UT President Joe DiPietro attended Governor Haslam’s budget hearing on Friday to advocate for the University’s top funding requests. The Governor’s budget hearings are an important first step in the State’s budget process, as the Governor weighs testimony from these hearings to develop a spending plan typically presented to the legislature in late January or … Continued
Yesterday, University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro joined 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 … Continued
After a series of discussions on higher education and workforce development with business and community leaders, elected officials, educators and administrators, the Haslam Administration announced yesterday evening that they will not be seeking legislation to alter the structure of higher education governance this year. The Governor stated that his administration had nothing major in terms … Continued
The excitement surrounding national political party conventions has been buzzing across the nation for months. Recently approved at these conventions are national party platforms that address policy issues in a variety of areas. These platforms, both lengthy documents, each mention higher education and some potential policy options. For your information, excerpts relative to higher education … Continued