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Young ag entrepreneurs with their patent
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Finding a Better Way

A class at UT Martin leads to a patent.

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.

Randy Boyd delivers the State of UT address on stage
From the President

A message from the President

These are the times that will define our decade and define each of us forever.

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The Great Pause

2020 isn’t the first time the University of Tennessee entered into a pause.

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.

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.

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.

teacher materials, colored pencils, golden delicious apple and a globe
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From Strength to Strength

UT System hosts teacher preparation convening.

Randy Boyd meets with high school students during the UT Promise fall 2019 tour
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.

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.

A row of grain silos in Sharon, TN. The largest and frontmost silo is painted with "Everywhere You Look, UT"
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Everywhere You Look

Murals make UT's presence visible.

Joe Johnson photographed in 2016
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Becoming One

Joe Johson reflects upon the UT System celebrating 50 years.

Joe DiPietro
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‘Right President at the Right Time’

After leading the University of Tennessee system for eight years, UT’s 25th president is ready to retire.

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Serendipitous Daring

UT alumnus Randy Boyd takes the reins as interim president.

A UT researcher in a lab setting
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Bringing Life-changing Inventions to Market

UTRF provides UT innovators with the right formula for success.

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.

Joe DiPietro pictured in Knoxville, Tennessee
From the 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.

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.

From the President

Up Close with Joe DiPietro

Learn a few of the lesser known facts about the University of Tennessee's 25th president.

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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.

Joe DiPietro
From the President

A message from the president

None of us gets through life without overcoming challenges.

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.