UT Tackles Challenges
The UT System, with its statewide presence, people, expertise, resources and influence, is uniquely positioned to tackle grand challenges. Continue reading UT Tackles Challenges
Category: President’s Desk
Art Imitates Life
The arts and humanities enrich our lives while providing the foundations on which we stand. Continue reading Art Imitates Life
UT Helps Tennessee Farmers Feed the World
Good food brings good people together. Continue reading UT Helps Tennessee Farmers Feed the World
Working Together to Solve our Greatest Research Challenges
Advancing the frontiers of knowledge creates a more just, prosperous and sustainable future through research, scholarship and creative work. Continue reading Working Together to Solve our Greatest Research Challenges
The Value of Values
Accomplishments do not happen without core values. Continue reading The Value of Values
Working to Make Our Trails Better
As a land-grant institution, UT’s mission is to leave our state in a better place. Continue reading Working to Make Our Trails Better
Be One UT
Values should underscore the “why” in what a successful organization does and provide guidance day in and day out. Continue reading Be One UT
Diverse as One
As president of the UT System, one of my main goals is to make the university a strong and welcoming community for everyone. Continue reading Diverse as One
Lighting the Way in Innovation
A spark – that moment when two objects collide to create a catalyst for brilliant illumination. Continue reading Lighting the Way in Innovation
A message from the President
These are the times that will define our decade and define each of us forever. Continue reading A message from the President
The Great Equalizer
Education is the great equalizer and is the route to change lives, which then change communities and our state. Continue reading The Great Equalizer
A message from the interim president
I am thankful for the role our campuses and institutes play in preparing the next generation of servicemen and women, as well as assisting our veterans once they transition from service to civilian life. Continue reading A message from the interim president
A message from the interim president
UT Promise is an opportunity for UT to take a lead role in ensuring students can achieve their dreams of obtaining an undergraduate college degree. Continue reading A message from the interim president
A message from the president
The opioid epidemic is a problem of such complexity and consequence that it will require all we can do to overcome it. But we’re not in it alone. Continue reading A message from the president
Up Close with Joe DiPietro
Learn a few of the lesser known facts about the University of Tennessee’s 25th president. Continue reading Up Close with Joe DiPietro
A message from the president
None of us gets through life without overcoming challenges. Continue reading A message from the president
A message from the president
As the UT alumni family and all its future generations go on, Tennessee Alumnus will continue serving as a bridge connecting you, me and the university’s proud past and exciting future. Continue reading A message from the president
A message from the president
Whether on behalf of the university or on their own initiative, members of the UT team make a difference every day across the state and around the world. Continue reading A message from the president
A Message from the President
Approximately 370,000 UT alumni impact their communities, their states, and the nation. Your lives are our success stories. Continue reading A Message from the President
In Memoriam, Pat Head Summitt
I am privileged to be associated with the university that benefited from its long association with Coach Summitt. Continue reading In Memoriam, Pat Head Summitt
It’s Tassel Time in Tennessee
After 20 years and watching tens of thousands turn the tassels, I still appreciate what a milestone moment graduation is. Continue reading It’s Tassel Time in Tennessee
President’s Message: Prepare for Impact
In five years, our statewide university system has produced 55,000 new college graduates, performed $9.2 billion in research and conducted outreach with 5 million participants. Continue reading President’s Message: Prepare for Impact
Educate, Discover, Connect
When talking about the impact of the University of Tennessee, I often use the phrase “educate, discover and connect.” There are hundreds of examples of UT faculty, staff and students fulfilling that mission every day. Continue reading Educate, Discover, Connect