UT’s Appalachian Justice Research Center (AJRC) brings together skills and resources from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Winston College of Law to help solve urgent and historically under-addressed issues affecting people across East Tennessee and the Appalachian region.
Vol faculty and students in the AJRC embody UT’s land grant mission to make life and lives better in Tennessee, engaging their passion for helping others through research and training projects that advance community visions for a more just and equitable Appalachia and the Mountain South.
College of Law Professor Wendy Bach and Department of Sociology Professor Michelle Brown co-direct the center, guiding collaborative projects with Appalachians whose own experiences bring forth pressing issues for justice in their communities.