OpenFieldSewanee · Sewanee, Tennessee, United States
The University of the South, commonly known as Sewanee, is a prestigious private Episcopal liberal arts university situated on a breathtaking 13,000-acre mountaintop campus called 'The Domain' on the Cumberland Plateau in Sewanee, Tennessee. Known for its historic School of Theology, the Sewanee Review, and exceptional forestry and natural resources research.
Sewanee encompasses the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Theology. The sprawling 13,000-acre Domain serves as an expansive living laboratory for environmental biology, forestry, hydrology, and cave biodiversity. Its historic collegiate gothic architecture, academic gown tradition, and world-class faculty provide an immersive liberal arts experience.
Undergraduate admissions are holistic and test-optional, evaluating high school academic rigor, writing essays, leadership, and community service. Graduate theological admissions require official academic transcripts, theological essays, personal recommendations from diocese leadership or clergy, and interviews.
Three-year theological degree preparing ordained and lay leaders through rigorous biblical studies, historical theology, liturgy, homiletics, and parish internships across the Episcopal Church.
Intensive summer-residency graduate writing program offering concentrations in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, connected to the editorial legacy of the historic Sewanee Review.
SAF-accredited undergraduate forestry degree utilizing Sewanee's 13,000-acre continuous forest Domain for silviculture, forest ecology, timber management, and watershed conservation research.
Rigorous undergraduate computing curriculum emphasizing algorithm analysis, systems architecture, distributed computing, and artificial intelligence within an intimate liberal arts setting.
Two-year academic graduate degree designed for scholars pursuing theological research, church leadership, religious education, or preparation for doctoral studies in religion.
Summer undergraduate research fellowship conducting empirical fieldwork on forest canopy carbon sequestration, subterranean karst aquifers, and endangered amphibian habitat monitoring across the Domain.
Vice-Chancellor and President & Professor of Politics
Office of the Vice-Chancellor & Department of Politics
Dr. Pearigen serves as Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of the South, researching American constitutional law, jurisprudence, and liberal arts pe...
View researcher profile ↗Dean of the School of Theology & Professor of Liturgics
School of Theology
Dean Turrell is a distinguished ecclesiastical historian and liturgical scholar specializing in English Reformation prayer books, ritual evolution, and Anglican...
View researcher profile ↗Carl Biehl Professor of International Studies & Professor of Biology
Department of Biology & Environmental Studies
Dr. McGrath investigates forest ecosystem ecology, agroforestry carbon offsets, soil biogeochemistry, and payment-for-ecosystem-services models across the Cumbe...
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