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Spring Update: Celebrating Our Successes

March 23, 2023

It’s been six months since we came together for the fourth annual Flagship Address in September. Just as we do every year, we used that time to reflect on our successes and consider where we’re headed as an institution. This year, as part of the speech, I laid out the disruptions facing higher education and […]

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Celebrating our Flagship high schools and students

February 17, 2023

Every year, UT leaders head to our three local Flagship high schools to surprise a handful of students with news of their admission to the state’s flagship land-grant university. It’s a big deal for these students and their families—not just because of the opportunity to attend the state’s top public institution but also because their […]

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Deb Crawford, vice chancellor for research, with radio host Hallerin Hilton Hill.

Hear UT researchers share their work and its impact

February 14, 2023

UT faculty are at the forefront of their fields and creating solutions that will transform industries and the world we live in. They are creating new lightweight composites to build bridges and cars, developing the next generation of artificial intelligence technology, and finding new strategies for improving literacy skills of young students.  The discoveries taking […]

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Join me for one of my drop-in office hours

February 8, 2023

Just weeks after starting my tenure as chancellor in 2019, I held my first office hours—an opportunity for members of our campus community to drop by and talk about anything on their mind. In those early days I was looking to hear directly from people across campus and gain a better understanding of their interests […]

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Former Gov. Bill Haslam encourages graduates to make a difference 

December 20, 2022

I knew former governor Bill Haslam would share meaningful wisdom with our graduates when we asked him to speak at our fall commencement ceremony, where he was also awarded an honorary degree.   But when he asked our graduates to consider an important question, it was one that also made me stop and think: Do you want […]

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Campus Leadership Updates

December 1, 2022

I want to keep the campus updated on new leadership and structure in the Division of Finance and Administration. In addition to appointing an interim senior vice chancellor for finance and administration following Chris Cimino’s retirement, I am elevating the Office of Information Technology to a stand-alone unit and have created a new cabinet-level position […]

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Celebrating Our Students and Their Success

November 15, 2022

The Volunteer experience we are creating for our students has been a key driver of enrollment growth at UT Knoxville—both attracting new students and helping those already here to succeed. In fact, roughly half of our enrollment growth is from returning students who are persisting toward their degrees.  Our innovative approach of leveraging students’ strengths […]

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Lady Vols have crafted culture of excellence and leadership

November 1, 2022

Today, every student–athlete who wears a Lady Vols uniform knows it carries with it a commitment to their team, their studies, and their community.

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Zeanah Engineering Complex Encourages Innovation

October 26, 2022

This is the future of education, and it’s how we prepare the next generation of engineering leaders

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Thoughtful Debate When Our Country Needs It Most

September 20, 2022

UT has the opportunity to be a leader in advancing civil discourse and thoughtful debate.

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