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”
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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”
Honors Symposium – Dr. Edward Pompeian – Why History?
In the first Honors Symposium of the 2020-2021 academic year, Dr. Edward Pompeian led a discussion on the importance of studying history, particularly as relates to present issues of immigration, politics, and rights. Given the pandemic, the symposium was held on Zoom and close to 200 Honor students attended.