Will Jennings

Will Jennings is an experienced international education professional and Political Science faculty member currently serving as the Associate Vice Provost of Global Learning and Impact at the Center for Global Engagement at the University of Tennessee since July 2024. Jennings has been a member of the University of Tennessee faculty since August 2003, holding positions such as Distinguished Lecturer of Political Science and Inaugural Teaching Fellow at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, where innovative student-centric programming is designed. Jennings' international teaching experience includes a role as a Professor with Semester At Sea, where courses on significant global issues were taught while traveling across multiple countries. Jennings' academic background includes a PhD in International Relations and Comparative Politics from the University of South Carolina and a BA in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.