
Graduation Rituals, Regalia and Traditions
Caps, gowns, commencement. Where do graduation traditions come from?

Is Video the Future?
One year into a two-year pilot program, UT’s test of the utility of new online learning technology compared to other…

First Bredesen Scholars Graduate
The first two students to earn a new doctoral degree from the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education…

Utensil University
UTHSC students can be proficient in their chosen field and still be lacking in one skill that might make a…

What is the Future of Higher Education?
There is a wave of change hitting universities across the country, questioning the purpose and value of higher education.

Teaching Online
Richard Griffin, an accounting professor at UT Martin has been teaching online since 1998.

Earning a Degree Online
Marcus Myers, an IT staff member at UTC, was the first person to sign up for the online UTC Achieve…

What is a MOOC?
Massive Open Online Courses are a hot new platform for delivering education, and they are creating quite a stir in…

Learning Online
It’s midnight on a week night, and campus is eerily quiet. The Strip is nearly empty, and most students have…

Q&A with Gov. Bill Haslam
Gov. Bill Haslam talks about his “Drive to 55” initiative. He says the future of the state and the University…

Q&A with Randy Boyd
Randy Boyd, special advisor on higher education, talks about his role in determining the future. He says getting adults to…

Teaching in Two Places
This medication therapy management class is taught simultaneously in Memphis and Knoxville by videoconference. Second-year College of Pharmacy students in…

Higher Education: The Federal Perspective
Senator Lamar Alexander believes the future of higher education rests in innovation. "Giving our colleges and universities a chance to…

Library of the Future
More than six years in the making, the library planning committee at UTC envisioned an “academic and intellectual center of…

Learning by Practice
The College of Dentistry at the Health Science Center in Memphis has the largest dental simulation lab in the country.
Construction for the Future
In just a year, UT Knoxville students will call the Fred D. Brown Residence Hall their new home away from…

Legacy of Scholarships
The newly created Legacy Scholarship by the UT Alumni Association celebrates the tradition of attending UT in succeeding generations.

A New Path to UT
UT and other public universities in the state have now made community college a better choice, especially if students want…