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Interview with Taryn Zavalin ’11

August 10, 2024

Z Eihausen: How would you describe your educational career? Taryn Zavalin: I attended UTK for my Bachelor’s in English. I didn’t choose my major until my junior year—I just took classes to fulfill my gen ed requirements and noticed which subject I took the most. ZE: Which classes/resources at UT were most beneficial to your […]

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Interview with Lena Shoemaker ’23

August 10, 2024

Z Eihausen: How would you describe your educational career?  Lena Shoemaker: My educational career was very arts-focused and very busy. I graduated with a BA in English – Creative Writing and Cinema Studies (double major) with a minor in applied music. It was a heavy class load, but I did a lot of summer classes […]

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Interview with Ayesha Ahmed ’23

August 10, 2024

Z Eihausen: How would you describe your educational career?  Ayesha Ahmed: I started UTK as a freshman on the pre-med track despite not knowing much about the field. I had no guidance other than my family persuading me to embark on this path. Eventually, I became an English major and found myself excelling in all […]

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Interview with Tori Finklea ’21

August 10, 2024

Z Eihausen: What can you tell me about your educational career?  Tori Finklea: I did community college for two years, and then I came to UT to finish my Creative Writing and Philosophy degrees at UT. After I graduated UT, I went to the Columbia publishing course in New York for the summer of 2022.  […]

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