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.
Learn MoreMission
The UT System’s mission is to serve all Tennesseans and beyond through education, discovery and outreach that enables strong economic, social and environmental well-being.
Educate
Tragedies of grain bin accidents reinforce safety procedures and rescue training.
Discover
UTHSC physician Dr. Richard Walker is the most interesting guy in the E.R.
Impact
Aligning the expertise and infrastructure of the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the UT-Oak Ridge Innovation Institute is a hub for world-class discovery and innovation, interdisciplinary graduate education, and talent development.
Initiatives
Strategic Plan
The revised strategic plan sets new data-informed goals and objectives for the UT System through the year 2025.
Advocacy
UT Advocacy is the official grassroots network of alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of the University of Tennessee.
Transparent UT
The UT System is committed to providing greater and easier access to information for the faculty, staff, students and communities it serves.
Grand Challenges
A hub for locating UT resources, people, stories, and understanding the connected web of some of Tennessee’s most important issues.
Campuses
The University of Tennessee is comprised of campuses at Knoxville, Chattanooga, Pulaski, Martin and the Health Science Center at Memphis.
UT Knoxville
UT Chattanooga
UT Southern
UT Martin
UT Health Science Center
Institutes
The University of Tennessee is comprised of the statewide Institute of Agriculture and Institute for Public Service
Institute of Agriculture
The UT Institute of Agriculture delivers real life solutions through $54.5 million in research, educational outreach to 3.3 million people and veterinary services to more than 21,000 animals annually. UTIA’s two colleges currently enroll 1,700 students.
Institute for Public Service
The statewide Institute for Public Service helps Tennessee companies generate $1.9 billion annually to the state economy, answers more than 80,000 requests for assistance and trains close to 30,000 municipal, county and state employees, manufacturers and law enforcement personnel.
Employees
The University of Tennessee employs more than 12,000 people in Tennessee with its workforce distributed across all 95 counties.
