Lunch & Learn: Immigration, 3/25

The UT Libraries Diversity Committee hosts a series of lunchtime discussions to facilitate comfortable dialog about diversity and inclusion. Lunch and Learn invites students and other members of the campus community to talk openly but respectfully about complex issues that impact their lives and their campus experience. Join us for: Conversations on Immigration Monday, March … Continued

Lunch & Learn: Gender and the Workplace, 3/7

The UT Libraries Diversity Committee hosts a series of lunchtime discussions to facilitate comfortable dialog about diversity and inclusion. Lunch and Learn invites students and other members of the campus community to talk openly but respectfully about complex issues that impact their lives and their campus experience. Join us for: Gender and the Workplace Thursday, … Continued

Lunch & Learn: Coming Out, 10/11

The UT Libraries Diversity Committee hosts a series of lunchtime discussions to facilitate comfortable dialog about diversity and inclusion. Lunch and Learn invites students and other members of the campus community to talk openly but respectfully about complex issues that impact their lives and their campus experience. Join us for: Coming Out Conversations Thursday, October … Continued

Lunch & Learn: The Life of the Student Athlete, Sept. 19

The UT Libraries Diversity Committee hosts a series of lunchtime discussions to facilitate comfortable dialog about diversity and inclusion. Lunch and Learn invites students and other members of the campus community to talk openly but respectfully about complex issues that impact their lives and their campus experience. Join us for a workshop on: The Life … Continued

“Having Difficult Conversations on Oppression vs. Privilege,” Sept. 26

We invite you to Lunch and Learn with the Libraries’ Diversity Committee. Professors Michelle Christian from the Department of Sociology and Jioni Lewis from Psychology will help students and other members of the university community begin a dialog about racial inequality. Join the conversation on Tuesday, September 26, from noon to 1:30 p.m., in the … Continued

Bias Incidents on Campus Are Subject of Talk, Feb. 16

The campus community is invited to a presentation by Associate Dean of Students Cynthia Polk-Johnson about the university’s procedures for dealing with bias incidents on campus. The talk on Thursday, February 16, at 1 p.m. in the Hodges Library auditorium is sponsored by the Libraries’ Diversity Committee. The university is committed to maintaining a safe … Continued

How the Executive Order on Immigration Affects the UT Community

UT Knoxville Chancellor Jimmy Cheek released a statement this morning, reassuring the campus that the university is “committed to protecting the rights and opportunities extended to all members of our academic community . . . we will continue to recruit, retain, and support faculty, staff, and students from around the world.” University staff continue to … Continued