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.