2018 Archives for Colleges and Universities
- December 28, 2018The state university system ends a roiled year with interim leadership and a brand-new Board of Trustees.
- December 18, 2018The University of Tennessee’s Boyd Center downplays recession fears but points out economic concerns.
- December 4, 2018As he settles into his new office, Interim UT President Randy Boyd sets an ambitious two-year agenda.
- November 30, 2018UT’s interim president names search committee and hopes to hire a new leader for the Knoxville campus by May.
- November 30, 2018A UT study examines the role of alcohol in pedestrian accidents.
- November 20, 2018The Knoxville campus administration is looking to fill a post that was abolished after legislative furor in 2016.
- November 19, 2018As the University of Tennessee struggles with hate speech on its iconic boulder, the Faculty Senate calls for action.
- November 14, 2018UT professor on team delving into the root causes of migration from Central America’s Northern Triangle.
- November 6, 2018After 20 years, the University of Tennessee finally has a plan for the historic Eugenia Williams estate.
- November 5, 2018At its Fall Meeting, UT’s new Board of Trustees grappled with differences between the private sector and public universities.
- November 2, 2018TAMIS, UT and German composers collaborate to evoke the city of Cormac McCarthy’s gritty novel.
- October 24, 2018The 5th annual celebration of Knoxville’s Arab-American community brings music, dance and falafels to the UT campus.
- October 17, 2018Gov. Bill Haslam did not intend to create a Board of Trustees with no higher education experience, but that’s what he got.
- October 17, 2018The University of Tennessee expands its Peace Corps participation with an undergraduate program.
- October 12, 2018After a year of recovery from convulsions that shuttered the Pride Center, UT’s OUTstanding Conference returns this weekend.
- October 10, 2018The University of Tennessee seeks better ways to connect faculty and students to the needs of Knoxville.
- October 4, 2018How is a university not like a business? UT faculty undertake an educational campaign for their new corporate leaders.
- September 26, 2018Diversity, outsourcing and management dominate discussion at Board of Trustees meeting.
- September 20, 2018In tapping the Knoxville businessman, UT's board chair sets the stage for an "active" interim president.
- September 3, 2018State university systems take an array of forms, and the University of Tennessee is a particularly odd one. It is less a system than a small collection of affiliated schools.
- September 2, 2018The University of Tennessee has been a remarkably unstable place for the last two decades.