The first impoundment of appropriated funds by the state was in 1937. In fall 1980, the state impounded $2,750,000. The money was gathered by a 1 percent budget assessment from each UT Knoxville department, delay or cancellation of construction projects, and an $11 increase in the Student Health Fee (from $25 per quarter to $36 … Continued

“In Vivo” is the newsletter of the UT Division of Biology. It began publication in spring 2001.

At its winter 1975 meeting, the board of trustees voted to drop its requirement that a student be domiciled in Tennessee for one-year before becoming eligible to pay in-state fees. All individuals domiciled in Tennessee (those who are permanent residents of  Tennessee, having come to Tennessee for reasons other than to pursue education) were to … Continued

Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians pursuing study at UT Knoxville are assessed in-state tuition. The policy was effective for fall 2007. The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians Higher Education and Training Program annually provides a list to UT Knoxville of the students to be assessed in-state fees. While most of the … Continued

Dr. Herman Spivey, vice president of academic affairs, issued the first inclement weather policy in March 1960, following a heavy snow. The policy was that if public transportation was operating, UT was open. The policy that UT would be open but that students and faculty should use their discretion about coming to campus in severe … Continued

The UT Non-Fraternity Organization was established in 1932. All students not affiliated with a social fraternity or sorority were automatically members.  In 1943 the name of the organization was changed to Independent Student Organization. In 1952 the name was changed to Independent Students’ Association, affiliating the organization with the National Independent Students’ Association. Members of … Continued

An underground student newspaper, the Independent Truth began publication in 1923, publishing three issues, as a reaction to several administrative decisions, among them the declaration of star basketball player Dave Beane as ineligible just before the conference basketball tournament; the insistence of Dean Hoskins that the Mugwump be recalled and a poem about coeds withdrawn; … Continued

In 1955 a team of government officials and educators from India and the United States made an extensive study of agricultural education and production in India. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) began a program of technological assistance to India in 1956, and UT was among the five institutions with which contracts were signed … Continued

The Manthan Indian Students Organization has evolved from the India Association, established at UT in 1965. The Manthan-ISO arranges for the celebration of various Indian festivals by Indian students and also has regular Indian cookouts. In September 2003 the organization first published a magazine, Rendezvous, to keep UT Indian students and potential students informed about … Continued

The Indigenous Mound on the UT agricultural campus is more than a thousand years old.  It was incorporated into the campus in 1869 when the university purchased the farm of Matthew McClung for use as the agricultural campus. The mound is 12 feet high and is more oval than round. An archaeological report prepared in … Continued