Publisher: Daily Beacon


University of Tennessee System’s inaugural chief wellness officer Jessi Gold is dedicated to improving mental health on UT campuses

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As of Feb. 1, Jessi Gold assumed the position of inaugural chief wellness officer for the University of Tennessee System. Gold’s primary focus in this position is to advance mental health culture and resources across all five UT campuses — Knoxville, Chattanooga, Pulaski, Martin and the Health Science Center at Memphis. While Gold will focus… Read More


Randy Boyd, UT chancellors deliver State of the University Address

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On Feb. 8, UT System President Randy Boyd delivered the school’s sixth annual State of the University Address at the historic Woolworth Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee. The event featured a panel of guest speakers from around the university. Alongside Boyd and additional moderator David Plazas, the director of opinion and engagement for the USA Today… Read More


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