Interim UT President Randy Boyd Highlights Priorities In Senate Hearing
Interim UT President Randy Boyd was invited to address the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday, during the Committee’s first official meeting of the year. Boyd provided the Committee with an overview of the University of Tennessee System and the positive impact occurring throughout the state. Boyd also highlighted his six priorities and discussed the importance of the recently announced Transparent … Continued
Interim UT President Randy Boyd Shares Budget Priorities at Administration Hearing
Governor Bill Lee concluded his department budget hearings this week with presentations from higher education stakeholders. Interim UT President Randy Boyd shared with the Governor his view that “the most important thing [UT] needs to do as a System is make sure more students graduate on time.” He further stressed the critical nature of fully … Continued
Lawmakers Return for the 111th General Assembly, Committees Appointed
Lawmakers convened on Capitol Hill this week for the start 111th General Assembly. With a total of 29 new members and the upcoming transition from Governor Bill Haslam to Governor-Elect Bill Lee, this week commenced a new and historic era in Tennessee politics. The Oath of Office was duly administered to legislators, leadership was elected, … Continued
Meet the New Members of the General Assembly
In yesterday’s General Election, a total of 29 new members were elected to the Tennessee General Assembly in addition to 3 current House members that won their Senate bids. When the legislative session begins in January, the Tennessee General Assembly will not have seen such a change in membership in over 150 years. We invite … Continued
UT Knoxville Highlights Successes at House Education Summer Study
As House Education Committee members gathered for their summer study, an item of significance on their agenda was a presentation by UT Knoxville Interim Chancellor Wayne Davis about recent accomplishments of the campus, its students, and faculty. The presentation was made at the request of retiring House Education Instruction and Programs Committee Chair Rep. John … Continued