Building Trust as the Modern Land Grant
As a land-grant, we have a covenant with Tennesseans— a trust they have placed in us —that we are here for them.
Spring Update: Pursuing Big Ideas and Creating Big Impact
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.
Spring Update: Celebrating Our Successes
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 […]
Celebrating our Flagship high schools and students
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 […]
Plowman Delivers Fourth-Annual Flagship Address
Chancellor Plowman delivered the speech Thursday in the Natalie Haslam Music Center.