In October 2006 Chancellor Crabtree announced the availability of Promise Scholarships for fall 2007. They were designed to continue institutional efforts to increase diversity, following the lifting of the Geier Consent Decree. The scholarships provided up to $5,800 per year for four years when combined with the HOPE scholarship and other university scholarships. The Promise … Continued

In early 2008 the Trusteeship Committee of the UT Board of Trustees voted to recommend an amendment to the bylaws of the university that would give the president the authority to remove chancellors without consulting the board. The chair of the committee, Don Stansberry, indicated that the proposed change had nothing to do with the … Continued

In September 1998, Dr. Hal Schmitt, director of industrial programs and technology transfer in UT’s Research Office, and Dr. Susan Mettlen, vice chancellor for information infrastructure, created a UT-Industry partnership that involved Bechtel Jacobs Development Company and Prosolvia AB in the establishment of an advanced visualization and virtual reality center. Bechtel Jacobs Development Company was … Continued

The Office of Provost was created by Chancellor Jack Reese in 1983 to replace vice chancellors of academic affairs and graduate studies and research, in accord with the recommendation of the Task Force on Institutional Effectiveness. Dr. George Wheeler was appointed the first provost in 1984. In 1989, with the reorganization of campus and system … Continued

Dr. George Wheeler 1984–1989 Dr. John Quinn (chancellor and provost) 1989–1992 Dr. John Peters 1999–2001 Dr. Clif Woods (interim provost) 2000–2001 Dr. Loren Crabtree (vice president and provost) 2001–2002 Dr. Anne Mayhew served as vice chancellor for academic affairs 2003–2006 Dr. Robert Holub 2006–2008 Dr. Susan Martin 2009–2016 (interim 2008–2009) Dr. John Zomchick 2020–current (interim … Continued

Abbreviation for Public Relations Student Society of America, a professional organization for public relations students.

In October 2002 the Pryor Bacon Offensive Staff Meeting Room in Neyland-Thompson Sports Center was dedicated. It honors Pryor E. Bacon, a 1940 graduate who was halfback on Tennessee football teams in 1937, 1938, and 1939. He was a longtime athletics board member and donor. Bacon’s nephew, Charles Coffin (’76) of Atlanta, a student-trainer in … Continued

Psi Chi was established at UT in 1978. The national organization was founded in 1929.

A psychological clinic began in May 1948, under the direction of Dr. Axel Brett. Its purpose was to train clinical psychologists. (UT’s doctoral program in clinical psychology was first accredited on February 9, 1949.) Its stated scope of effort was to provide students with consultation on personal problems, vocational guidance, and scholastic advice. The UT … Continued

The 1930–31 catalog announced a three-hour course, Public Relations, that was required in all curricula. It was a one-quarter course. It was open to juniors and seniors, and if not elected in the junior year, was required in the senior year. Differing from what public relations encompasses today, the course included lectures and discussions of … Continued