Mackensie Burt McKernan will lead UT’s Office of Federal Relations in a newly expanded role. She will represent the University’s interests with members of Congress, federal agencies and the White House.
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees will meet at 3:30 p.m. EST/2:30 p.m. CST on Dec. 9.
Whitworth currently serves as associate vice president for government relations and advocacy and has been with the UT System since 2012. During her career, Whitworth has led a host of state, federal and strategic issues on behalf of the UT System.
The Tennessee Foreign Language Institute is set to become an entity of the University of Tennessee system and the sixth agency of the UT Institute for Public Service on July 1, thanks to legislation by the Tennessee General Assembly.
An unprecedented third straight year of tuition increases held to an historic low is the lead highlight in University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro’s 2017 Annual Report to the General Assembly.
