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Governor Bill Haslam and Chancellor Donde Plowman talk to students in their class, Leading with Courage, inside the Haslam College of Business Building.

Leading With Courage in Times of Political Tension 

September 13, 2024

In a time of growing political divide, Chancellor Donde Plowman and former Governor Bill Haslam penned an op-ed in the Knoxville News Sentinel on how to lead with courage during times of potential uncertainty. 

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Head Coach Tony Vitello and the Tennessee Volunteers pose with the 2024 NCAA Baseball National Championship sign during a celebration at Market Square in Knoxville, TN.

UT Baseball’s Culture of Excellence Emblematic of the Volunteer Spirit 

June 27, 2024

Following the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s first baseball national championship, Chancellor Donde Plowman shared her thoughts on the school’s athletic excellence in an op-ed that ran in a special section of the Knoxville News Sentinel.  

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Land-Grants Should Lead in Rebuilding Trust 

April 26, 2024

Chancellor Donde Plowman, in a recent op-ed in the Knoxville News Sentinel, asserted that land-grant universities like UT Knoxville are best positioned to respond to declining trust in higher education. 

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UT Will Be a Beacon of Light for Civil Discourse

March 7, 2022

The University of Tennessee System and our flagship campus in Knoxville are uniquely positioned to solve grand challenges and facilitate sometimes difficult discussions.

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Fulfilling our promise to deliver our best to Tennesseans

July 7, 2019

In the nine years that I have been away from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, I’ve watched this university grow and flourish.

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