Education

UT Board of Trustees Chairman John Compton and UT President Randy Boyd during the annual meeting. Photo By Sam Thomas
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UT Board of Trustees Approves Zero Percent Tuition Increase

The UT Board of Trustees has once again approved an across-the-board, zero percent tuition increase for its campuses across the state.

Interim UTS Chancellor Linda Martin and her husband, Ken Huff, and their dog, Jake.
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Linda Martin Named Interim Chancellor

UT Southern has welcomed Linda C. Martin as interim chancellor.

Latimer Engineering and Science Building
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Anonymous Gift Benefits Construction Management Degree

An anonymous gift will support UT Martin’s new Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, an engineering major developed to meet Tennessee workforce needs.

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Faculty Award Winners

Each year the UT Alumni Association recognizes outstanding faculty from each campus.

Kerry Witcher, Randy Boyd, Melanie Smith Taylor, and Keith Carver
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UT Martin Receives Largest Gift in UT System’s History

A $79.5 million gift will allow UT Martin to increase educational program offerings in veterinary health technology and other agricultural disciplines in the near future.

Stacy Lightfoot on the UT Chattanooga campus
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UTC Hires Diversity and Engagement Vice Chancellor

Stacy Goodwin Lightfoot has been appointed as the first vice chancellor for diversity and engagement at UTC.

The Garcia sisters
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Three Sisters

Three first-generation Latinas at UT Knoxville have undergone similar journeys into a field in which few women go. Also, they’re sisters.

Ben Kredich plays an electric guitar in his bedroom
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Dignity of Risk

UT FUTURE students take steps towards the unknown as they navigate through college and independence.

Nancy Sanchez
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Conserja. Apoyadora. Amiga.

As an admissions coordinator, Nancy Sanchez provides the support and encouragement she wishes she received.

A Black man in a suit and glasses stands in front of the Nashville City Hall with his arms crossed
The Last Word

Diversity: A Good Start, Not the Finish Line

Robert Fisher considers an Alexander Hamilton quote as a reminder of a specific duty institutions owe to the people they serve.

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UT by the Numbers

UT System had a record 52,559 students enroll this fall.

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Two Pennies and a Pledge

One UT alumnus made a promise to himself when as a college student he had two cents to last two weeks. Now he has a challenge for UT graduates.

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Record Enrollment Set

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

Peyton Manning on a Zoom screen grid with UTK students
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Alumni, University Supports Students

Notable alumni and supporters made sure students felt the Volunteer spirit through VFL Class Crash, a series of surprise, online class drop-ins.

Savannah Matheny uses a power drill to assemble a horse skeleton named Ron
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Animal Science Graduate Rebuilds Horse Skeleton

A 17-hand tall, fully articulated equine skeleton named Ron will be used as a teaching model in animal science courses.

Walker Strome and Boyd at UTHSC alternate care site
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UTHSC Prepares COVID-19 Hospital

The 401-bed hospital is in the former Commercial Appeal building in the Memphis Medical District.

A nursing student takes a man’s blood pressue at a drop-in clinic
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UTHSC Marks ‘Year of the Nurse’

2020 has been designated as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife by the World Health Organization.

Donde Plowman speaks at a podium flanked by UT officials in academic regalia
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A New Generation of Leadership

Donde Plowman was officially recognized as UT Knoxville’s ninth chancellor in an investiture ceremony in November 2019.

Karen Holst, Christoper Almanza, and Bob Kronick gather in a Pond Gap classroom
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Second Shift

University-Assisted Community Schools change lives and education.

Altha Stewart
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A Heart for Home

Altha Stewart works to help youth in Bluff City.

Abby Murphy points her left toe, instructing a row of dance students behind her
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Staying ‘En Pointe’

Arts programs, including dance, are known to increase attendance rates and test scores, encourage critical thinking and boost creative writing skills—and for good reason.

Jennifer Richards
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A Beacon for Youth Education

Jennifer Richards always wanted to teach. Through her work developing 4-H curricula, she has reached thousands in Tennessee and across the nation.

Katie Baker Picciuto
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Award Winner

Nationally recognized teacher Katie Picciuto praises her UTC career preparation.