Sewanee: The University of the South, Private Episcopal university in Franklin County, Tennessee.
The university sits in Franklin County, Tennessee, and covers roughly 53 square kilometers on the Cumberland Plateau. Stone buildings in Gothic style define the entire grounds and form a cohesive architectural complex.
Bishop James Otey and delegates from ten southern dioceses founded the institution in 1857 as an educational center for the Episcopal Church. The institution grew out of the desire to create an academic home for Anglican tradition in the South.
Students here wear academic gowns to class and maintain a centuries-old connection with Oxford. The tradition appears daily on the paths between stone buildings and shapes campus life visibly for every visitor.
The coordination office manages programs for stays abroad across all continents and secures financial support for one semester away. Visitors can explore the sprawling grounds and should plan time to walk between widely spread buildings.
The campus houses a literary magazine from 1892 that remains the oldest continuously published periodical of its kind in the United States. The editorial team works in one of the stone buildings and releases new issues quarterly.
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