
UT President Presents Top Funding Priorities in FY18-19 Budget Hearing
Governor Bill Haslam kicked off his annual budget hearings this week, hearing the requests and funding priorities of state agencies, departments, and public institutions of higher education. The funding priorities of state entities are weighed each year in light of competing interests, available resources, and the Governor’s priorities as he prepares his spending plan for … Continued

UT President Presents Top Funding Requests at Governor’s Budget Hearing
Governor Bill Haslam held his higher education budget hearing on November 8, where UT President Joe DiPietro and other public higher education leaders put forth their top funding requests for the next fiscal year. The hearing represents a public “launch-point” of sorts in the state’s overall budget process. State entities, like the University of Tennessee, … Continued

UT President Presents Top Funding Priorities at Governor’s Budget Hearing
In today’s hearing, President DiPietro focused on the significant recent achievements of the UT System, and outlined eight priority budget items to build on those achievements.