This semester, two graduate students from war-torn Ukraine joined our campus, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Arsen Martyshchuk is pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree in the Department of Political Science and Public Service. Nina Klimenkova is pursuing an MBA in the Gary W. Rollins College of Business.
Russia’s war in Ukraine is a timely reminder of how grain has built and toppled nations and empires for centuries. A panel discussion - titled, “What’s Grain Got to Do With It?” - touches on that history, as well as grain production in our region.
A native of Iran who teaches on our campus here at UTC shares his thoughts on the protests in the country where he was born. Our own Mal O'Connell spoke with him.