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Aug 15 2022

AUG 22 // Big Orange Welcome: Vol is a Verb

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Big Orange Welcome: Vol is a Verb

Vol is a Verb

Big Orange Welcome: Vol is a Verb

AUG 22, 2022 • 7:30–8:30pm
Thompson-Boling Arena

On August 22nd, UT will host Vol is a Verb, an inclusive excellence event designed to introduce new students to tools they can use to engage in meaningful and vital conversations while also celebrating each student’s unique story.

Thompson-Boling Arena will open at 6:00pm and we will begin at 7:30pm.

Monday, August 22 at 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Thompson-Boling Arena

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China Town Hall

China Town Hall : Local Connections, National Reflection

News and Events Global Security Co-Hosted Event China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections Nov. 16, 2022 • 7:00pm TOYOTA AUDITORIUM Registration for Event The 2022 China Town Hall will be co-hosted by UT’s Center…

Read more > China Town Hall : Local Connections, National Reflection

Jude Bayham

NOV 3 // Economics and Epidemiology: Beyond Dollars and Cents

Professor Bayham will highlight several insights from interdisciplinary efforts, discussing their application during the COVID-19 pandemic and suggest a path forward for research on economic epidemiology.

NOV 3 , 2022 • 1:00pm

Toyota Auditorium

Read more > NOV 3 // Economics and Epidemiology: Beyond Dollars and Cents

NOV 2 // Analyzing and Addressing Gun Violence in Knoxville: Key People, Places and Strategies

Thomas Abt returns to the Baker Center to provide an update on the work he has been doing with Knoxville to identify local sources of gun violence and develop strategies to reduce them.

NOV 2, 2022 • 5:00pm

Toyota Auditorium

Read more > NOV 2 // Analyzing and Addressing Gun Violence in Knoxville: Key People, Places and Strategies

James Kennedy

OCT 13 // How China’s Rare Earth Monopoly is Reshaping the World

China’s early strategy of capturing a market share for production of rare earth elements now puts China in a controlling position of critical materials.

OCT 13, 2022 • 1:00pm

Toyota Auditorium

Read more > OCT 13 // How China’s Rare Earth Monopoly is Reshaping the World

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Appalachian Leadership Institute

Institute of American Civics

Modern Political Archives

Baker Briefing Newsletter

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Modern Political Archive

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About Our Student Programs

Living Learning Community

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Washington Fellows

Japan Ambassadors Program

Minor in Public Policy Analytics

Diplomacy Lab

Vols Vote

Tennessee Campus Civics Summit

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