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Chancellor Celebrates UT Successes on Inside Tennessee 

Chancellor Donde Plowman appeared in October on WBIR’s local politics show Inside Tennessee, where she celebrated UT Knoxville’s growing momentum.  In the wide-ranging interview, hosts John Becker and John North asked the chancellor about record-breaking enrollment, research partnerships, and the university’s three new academic colleges and schools.  “This university is changing and becoming an even […]

Chancellor Plowman Announces 2023-24 Leadership Academy Class 

Chancellor Donde Plowman has announced the second class of the Chancellor’s Leadership Academy, which includes 30 deans, associate deans, directors, department heads, and other faculty and staff from across the university.   The eight-month program launched in 2022 to identify emerging campus leaders and further develop their professional and personal leadership skills. The group will […]

Plowman Delivers Keynote to Tennessee Grocery Execs and Workers 

Chancellor Donde Plowman lauded the role of grocery stores in our communities and shared the industry-supporting research and workforce development efforts happening at UT Knoxville during her recent remarks at the Tennessee Grocers and Convenience Store Association Expo in Sevierville.  “So much of our lives take place around food—from weekly rituals like going to the store as […]

Harvard Professor Talks Happiness and Leadership 

Arthur Brooks, a Harvard professor, social scientist, and best-selling author, met with Chancellor Donde Plowman and other UT and community leaders last week. Brooks was visiting the university to discuss his work on the science of happiness and how we can come together as a nation in a time of deep divisions.  During his day […]

Chris Cimino Announces Retirement

Chris Cimino, senior vice chancellor for finance and administration, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of the calendar year. Chris has been a key member of my cabinet and has served UT Knoxville as senior vice chancellor since 2009. For nearly 30 years, Chris has been part of the UT family, […]