Crisp will lead the Tennessee Grow Your Own Center, an initiative of the University of Tennessee System, which this year received a $20 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE).
Mackensie Burt McKernan will lead UT’s Office of Federal Relations in a newly expanded role. She will represent the University’s interests with members of Congress, federal agencies and the White House.
A member within Summers, Rufolo and Rodgers law firm announced a $1.2 million gift to UT Promise, an innovative, free tuition program through the University of Tennessee System.
Twenty-five faculty and staff members, representing each University of Tennessee campus and institute, have been selected to be part of the fourth Executive Leadership Institute class.
At a time when almost half of high school seniors are deciding not to continue their education after graduation, UT System President Randy Boyd reported significant gains in enrollment at University of Tennessee campuses.
Names from across the national political spectrum make up the 13-member Board of Fellows advising the Institute of American Civics at the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy.
Newspaper publishers, editors, writers and designers won top awards in the Tennessee Press Association’s 2022 newspaper contest. The UT System has been a part of the annual event since 1940.
