Publisher: Daily Beacon


Board of Trustees approves construction of two new residence halls as UT breaks enrollment records

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UT Board of Trustees on Friday, the first to take place on the new UT Southern campus in Pulaski, Tennessee, the board approved amendments to the UT Knoxville master plan, which would allow for the construction of two new residence halls. UT President Randy Boyd presented objectives for 2022, with an eye towards the five… Read More


Board of Trustees discusses UT’s response to coronavirus

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At a meeting on Friday morning, the Board of Trustees discussed campus response to the coronavirus outbreak and UT’s plans moving forward. UT administrators have been discussing coronavirus since Feb. 28, with an official decision to transition to online classes on March 11. From March 1 to March 23, UT went from offering fewer than… Read More


UT Memphis, UTHSC to cut medical degree tuition

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Tennessee health care may have received a victory this month, as recent UT policy looked to encourage medical school attendance. The Board of Trustees at UT’s Health Science Center recently approved a series of tuition cuts. While only certain medical school degrees will be affected, any who go to UT Memphis for such medical majors… Read More