Joe DiPietro has been elected the 24th president of the University of Tennessee. The Board of Trustees elected DiPietro during their fall meeting today. He will replace Jan Simek, who has served as interim president since 2009. The president of the University of Tennessee leads a system consisting of campuses in Knoxville, Chattanooga and Martin;
When the gap between the haves and have-nots gets larger, one would think the have-nots would want more help, most likely in the form of government programs, to fight rising inequities. Not so, says Nate Kelly, assistant professor of political science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
The College of Business Administration at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has honored alumnus Mike Masters, founder of Masters Capital Management, with the naming of the Masters Investment Learning Center. The center promotes interactive education and forges partnerships that enhance financial literacy.