With COVID-19 cases mounting, the Knox County Board of Health took only symbolic action on Wednesday.
‘Our Case Counts Are Going Up Way Too Fast’
UT Knoxville Chancellor Donde Plowman warns students — and fraternities in particular — that the semester is hanging in the balance.
Knox County 2020: A Primer
As we mark our 2nd anniversary, we survey what’s changed, what hasn’t and what to watch in the local political and economic landscape.
Party Problems
As fall classes begin, UT Knoxville identifies its first cluster of COVID-19 cases — at a gathering of students off campus.
COVID on Campus
With 28 positive cases among students and staff, UT prepares for an unpredictable semester.
COVID-Ready Campus
Masks, shields, isolation areas and online instruction: The University of Tennessee prepares for the fall.
In UT’s Budget, Some Hopes and Guesses
A $1.235 billion plan for the Knoxville campus assumes full enrollment, occupied dormitories and an active football schedule.
UT Looks Toward the Fall
Facing $40 million in lost revenues and uncertainties about everything from course delivery to football, officials say the university is in good shape to “weather the storm.”
‘Be Compassionate, Be Creative and Be Flexible’
Behind the scenes of the University of Tennessee’s mammoth and rapid effort to move its operations off campus and online.
UT Learns to Zoom
On the first day of online classes, faculty and students adjust to a new kind of classroom. Pajamas allowed.