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A Beacon of Light in Challenging Times: Embracing Unity through the Legacy of Sen. Howard Baker

As Election Day approaches, our country once again finds itself navigating moments of intense debate and polarizing rhetoric. With issues that stir our passions and shape our future, it’s natural to feel the weight of this time. But at the University of Tennessee, we are reminded of a guiding light that transcends partisanship—a beacon that calls us to rise above division and to honor the values that hold us together as a community, a state and a nation.

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Paving the Way for Safer Campus Communities

This week is National Hazing Prevention Week (Sept. 23–27), a time to reflect on our shared responsibility to ensure safe and respectful campus environments. This week provides an opportunity to reinforce our values, educate our communities and strengthen the culture of accountability that protects students’ well-being. The University of Tennessee System is proactively taking a … Continued

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It’s Never Been Easier to Achieve Your Dream

This week, many public higher education institutions across our state are participating in Free Application Week.

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Busting the Myths: The Undeniable Value of Higher Education

The perception of the value of higher education has been declining, and while there are clearly many areas to improve upon, there are many “myths” that just need busting. Here are just a few of the most common myths.

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Demystifying the ivory tower: UT’s commitment to workforce development for the state of Tennessee

There persists a long-standing misconception that universities function as isolated ivory towers, disconnected from the realities and challenges of the world beyond their campuses. However, the University of Tennessee System is steadfastly committed to dispelling this myth by focusing on equipping our students with the skills they need to meet the demands of employers today and tomorrow.

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Condensing a legacy

The process of condensing a lifetime of work into a column or tribute can indeed feel inherently unfair, as it oversimplifies the richness and complexity of a person’s existence. It abbreviates decades of a person’s experiences, achievements and impact into editorial guidelines and guardrails that seek to enact brevity into a legacy that knows no boundaries.

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Expanding UT Promise: Investing in Tennessee’s Future

More than two-thirds of Tennessee’s high school seniors, or 66.7% can now go to any UT campus free of tuition and fees!

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Op-Ed: There is More to the Story than Computer Chips

CHIPS and Science Act authorized more funding for the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the only federal agency that advances progress across every field of science and technology.

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UTHSC Tackling Grand Challenges of Rural Health Care

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has launched a new mobile health unit dedicated to growing the availability of rural health care across our great state, starting with Lake and Lauderdale counties. UTHSC, based in Memphis, is the largest educator of health care professionals in Tennessee. But in rural counties in Tennessee, the … Continued

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Forever Thankful for Teachers

Teachers are so much more than instructors of math, science, history, English, reading and so forth. Teachers help us learn how to think critically, problem solve, work as an individual and in a team, build confidence and become mature, responsible people.

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