Don’t count us out
Photo: On a challenge from Brad Lampley, a trustee and UT Knoxville alum, President Joe DiPietro took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge in August in front of the Institute of ... Read more
Workforce Preparedness in Tennessee
Photo: Nashville Business Journal Publisher Kate Herman, far left, leads the panel discussion with DiPietro, Western Governors University Chancellor Kimberly Estep, Volunteer State Community College President Jerry Faulkner and Middle ... Read more
Listen to Joe
The next four years for UT's president start in January with a huge vote of confidence, optimism and a big challenge.
President’s Message
As a frequent traveler across the state, I have experienced the unique and different personalities of each campus and institute. These places and their people are our biggest assets.
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 online platforms currently in use has resulted in an additional ... Read more
How to See (all of) UT
The University of Tennessee System is spread across the state. We met faculty, staff, students and alumni to learn about each campus and institute.
UT Day on the Hill
About 30 students and staff from all UT campuses and institutes joined President Joe DiPietro to advocate for the university at the annual UT Day on the Hill on Feb. 18 in Nashville.
Remains Recovery Training
The UT Law Enforcement Innovation Center has a new outdoor training facility that will allow police and other officials to learn about recovering and identifying skeletal remains by actually unearthing bones.
Discover, Invent, Change
12 inventions at the University of Tennessee that make life better.
CIS: 50 Years Serving Tennessee Businesses
Since its inception in 1963, the UT Center for Industrial Services (CIS) has helped countless Tennessee manufacturers and other businesses.
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.
What is a MOOC?
Massive Open Online Courses are a hot new platform for delivering education, and they are creating quite a stir in academic circles.
Tech Tools
New technologies on campus are helping both students and instructors in the classroom.
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 of Tennessee are linked.
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 finish their degrees is a goal of the state.
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 prosper again will allow us to reassert the greatness of our nation’s universities."
Happy Birthday, Dr. Joe!
To a lifetime of achievements that include serving as University of Tennessee president—twice—Dr. Joe Johnson has added another distinction: octogenarian.
Plan for the Future
What’s ahead for the University of Tennessee? A new strategic plan approved in 2012 provides the UT System a roadmap for the next five years.
