednesday, March 5th from 5:00-6:00 PM EST on Zoom. Amanda Henneghan is a native […]

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University of Tennessee English Department Hosts Regency Ball February 15th & 16th, 2025

February 4, 2025

What: Regency Ball featuring When: Saturday, February 15, 2025, 7-10 pm (Evening Ball); Sunday, February 16, 2025, 3pm-5pm (Matinee Ball) Where: Hoskins Hall, 1401 Cumberland Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996 Tickets (available here): Other details:

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UT English Roundtable on Careers in Education

February 4, 2025

University of Tennessee English alumni Karyn Adams, John Luke Bell, and Skikila Arniece Smith joined Dr. Erin Elizabeth Smith for a roundtable discussion on how their English degrees helped them in their future careers in education, including in areas of teaching, curriculum development, and higher ed strategies and consulting. This online discussion took place on […]

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Change in Perspective Leads to Publishing Career: An Interview with Sierra Swanson

January 30, 2025

English alumna Sierra Swanson (’20) sits down with Erin Cantrell (’25) to discuss her work in publishing in NYC and how her time at UT taught her the skills she needed to thrive. Erin Cantrell:  How was the transition from an undergraduate student in Knoxville to someone working their way up in the publishing world? […]

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Daily Beacon- New UT textbook initiative sparks challenges for professors, students

January 28, 2025

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A Holiday Treat: Amy Elias Discusses Lemony Snicket’s “The Lump of Coal”

January 2, 2025

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English Major to Special Correspondent: Amien Essif and Finding Stories in the Chaos of Information

November 20, 2024

English Alum Amien Essif discusses how English prepared him for a career in journalism through telling human stories. Erin Cantrell: What was your career path from an undergraduate student in Knoxville to becoming Special Correspondent with Deutsche Welle? Amien Essif: After I graduated from UTK, I spent the summer of 2012 writing a cover story […]

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From English Major to UT Press Director: Katie Hannah

October 16, 2024

When recently appointed University of Tennessee Press Director Katie Hannah first switched to English Literature as a major during her sophomore year at the University of Mississippi, she had no idea her decision would lead her into the publishing industry.  “I was majoring in Broadcast Journalism, and I was learning to write shorter, and shorter […]

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The Funny Thing About English: An Interview with Clinton Ricks and JoAnna Brooker

September 26, 2024

Two English alumni discuss how poetry and rhetoric set them up for comedic success and how inspiration often comes from the most unlikely of places. Z Eihausen: What drew you to creative writing initially?  Clinton Ricks: I’m still figuring this one out, honestly. But I know it has to do with LeVar Burton and Reading […]

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Applications Now Open for Summer 2025 English 491/591- Theatre Festivals in England and Ireland

September 24, 2024

English 491/591 is a three-week off-campus drama course offered during second Summer Session. The course carries three hours of credit at the 400 (undergraduate) level or the 500 (graduate) level. This year’s 491/591 will take place from July 14th to August 4th.  At the course’s beginning and end, students will get to experience Europe’s great summer […]

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Stan Garner Examines Vaccine Skepticism in Theatre

September 19, 2024

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