The Highland Rim Forest is a unit of the Forest Resources Research and Education Center, consisting of 860 acres in Franklin County.

The Highland Rim Experiment Station in Springfield was authorized by the General Assembly in 1939, but neither state nor county provided money to purchase the land. In 1943, in response to the request of representatives of the thirty thousand farmers on the Highland Rim for an experiment station, the legislature appropriated $15,000 to purchase land … Continued

A journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize, John M. Hightower from Coal Creek, Tennessee, attended UT from 1927 to 1929. He started as an engineering major and applied to change his major to liberal arts, but was denied on grounds that his grades did not indicate success in the new field. He left Knoxville for … Continued

In May 1935 Dean of Students F. G. M. Massey announced that all traffic entering the Hill would turn right and circle the Hill, rather than turning either left or right and creating traffic snarls. He also announced that no double parking would be allowed.

Beginning in 1942, the UT Alumni Association mailed newsletters called “Hill-O-Grams” to all UT alumni in the armed services for whom the association had an address. In 1944 the newsletters were being mailed to more than seven thousand service persons. The newsletters carried news of the Hill and news of alumni service activities. Early in … Continued

In October 1826 the trustees of East Tennessee College purchased from Pleasant Moorman Miller “the Hill west of Knoxville and south of the residence of Mr. Charles McClung, Jr.” This hill was 40 acres in extent and had “two or three excellent springs.” Its summit was 1,100 above sea level. The purchase price was $600. … Continued

In 1953 the All Students’ Council began publication of the Hill, with a view toward creating more student interest in campus affairs. While the Torch, published by the University’s Christian Associations for freshmen, included some of the information, the Hill described campus activities and explained how to become involved on campus and provided general information … Continued

The Hillel organization, which included all Jewish students enrolled at the university, was organized October 24, 1946. The UT Hillel House was established in 1969 in a house rented from UT at 2100 Terrace Avenue. The house was redesignated the Jewish Student Center in the late 1990s. The organization gave up its lease in 2003 … Continued

To meet the housing demand for veterans attending the university and their families, trailers were placed on the lawns of the Hill to accommodate families. Hillside Village, on the east side of the Hill where Dougherty Engineering now stands, grew to 75 trailers and included community laundries and bathhouses (one for every 25 trailers). Housing … Continued

Hilltopics is the official student handbook of the University of Tennessee, published annually by the Dean of Students’ Office. The booklet provides rules and regulations of the university and describes services and activities of Student Affairs and other divisions of the institution. It replaced the Hill, published by the Student Government Association and the Christian … Continued