We are proud to host Volkswagen’s first university-based innovation hub outside of their own property—a distinction that reflects the depth of trust and shared ambition between our institutions. What started as a bold idea has become a shining example of what’s possible when public institutions and private industry unite around a shared vision.
UT Knoxville has one of the best nuclear engineering programs in the country and some of the world’s top experts in the field. This confluence of partnership and resources is why no region is better positioned to be a national leader in nuclear innovation than East Tennessee—and why no institution is better prepared to help lead us there than UT.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been traveling and sharing the good work all of you are doing here on Rocky Top. People are taking notice of the momentum we’re building.
Great people make great universities—people who think creatively and act boldly, who work across industries and disciplines to find solutions, who listen to the needs of their community and respond with courage and compassion.
The Institute of American Civics, housed in the Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, is launching its flagship lecture series on civic leadership, an opportunity to facilitate respectful conversations about polarizing ideas in our society.
As we think about what it means to be not just a good university but a great one, we must consider the investments it will take in our physical campus and our people.
UT is nurturing an ecosystem of entrepreneurship by establishing a supportive infrastructure where thinkers and movers will continue to ask important questions.
This year it was a pleasure to honor one of these alumni, former ambassador Arthur B. Culvahouse, with an honorary Doctor of Letters—the first degree granted from the new Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs.
This year we have shared big wins and meaningful moments. We have set bold ambitions and achieved hard-fought milestones. Together we have seen our students thrive, our faculty and staff recognized, and our research celebrated.
The Division of Student Life focuses on cultivating a sense of belonging for every Vol.
