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Record Enrollment Set

The UT Board of Trustees celebrated new enrollment records during its annual fall meeting.

Award winners
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Six Faculty and Staff Recognized with 2020 President’s Awards

Award recipients champion research, diversity and inclusion and embody excellence throughout the UT System.

Ashton Braddock and Randy Boyd
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Boyd Announces UT Promise Mentor Recruitment

UT President Randy Boyd announced UT Promise scholarship students will be paired with mentors who help guide students through the transition to university life and beyond. Boyd was the first to sign up as a UT Promise mentor.

Keith Carver takes a group picture at Obion High school
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UT Kicks Off UT Promise Endowment Campaign

The goal of UT Promise is to make higher education even more accessible and affordable for Tennessee students.

Executive Leadership Institute Participants
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Learning to Lead

Eighteen faculty and staff members, representing each UT campus and institute are participating in an intensive, 12-month training program designed to prepare internal candidates for senior leadership roles.

Illustration of North America from outer space
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UT Ranked Among Best in World for Patents

The UT Research Foundation was granted 25 patents in 2017.

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University Launches Marketing Campaign

Where in Tennessee can you go to find the presence or impact of the UT system?

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Tennessee Alumnus Wins Top Honors

The Tennessee Alumnus took top honors at the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education District III awards in Atlanta in February.

Alumni attendees at the Centennial Celebration at Cherokee Country Club
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Tennessee Alumnus Turns 100

More than 150 alumni and friends gathered in October to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Tennessee Alumnus magazine.

smiling african american young woman holding a book
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Historic Low Tuition Increase for Third Year

Tuition increases for the current academic year 2017-2018 are history-making for being held to 1.8 percent. The increase is the lowest since 1984 and marks three consecutive years of increases at or below 3 percent—a first since the UT system was established in 1968.

UT President Joe DiPietro giving the 2017 State of the University Address
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State of the University: We Are One

Tennessee is in the midst of historic transformation that one day will be seen as a time when the state took a great leap forward.

Johnson, Miller and Golden
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New Executives Join DiPietro’s Cabinet

Tonjanita Johnson, David Miller, and David Golden have all been named to executive positions in the UT System Administration.