By Drs. Cari Hovanec and Rachel Murray On January 27th, Drs. Cari Hovanec and Rachel Murray presented a symposium on Animals in Literature and the Problem of Mass Extinction. Dr. Hovanec is a Professor of Instruction in English and Writing. She is the author of Animal Subjects (2018). Her research and teaching interests include literatureContinue reading “Animals in Literature and the Problem of Mass Extinction”
Category Archives: Honors Symposia
Symposium – Kacy Tillman – Stripped and Script
Dr. Kacy Tillman, Professor of English and Writing and Co-Director of the Honors Program at UT, gave the last symposium of the fall 2020 semester. She discussed her recently published book, Stripped and Script: Loyalist Women Writers of the American Revolution. Dr. Tillman described how these women were faced with challenging decisions – to saveContinue reading “Symposium – Kacy Tillman – Stripped and Script”
Symposium – Jennifer Blessing – Women in STEM
Dr. Jennifer Blessing, a faculty member in UT’s department of psychology, presented to the Honors students on her research studying women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). As a developmental psychologist, her focus is on younger children. She is particularly interested in the messages young women receive about STEM and how they perceive STEM.Continue reading “Symposium – Jennifer Blessing – Women in STEM”