For Knox County Schools and the University of Tennessee, the new year brings some familiar challenges.
2023 Revue: University of Tennessee
UT-Knoxville has seen enrollment growth and is embarking on a construction spree, but diversity efforts are lagging behind.
Power Poll: UT Transitions
Survey respondents were predominantly supportive of UT’s enrollment goals and approving of using public-private partnerships for campus projects.
New Deal for New Dorms
UT Trustees sign off on a $240.4 million project to be built via the state’s first higher-ed public-private student housing partnership.
Bridgehead Established
In preparation for development, KCDC has purchased property for the southern end of the proposed pedestrian bridge across the Tennessee River.
Reservations Accepted
UT trustees have given the state’s top high school graduates guaranteed spots at all campuses as part of an effort to increase access.
Poll: UT Committed to Free Expression
A Gallup survey shows large majorities of students, faculty and staff are comfortable expressing opinions on campuses.
‘No Good Way’
Stadium construction blocks pedestrian and cyclist access between East Knoxville and Downtown.
UT Diversity Growth Stunted
UT-Knoxville trails its peer institutions in minority student enrollment as the Supreme Court ends affirmative action nationwide.
Breaking Ground in the Bottom
Officials celebrate the beginning of Knoxville’s stadium construction and pay tribute to the history of a neighborhood demolished by urban renewal.