The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees today approved a $1.861 billion budget for fiscal year 2012, reflecting a loss of stimulus funding, tuition increases at each campus and raises for faculty and staff for the first time in four years.
Larry Arrington, professor of agricultural education and communication at the University of Florida, will be recommended by UT President Joe DiPietro for election by the UT Board of Trustees as the next chancellor of the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
As the University of Tennessee introduces more than 6,100 new graduates of its five campuses to the workforce, spring commencement season winds down with future graduates now looking forward to the possibility of finishing college faster, thanks to summer funding of lottery scholarships.
Using a platform that is among the most recognized and meaningful to its alumni, the University of Tennessee on Friday thanked Sen. Jamie Woodson for her advocacy and support for public higher education.
The University of Tennessee, including all of its campuses and institutes statewide, is taking a stand against a proposed bill currently before the state House Judiciary Committee that would allow more people to carry guns on campus, creating an unsafe environment for students, faculty, staff and visitors.
