Welcome to The Marco Institute
for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
The Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies began in UTK's Medieval Studies program, a long-standing interdisciplinary program that sponsors graduate and undergraduate courses and provides support for faculty development. We joined with colleagues in the Renaissance and early modern periods in response to a call for proposals from the Office of the President of the University of Tennessee in Spring 2001. In early Summer 2001, this group formed the Medieval and Renaissance Curriculum and Outreach Project (aka "MARCO") and received a start-up grant from the President's Initiative in Teaching, Research, and Service, which we plan to match and eventually replace with outside funds.
Marco In the News
- Jimmy and Dee Haslam create Marco Endowment
- UT Professor Wins Prestigious MacArthur 'Genius' Fellowship
- Fall 2007 has been named the Medieval and Renaissance Semester at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
- The Marco Institute held a very successful Romans & Alamanni International Symposium on May 15 & 16 of 2007, and a symposium volume is in the works.
Symposia
Contact Information
Dr. Robert Bast, Riggsby Director
Erin Read, Program Coordinator
Temple Court, Room 208
804 Volunteer Blvd.
University of Tennessee
Knoxville , TN 37996
Phone: (865) 974-1859
Email: eread1@utk.edu