UT Board of Trustees Endorses Plan to Save Costs, Increase Revenue to Alleviate Unsustainable Business Model
NOTE: A correction has been made to this press release regarding the review of the University’s tenure and post-tenure review process.
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President DiPietro discusses the Tennessee Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Summit on CNN
University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro discusses the ongoing Tennessee Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Summit at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tenn., with CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015.
UT President Testifies at Governor’s Budget Hearing
Public higher education’s business model is broken, and twin pressures to fulfill its mission and ensure sustainable funding have brought the University of Tennessee to a crossroads, UT President Joe DiPietro said today. DiPietro’s remarks came during testimony at the last of Gov. Bill Haslam’s 2014 budget hearings ahead of the upcoming 2015 legislative session.
UT President Joe DiPietro Participates in College Access Event at the White House
Today, University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro will join President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Vice President Joe Biden along with hundreds of college presidents and other higher education leaders to announce new actions to help more students prepare for and graduate from college. The White House College Opportunity Day of Action helps support the President’s commitment to partner with colleges and universities, business leaders, and nonprofits to support students across the country to help our nation reach its goal of leading the world in college attainment.
UT President Joe DiPietro Named to Board of Trustees of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro has been appointed a member of the board of trustees of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The organization is the recognized regional accrediting body for accrediting degree-granting institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia and some institutions in Latin America.