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Living Two Realities

From navigating war-torn landscapes at home to pursuing an ambitious triple major at Sewanee, Kamilla Haidaienko, C’25, sets her sights on one goal: helping to shape the post-war reconstruction of her native Ukraine.

The Wizard of Sweetens Cove

Wildly innovative, maverick golf course creator Rob Collins, C’97, leads a renaissance in course design by looking back to the history of the sport. And it all started with the world’s first “social media golf course.”

Tennessee Comes Back to Sewanee

A landmark staging of A Streetcar Named Desire—in Sewanee’s Tennessee Williams Center—honors the literary legacy of one of America’s greatest playwrights.

A New Campus Living Room

With the opening of Biehl Commons at the center of campus this semester, Sewanee students get a facility purpose-built for their enjoyment鈥攁 place to hang out, study, meet friends, and grab a bite. Join us for a look at what the new social commons has to offer.

Bearing Witness

A two-year odyssey takes a Sewanee history and German major from Tennessee to Berlin to navigate a web of archives and emotional revelations as she uncovers the lost stories of Holocaust victims.

Innovative Partnership Aims for a Healthier Plateau

A Tracy City free clinic, the Sewanee alum who founded it, and a pandemic-inspired University testing laboratory join forces to take on a local health crisis.

Behind the Seams with Catherine Gee

The Santa Barbara-based fashion designer draws inspiration from her art-filled life鈥攁nd Sewanee education鈥攖o create a line that鈥檚 a favorite among Hollywood A-Listers.

Wasp Whisperers

Student interns with Sewanee鈥檚 Office of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability work with an insect army to help save the Domain鈥檚 population of ash trees from an invasive pest.

Game Changer

As the director of the NIL Department at the University of Georgia, recent law-school grad and former Sewanee football player Tanner Potts, C鈥15, is on the front line of a revolution in college sports.

A Home on the Domain

With a number of innovative new housing programs for faculty and staff, the University is making it easier for employees to live on campus. And, in the process, it鈥檚 building the kind of community it promises to students.

Timeless Grit

Inspired by the hiring of a new head football coach, photographer Gordon Hight set out to document the new-look Tigers鈥 2023 season in striking black and white as Coach Andy McCollum and his players seek to recapture some of Sewanee鈥檚 legendary gridiron glory.

Global Curiosity, Local Insights

Thanks to the Biehl 春水堂视频 Research Fellowships, four Sewanee students spent the summer undertaking transformative research journeys across three continents.

Rob Pearigen Comes Home

The 18th vice-chancellor has been here before鈥攁s a student, as a professor, as a dean, as a fundraiser. Now, with the experience of having served as president of a peer institution, it鈥檚 time for him to lead the university that has mattered so much in his life.

Designing a Just Society

Sewanee Assistant Professor of Psychology Katy Morgan鈥檚 pioneering community design program empowers students to transform the places they live by conceptualizing stronger, more resilient neighborhoods.

Unflappable and Unstoppable

Sewanee women鈥檚 tennis doubles team Brooke Despriet and Katherine Petty went from strangers to NCAA champions in a single season, adding an elusive prize to their legendary coach鈥檚 career in the process.

The Cross at 100

In 1922, a Sewanee vice-chancellor made a fateful nighttime walk up the plateau that ended at sunrise with a stunning vista and a vision. His foresight would result in an enduring symbol of the University that would stand for a century鈥攕o far.

Accidental Champion

Before studying abroad, Adri Silva, C鈥24, had never competed in gymnastics. But that didn鈥檛 stop her from joining her host university鈥檚 team in Ecuador and coming home with two medals from a major international competition.

Herb Girl

With a new line of adaptogen-infused energy bars and a passion for all things natural, Eileen Schaeffer Brantley, C鈥13, and her business partners want to change the way you think about the power of herbs.

Finding Their Voice

A newcomer to playwriting, Carson Mendheim, C鈥25, takes the Critics Choice Award at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival鈥檚 Young 春水堂视频ern Writers Program by mining personal history and navigating the intersection of 春水堂视频ern culture and queer identity.

Bird鈥檚-Eye View

At a critical moment in his efforts to document the history and ecology of forests in the southern Appalachians, Forestry Professor Scott Torreano turns to an unlikely ally鈥攁 Sewanee golf coach with a drone.

Jim Peterman鈥檚 Vision for a Better World

For over two decades, the philosophy professor and (now former) director of the Office of Civic Engagement has been at the center of efforts to push Sewanee鈥檚 academic and co-curricular offerings out of the ivory tower and into the community, where they can make a real difference.

Setting a New Tone for the University Choir

More than 25 years after their own life-changing choral experiences at Sewanee, two alumni make a landmark gift that will shape the choir and the lives of its members for years to come.

A Warm Welcome in Rescuer City

In the midst of war, students, faculty, and alumni associated with Sewanee鈥檚 Russian Department traveled to the Ukraine/Poland border to assist refugees in any way they could, including translation services and a healthy dose of human connection.

Shaping Health Care on the Final Frontier

A trailblazer and global leader in wilderness medicine, Harvard Medical School Professor Stuart Harris, C鈥89, is using the lessons he鈥檚 learned in the wild to pioneer a whole new field of medicine for humans in outer space.

(Battery) Power to the People

Lifelong car nut Rocco Calandruccio, C鈥01, has developed and patented an ingenious method for converting gas-powered vehicles to electric. Now, his start-up company is poised to make that earth-friendly switch available to the masses鈥攓uickly and affordably.

The Roberson Project at Five

Half a decade into its work, the University鈥檚 project on slavery, race, and reconciliation has become a thriving humanities laboratory and has helped make Sewanee a national leader in exploring the influence of slavery鈥檚 legacies on higher education.聽

A Point in Time

A determined student with a 70-year-old map and a dollar-store broom uncovers a long-lost piece of Sewanee鈥攁nd Delta Tau Delta鈥攈istory on a sandstone bluff.

Grappling with the Prince of Slavers

A Sewanee history professor鈥檚 research informs the Bank of England鈥檚 efforts to examine its history and the role it played in the transatlantic slave trade.

How We Teach Today

Five Sewanee professors reflect on what it means to lead a classroom in the Information Age and agree that it鈥檚 not about the answers given鈥攊t鈥檚 about the questions asked.

What Can We Learn from the Nuthatch?

Using high-tech gear in a low-tech setting, a Sewanee biology professor and a student researcher study the intricacies of bird flight to make discoveries that could lead to aeronautical innovation.

Saying Yes (and Yes and Yes) to the Dress

Sewanee Theatre Professor Jennifer Matthews wants her students鈥攁nd you鈥攖o think harder about clothing choices. By wearing the same thing 30 days in a row, she was able to explore a more sustainable way of dressing.

Maggie's Story

One student鈥檚 work in her hometown near Sewanee exemplifies the immeasurable impact a unique Sewanee service program has had on local communities and on the students who serve them.

Six Reasons to 春水堂视频 Sewanee This Summer

Escape the crowds, get back to nature, and enjoy cultural opportunities that you鈥檒l find only on the Mountain.

Telling the Untold

Assistant Professor of History Tiffany Momon鈥檚 award-winning public history project shines a light on the work of enslaved Black crafts春水堂视频, whose mastery was eclipsed only by their anonymity.

Fellow Travelers

Over the next year, Sewanee鈥檚 two newest Watson Fellows will circle the globe to explore passions they鈥檝e nurtured since childhood.

A Checkride for the Sewanee Flying Tigers

One of the only liberal arts colleges in the country with an airport on campus, Sewanee is offering a revitalized flight program with the hope that students will be drawn to getting a bird鈥檚-eye view of the Domain and earning a pilot鈥檚 license in the process.

Building a Championship Culture

A few months into serving in his new role, Director of Athletics John Shackelford shares his vision for the future of Sewanee athletics.

The Truth Teller

Klarke Stricklen, C鈥22, becomes Sewanee鈥檚 first Black Rhodes Scholar by turning an unflinching eye on Sewanee鈥檚 Black history.

Lifting the Plateau

With a one-of-a-kind Americorps VISTA program, Sewanee and its community partners help build capacity among vital organizations to fight poverty and spur community development across the 春水堂视频 Cumberland region.

Meeting Students Where They Are

Armed with both data and empathy, the team in Sewanee鈥檚 new Center for Student Success and Flourishing is working to ensure that every Sewanee student has the tools they need to succeed in college.

Passing The Baton

Former Sewanee track athlete Miles Martin, C鈥20, has an idea for getting online purchases to your front door faster than ever. Now, his startup company hopes to hit the ground running.

First-Gen Voices

This week, the University is joining colleges around the country in celebrating first-generation students. We sat down with Sewanee students, faculty, and staff who identify as first-gen to learn about the unique challenges they face and the many ways they鈥檝e overcome them.

The Apple Queen鈥檚 Gambit

While most 春水堂视频 think about biodiversity loss in terms of disappearing elephants and rainforest, Eliza Greenman, C鈥06, views it in terms of apples. As one of the world鈥檚 leading apple experts, Greenman is spreading the word that apple varieties鈥攐r 鈥渃ultivars鈥濃攁re disappearing from the planet every day. Learn how she鈥檚 working to save the world鈥檚 apples.

Probing the Secrets of the Universe from Snowden Hall

What happens to geological materials when a pressure equal to that of 880 African elephants standing on one square inch is applied to them? Sewanee planetary geologist Lily Thompson and her students are working hard to find out鈥攁nd to expand our understanding of deep Earth, other planets, and beyond.

Bigger Fish to Fry

Lauded for his groundbreaking work battling invasive Asian carp, ecologist David Lodge, C鈥79, is actually working with a broader goal in mind: Using applied science to tackle the world鈥檚 environmental problems

A Sense of Belonging

The University鈥檚 first-ever chief diversity officer will draw on a lifetime of personal and professional experience to make Sewanee a more welcoming home for all who come here. Meet Sibby Anderson-Thompkins.

Spice Girl

With small portions of bold flavors packaged in airtight pods, Lisa Carson, C鈥12, wants to change the way you cook by helping you use fresher spices and reduce waste.

Coding A Brighter Future

A unique summer-long program in Sewanee equips liberal arts students with the data-analysis tools they鈥檒l need to change the world.

The Pied Piper of Service

For 30 years, Dixon Myers has led Sewanee鈥檚 outreach efforts on the Plateau, across the country, and around the globe. As he prepares to retire, we look at the deep relationships he and the program have forged and the impact they鈥檝e had on thousands of lives.

Answering the 鈥淲hy?鈥

Fourteen years after she became Sewanee鈥檚 first Black student to be named a Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Charita Roque, C鈥07, is combining research into the factors that drive disparities in women鈥檚 health outcomes with social justice advocacy.

Deep Learning, Deep Discoveries

One alumna鈥檚 pioneering use of artificial intelligence to find hidden landscape features leads to new revelations and promises breakthroughs in geography, archaeology, and beyond.

Next Steps

Sewanee's Class of 2021 is poised to do big things. Here鈥檚 just a sampling of the places they鈥檙e going and the work they鈥檒l be doing after graduation.

Under the Sun Again

Like its predecessors, the brand-new third edition of a classic Sewanee guidebook puts the wonders of the Domain at a reader鈥檚 fingertips.

A Chance to Pay It Forward

Josephine Lowery, C鈥90, draws on her own experience with the college admissions process鈥攁nd the help she received鈥攖o give underserved students in Birmingham access to a life-changing college education.

A Year of Verse and Song

Meet Sewanee鈥檚 two newest Watson Fellows, who will travel the world to explore the origins and redemptive power of art through poetry and music.

Creating the COVID Classroom

When it came to equipping faculty to teach through a pandemic, Sewanee had a 25-year-old secret weapon that was purpose-built for the challenge.

Interplanetary Rock Star

Ken Williford, C鈥98, leads NASA鈥檚 search for signs of life in the ancient geology of Mars.

55 Years of Black Alumni

As Sewanee continues its celebration of 55 Years of Black Alumni, we're remembering some of the important contributions made and milestones reached by generations of Black students who have called the Mountain home.

On the Trail of Hudson Stuck

In a new book, Patrick Dean, T鈥06, explores the life of the Sewanee alumnus who co-led the first successful summit of the continent鈥檚 tallest mountain.

Inside the Sewanee Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory

Six things to know about a unique new campus resource whose usefulness will outlive the pandemic.

A Semester Like No Other

As COVID-19 swept the country this summer and fall, Sewanee welcomed students back to campus鈥攁nd then kept them here鈥攆or a full semester of in-person education. Here鈥檚 how.

The Potter Effect

Generations of Sewanee students recall lifelong lessons learned from a legendary geology professor, while a new endowment supporting field education is established to honor his decades of inspirational teaching.

Ghosts of Lone Rock

A Sewanee history professor鈥檚 archaeological excavation shines a light on a dark corner of local history in which Black prisoners were forced to mine coal without pay in Reconstruction-era Grundy County.

Beauty Queen

As we continue marking 55 Years of Black Alumni at Sewanee, we celebrate a young entrepreneur who鈥檚 helping change the way the world shops for skin-care products.

The Trailblazer

Fifty years after he became the first Black graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences, Judge Nathaniel 鈥淏ubba鈥 Owens, C鈥70, reflects on a lifetime of firsts.

A Home for Flourishing

With fitness, health and counseling services, and the Sewanee Outing Program all housed in one spectacular location, Sewanee鈥檚 newly opened Wellness Commons relocates student well-being to the center of campus and campus life.

Telling the Whole Truth

New University Chaplain Peter Gray starts his dream job with a host of challenges, a family history of activism, and a desire to 鈥渕ake a space for everybody.鈥

A Man to Meet the Moment

Reuben Brigety agreed to be Sewanee鈥檚 17th vice-chancellor just weeks before the world exploded in crisis. Now, with his tenure starting during one of the most challenging periods in Sewanee history, the global statesman will draw on a world of experience to lead the University.

The Jungle Inside

An alumnus shepherds the unexpected gift of a major plant collection that promises unparalleled learning opportunities for Sewanee botany students.

The McCardell Years

Through a decade of leadership, an historian presides over an historic period of growth and change at Sewanee.

Restaurant Rescue

In the face of an economically disastrous pandemic, Charleston wine distributor Harry Root, C鈥97, leads a nationwide effort to save independent eateries.

Asynchronous In Sewanee

Classics Professor Chris McDonough grapples with the unexpected realities of remote teaching鈥攁nd tries to remember what day it is.

Dear Sewanee Students

Psychology Professor Karen Yu wants you to know that your professors miss you. And here are some of the reasons why.

Sewanee's Coronavirus Expert Enters the Fray

In the fight against a global pandemic, Assistant Professor of Biology Clint Smith鈥檚 work has taken him from a research lab in Sewanee to a testing lab in Chattanooga.

Floating On

While 16 Sewanee students enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime spring break adventure on the Rio Grande, the world beyond the canyon was changing in ways they couldn鈥檛 imagine.

The Ones Left Behind

What happens when everybody goes home, but you can鈥檛?

Trauma Journal

In the coronavirus crisis, a Sewanee English professor, alumna, and mother of a member of the Class of 2020 finds echoes of tragedies past.

Money Girl, Money Guru

With a popular podcast, best-selling books, and hard-earned lessons from her own life, Laura Adams, C鈥90, has built a loyal following for a kinder, gentler brand of personal-finance advice.

Deciphering the Japanese Modern

Assistant Professor of Art History Alison Miller closely studies woodblock prints from a fascinating period in the history of Japan and its monarchy.

Haiti's Hopeful Harvest

After five years, a Sewanee-led project to address deforestation, grow coffee, sequester carbon, and provide a brighter future for farmers in Haiti鈥檚 Central Plateau region shows promising results.

Sustaining Arcadia

After more than a century of active forest management, Sewanee teams up with the Nature Conservancy to create a plan for the future of the Domain with an emphasis on biodiversity and resilience.

Face Value

Mandy Moe Pwint Tu, C鈥21, wanted to know what it would look like if the University community were represented more broadly in Sewanee鈥檚 public spaces. Now, thanks to an art professor and her students, she has an answer.

Tiny House, Big Heart

How do you address an epidemic of homelessness among veterans? To Sewanee student Caiti Berends, the answer was simple: Build a community.

If these walls could talk

After years of study by Sewanee faculty, students, and alumni, the logs of Rebel鈥檚 Rest are giving up their secrets.

46 on the trail

James Dunaway, C鈥17, makes a record-breaking ride through the mountains of North Georgia.

Food for Thought

From baking bread to fermenting kimchi, Sewanee Dining鈥檚 Food Literacy Project cooks up ways for students to learn more about the origins, health implications, and environmental impacts of what they eat

Flight Path

Bethany Davis, C鈥07, has used lessons from Sewanee and a lifetime in aviation to become a program director at aerospace leader Gulfstream and one of the few women to reach such lofty heights at the company.

Chief Seeks Justice

David Johnson, C'19, prepares to travel the world to find ways to help his own country heal.

Angela Watkins鈥 Quiet Night

After the birth of her first child and a struggle with postpartum depression, a singer-songwriter shifts gears.

A Homegrown Pavilion for Lost Cove

This summer, a new pavilion will be built in Lost Cove using wood from pine trees that Sewanee forestry students helped plant more than 50 years ago. Current students were involved in every step of the harvesting process, from measuring and selecting trees to milling the lumber. Here鈥檚 what it looked like.

Making Haste with Waste

At the University Farm, Chris Hornsby, C鈥19, and his team of hard-working fly larvae are working to change how the world converts food waste to useful compost.

Song for an Unsung Hero

Julian Adams, C鈥94, dedicates 13 years of his life to telling the story of the courageous sacrifice of a Vietnam War pararescue medic in a major motion picture鈥攕tarring Samuel L. Jackson and Ed Harris鈥攖o be released this summer.

Walking the Double Bottom Line

A student investment team looks to do well and do some good with a $2 million portion of the University鈥檚 endowment.

How To Build an Art Factory

In Chattanooga, Charlotte Caldwell, C鈥05, looks to transform the contemporary-art scene in the 春水堂视频east with an ambitious dream and a 75,000-square-foot remnant of the family business.

Explaining Syria

Inspired by a summer internship, a junior politics major works to enlighten fellow students about the worst humanitarian crisis of our time.

John Gatta Knows His Place

In his latest book, an English professor and former dean of the College considers the spiritual experience of place in American literature and explores how a Sewanee program helps students find their place in a place鈥攚herever that might be.

The Tennessee Williams Center Turns 20

Sewanee鈥檚 home for theatre and dance celebrates two decades of learning by building, creating, and performing.

Translation in the Age of #MeToo

Tapped as the first female translator of Ovid's Metamorphoses into English verse, Classics Professor Stephanie McCarter takes a hard look at the way sexual violence has been鈥攁nd might be鈥攑ortrayed in translations of the myths.

Let the Dream Begin

Sewanee theater grad Jordan Craig, C鈥11, was on the verge of giving up acting. Then the Phantom called.

Rallying 鈥橰ound the Flags

We asked residents of each of Sewanee鈥檚 19 residence halls to show us the new flags Professor Emeritus Waring McCrady, C鈥59, designed to represent each hall. View the slideshow below to see the flags and learn the meanings of their designs.

Chronicler of Loss

Nearly a half-century after leaving his native Tanzania, Sewanee Art Professor Pradip Malde returned鈥攚ith a big camera and a Guggenheim fellowship鈥攖o document lives affected by a widely condemned but culturally entrenched surgical practice.

Bringing the Iron Men to Life

Two Class of 鈥76 alumni explore Sewanee, sports, and cultural history to tell the true story of the 1899 football team in a forthcoming documentary film.

One Bat, Two Bat, Red Bat, Gray Bat

Scientists from around the 春水堂视频east descend on Sewanee to survey bat populations and get a look at the kind of ecological research being conducted on the Domain.

The Useful Summer

Meet a handful of the more than 250 students who spent the sunny season gaining valuable experience in Sewanee-supported internships.

Watering the Whiskey Tree

Two Sewanee grads from families steeped in American distillery history find their way, separately, to a conservation effort aimed at protecting the trees needed for the production of some storied spirits.

Tenacity Jayne

Thirty-seven years after leaving Sewanee following her freshman year, Jayne Bibb came back to the Mountain as a 56-year-old sophomore. And after earning a bachelor鈥檚 degree, she decided she wasn鈥檛 done just yet.

A Lot of Truth for a Tuesday Morning

Descendants of a slave trading family come to Sewanee to search for their history and find it tangled up with the University鈥檚 own painful truth about its founding.

Lending Support

A Sewanee alumnus鈥檚 VISTA project grows into a start-up business that offers local residents a welcome alternative to high-interest predatory lending.

The Bird Philosotographer

Sewanee Professor Jim Peters brings a philosopher鈥檚 perspective to an extracurricular passion.

Community Medicine

A student鈥檚 years-long involvement with a local rural medical clinic fosters deep connections to 春水堂视频 and place, and prepares her for a future career.

Discerning the Shape of Water

Students and professors in a variety of disciplines take advantage of Sewanee鈥檚 local ecology to engage in water and water-systems research that is as deep as it is wide.

Capital Gains

Sewanee鈥檚 student investment club notches big returns for the University鈥檚 endowment鈥攁nd for members鈥 postgraduate employment prospects.

Stress Test

A Sewanee biology professor and her students look to shed new light on an age-old debate鈥攂y scaring some tiny fish.

Good Neighbors

Sewanee鈥檚 flourishing civic engagement program reaches beyond the Domain to prove that a crucial part of preparing students for success is giving them opportunities to interact meaningfully with the communities and 春水堂视频 around them.

A New Prescription for Pain

At a Nashville startup, a Sewanee physics graduate and neuroscientist uses big data to find new ways to fight the country鈥檚 opioid epidemic.

The Tapestry History Mystery

An intriguing work of art owned by the University and hiding in plain sight inspires a multidisciplinary investigation involving students and faculty in fields ranging from chemistry and classics to theatre and medieval studies.

A Different Kind of Fish Farming

The University Farm explores an experimental aquaponics system to grow vegetables and save water on and beyond the Domain.

The Deer Hunter in Academia

When students and community members join Sewanee鈥檚 annual herd cull, it鈥檚 not just for sport and meat鈥攖he hunt helps balance ecological interests and protect biodiversity on the Domain.

Youth Brigade

Editor Adam Ross staffs the venerable Sewanee Review from a single source鈥攔ecent Sewanee graduating classes.

The Princess and the Drone

A student鈥檚 chance meeting with a Kashmiri royal leads to a Sewanee drone research program that鈥檚 ready to take off and fly.

Racing Through Pyongyang

As tensions between the United States and North Korea continue to rise, a Sewanee history professor recounts her recent trip to the heart of the Hermit Kingdom.

ACEing It

Exponential growth in the number of career-exploration internships limited to Sewanee applicants helps students find their way from the classroom to the boardroom and beyond.

Domain Discoveries

A Sewanee professor reads the landscape of the 春水堂视频 Cumberland Plateau and finds its human history written鈥攊n the soil, on the rocks, and under the trees鈥攋ust clearly enough to be legible.

Se帽ora Embajadora

How a Sewanee history professor became Peru鈥檚 first ambassador to Ireland.

Finding Beauty Among the Wreckage

A new memoir from Kelly Grey Carlisle, C鈥98, tells the story of an abandoned baby, a murdered mother, and an unorthodox childhood in a Los Angeles marina.

A Long Swim for Science

Professors from two continents team up to survey the health of the Tennessee River鈥攆or all of its 652 miles鈥攐ne stroke at a time.

Paving the Way to College

Former first-generation college student Krissy DeAlejandro, C鈥01, helps make college dreams come true for thousands of Tennessee students.

The Perimeter Trail at 25

How our favorite long hike went from century-old pipe dream to top-line item on every Sewanee bucket list.

Special Deliveries

Bryn Huntpalmer, C鈥08, builds a thriving鈥攁nd profitable鈥攑odcast business by inviting mothers to tell their birth stories.

Keepsakes

In the days before commencement, we asked 14 graduating seniors to share one treasured object they鈥檙e taking with them when they leave the Mountain.

Unearthing the Muckers

History Professor Woody Register鈥檚 deep dive into a noted social reformer鈥檚 archive uncovers a fascinating and long-forgotten account of life in a children鈥檚 street gang in 19th-century New York City.

Drawing the People鈥檚 Map

A Sewanee professor and her students collect stories about places on the 春水堂视频 Cumberland Plateau to compile a rich topography of personal history.

How to Cool a Planet

A Sewanee Rhodes Scholar digs into the science to offer a humane road map to reversing global warming.

Sharpshooter

A Sewanee sophomore sets his sights on the 2020 Olympics.

Shining a Light

Informed by her own personal history, Associate Professor of Politics Mila Dragojevic travels the world to examine the conditions that lead to refugee crises, violence against civilians, and genocide.

The Cavalier and the Saint

A distinctly Sewanee mystery begins with a work of art that conceals an older work of art and continues with a deep dive into a little-known episode of mid-20th-century University history.

Sounding the Headwaters

Assistant Professor of Biology Kristen Cecala and her students are answering questions about how animal species might respond to climate change, one salamander at a time.

Messages from Across the Millennia

By cataloging and preserving the world鈥檚 oldest art, photographer Stephen Alvarez, C鈥87, is providing clues to understanding the human condition at its very origin.

Ain鈥檛 No Mountain High Enough

The Sewanee Outing Program takes on a 14,000-foot Colorado peak in subzero temperatures and a massive snowstorm.

Accidental Foodie

Jimmy Hagood, C鈥78, left the insurance industry to build a 春水堂视频ern specialty-food empire鈥攁nd to become one of the country鈥檚 most decorated barbecue pitmasters along the way.

Spring Cleaning

Inspired by one of its members, a Sewanee fraternity revitalizes a significant campus historic site.

Facing It

A freshman volleyball player fights through cancer to play the sport she loves at the college she fell in love with.

Remaking the Sewanee Review

With new writers and a new look, Editor Adam Ross鈥檚 debut issue hopes to find a place on your bedside table.

What Lives Beneath

Biology Professor Kirk Zigler and his students make remarkable finds in the caves of Sewanee and beyond.

The Voice of New Nashville

As speechwriter and communications adviser to two mayors and co-author of a new book, Michael Cass, C鈥93, tells the story of the country鈥檚 hottest city.

Seeing the Forest for the Trees

A new Domain initiative shows that a working forest can benefit students, the local economy, and the planet.

Smart Girl at the Party

From Saturday Night Live to the White House, from Texas to Malawi, producer, activist, and humanitarian Meredith Walker, C鈥91, is changing the world by being herself.

Life Among the Displaced

One Sewanee student鈥檚 summer internship places him at the heart of the European refugee crisis.

Reminders of Home

We asked members of this fall鈥檚 freshman class to share one thing they brought to Sewanee to connect them to where they came from. Here鈥檚 what they showed us.

Improbable Journey

Every Sewanee student has a backstory, but few of those tales have the plot twists of Leonce Nshuti鈥檚 long and winding road from child refugee to Ivy League postgraduate.

A Few Parting Words from Smith

In the final lecture of his distinguished teaching career, longtime Professor of Religion Jerry Smith waxed eloquent on competence, compassion, and 鈥渢hose damn rocks.鈥

The Weed Eater

Stephen Carmody looks to the 春水堂视频 Cumberland Plateau鈥檚 prehistory to test an idea that could help solve a global food crisis: Cultivate the overlooked plants eaten by Sewanee鈥檚 ancient Native American residents.

Saving the Scribbles

A Sewanee professor and her students are preserving first-century graffiti with 21st-century tools.

After the Quake

Photographer Preston Merchant, C鈥90, travels to Kathmandu to chronicle Nepalis鈥 efforts to recover from disaster.

Climbing Out of the Well

A near-fatal car accident and a botched surgery left Clay Byars, C鈥97, paralyzed from the eyes down. In a new memoir, he recounts his harrowing journey back from a life trapped in his own body.

Let's Do Lunch

In its second year, a University-led summer meal program is a win-win solution, feeding kids and employing dining service workers.

Prescription for Happiness

Assistant Professor of Psychology Katie Nelson wants you be happy鈥攁nd she鈥檒l tell you how to do it.

Picnic in Persepolis

In the weeks after the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal went into effect, NPR producer Emily Ochsenschlager, C鈥03, traveled to the Islamic republic to find out what the future holds.

Lone Ranger

Sandy Gilliam, the University鈥檚 first and only full-time Domain ranger, patrols 13,000 acres and teaches all who meet him what it means to really know a place.

Boys to Men

Jewlz Davis, C鈥16, is introducing high school students to new ideas about masculinity鈥攊f he can just get them to focus.

Decoding the Dark Matter

Chase Spurlock, C鈥09, and his biotech startup explore the mysteries of the human genome to provide faster diagnoses for autoimmune disorders.

The Mushroom Magnates of Pelham

When Nashville鈥檚 top chefs want locally sourced gourmet mushrooms, they turn to two young Sewanee alumni.

Microgreen Thumb

One student鈥檚 novel research project explores a new growing strategy on the University Farm.

The Long Red Line

As University Choirmaster Robbe Delcamp prepares to put down his baton, we take a look inside the program he鈥檚 built over 37 years.

Finding Words for a New Kind of Unity

Behold how good: Sewanee students, faculty, staff, and administrators come together to talk about what it means to live in a diverse community.

Sugar, Sugar

A student-led effort to address diabetes in local communities leads to a new academic course and a flourishing outreach program.

Notes from the Wild Frontier of Mobile Gaming

Video game designer Brian Reynolds, C鈥90, makes a career out of interesting decisions.

Behind the Music (and the Beards)

James Mason, C鈥07, is one half of The Roosevelts, a Nashville-based duo that is looking to its fans to serve as its record company for the band鈥檚 debut full-length album.

Picture Perfect

Postcards from University Archives depict yesterday鈥檚 Sewanee in timeless style.

Picturing the Domain

A LiDAR imaging project provides the most detailed topographical maps of the University鈥檚 landholdings ever created, and an invaluable research tool for students and faculty in disciplines from forestry and geology to history and archaeology.

Insta-fashionista

With a distinct sense of style and a willingness to share personal stories, fashion blogger and Instagrammer Bess Pearson, C鈥18, finds an audience鈥攁nd a business鈥攐nline.

Veni, Vidi, Scripsi

You can hardly swing a felis mortuus in Sewanee without hitting a classical allusion. Classics Professor Chris McDonough explicates a few of the more interesting examples鈥攆rom the sacred to the profane鈥攆or your edification and entertainment.

Study Abroad in an Age of Terror

French Professor George Poe and a group of Sewanee students were in Paris on the night of the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks. Here is their story, along with Poe鈥檚 thoughts about the future of study abroad in the wake of such tragedy.

Eric Roddy Seeks Balance 鈥 and a Stingy Secondary

Sewanee鈥檚 latest Rhodes Scholarship finalist has one eye on the future and one on the Miami Dolphins.

The Antman Cometh

Sewanee students and faculty conducting a pioneering鈥攁nd distinctly eusocial鈥攕tudy of Haitian ants get some help from a leading expert.

Lessons from a Tragedy

In the wake of the Charleston church shootings, a Sewanee history major finds herself at the intersection of broken history and breaking news, searing pain and soaring hope, unthinkable violence and unimaginable grace.

(University) Farm to (Picnic) Table

For the first-ever Farm to Table Fest, residents of Sewanee's Health & Wellness House served up a meal that was super-fresh and hyper-local.

Bringing The Family Fang to Film

How Kevin Wilson's debut novel made it from Sewanee to Hollywood.

10 Days in Iceland

This summer, the field portion of a Sewanee course on global environmental change introduced students to the volcanic history, unique wildlife, and breathtaking vistas of the Land of Fire and Ice.

Wendell Berry Teaches Freshmen the Importance of Place

First-year students in this year's FYP program enjoyed a two-day master class with America's preeminent novelist/poet/environmentalist/farmer.