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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 […]

Filed Under: Alumni, Alumni Profile, Business and Nonprofit Careers, Careers, English Department News, Roundtable Tagged With: Alumni, Business, College of Arts and Sciences, English, English major, Roundtable

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 […]

Filed Under: Alumni, Alumni Profile, Careers, Education Careers, English Department News, Roundtable Tagged With: Alumni, College of Arts and Sciences, English, English major, Roundtable

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UTK English Roundtable on Careers in Medicine

April 10, 2024

Dr. Daniel Wallace spoke with two alumni about how studying English impacted their medical careers. University of Tennessee English alumni Carolyn Thompson and Nicole Matis joined Daniel Wallace for a roundtable discussion on how their English degrees helped them in their future careers in medicine. Carolyn C. Thompson, MD, is a Board-certified OB/Gyn with over […]

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UTK English Roundtable on Careers in Journalism

April 4, 2024

Dr. Erin Elizabeth Smith sat down with University of Tennessee English alumni Claire Dodson, Daniel Dassow, and Christopher Moyer for a roundtable discussion on how their English degrees helped them in their future careers in journalism. This online discussion took place on Thursday, April 4th from 5:00-5:30 PM EST on Zoom. Please see the video below. […]

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UT English to Hold Roundtable on Careers in Journalism

February 13, 2024

Join University of Tennessee English alumni Claire Dodson, Daniel Dassow, and Christopher Moyer for a roundtable discussion on how their English degrees helped them in their future careers in journalism. This online discussion will take place on Thursday, April 4th from 5:00-5:30 PM EST on Zoom. Log in to join the conversation at http://tiny.utk.edu/englroundtable. P. […]

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UTK English Roundtable on Careers in Law, Video Now Available

January 26, 2024

University of Tennessee English alumni Jasmine Johnson and J. Scott Rose joined Director of Career Development Dr. Erin Elizabeth Smith for a roundtable discussion on how their English degrees helped them in their future careers in law. Jasmine Johnson was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She earned a B.A. in English, summa cum laude, […]

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