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Interview with Dr. Williams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Dr. Michael Williams at the 2024 Blue and Gold Preview Day. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Williams, Professor of History and Director of Africana Studies, was recently interviewed by Peyton Hall as one of the “People of UTC.” He explained what attracted him to the position and why he chose to come to UTC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was really excited about the position itself. The program here was rapidly growing and doing meaningful work and they wanted to push it even further. It was a great opportunity to get on the ground floor and see if I could offer my services to push it in the direction that UTC wanted it to go.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Check out the full interview here<\/a>. We’re very excited to have Dr. Williams as part of our department and looking forward to everything he brings to our program!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dr. Michael Williams, Professor of History and Director of Africana Studies, was recently featured as one of the People of UTC. In his interview, he describes his vision for Africana Studies at UTC, and how to connect the university with the Chattanooga community.<\/p>\n

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