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Keenan Thomas
Higher Education Reporter
Keenan Thomas was born and raised here in Knoxville, Tennessee. He graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in journalism and a minor in cinema studies. He reports on the student experience at the University of Tennessee, along with Knoxville businesses and its thriving restaurant scene.