Chloe White Kennedy

• Career is one for the record books Published 11/17/2009 at midnight

  MARYVILLE - Martha Hess can still remember the conversation she had with former Maryville College Registrar Viola Lightfoot in 1974, just before Hess assumed the role.

• UT fraternity sanctioned Published 11/17/2009 at midnight

  The University of Tennessee has sanctioned a fraternity after a freshman drank too much Oct. 21 and had to be taken to the hospital.

• Frat sanctioned for alcohol incident involving freshman Updated 11/16/2009 at 4:25 p.m.

  KNOXVILLE - The University of Tennessee has sanctioned a fraternity after a freshman student drank too much Oct. 21 and had to be taken to the hospital.

• New University of Tennessee center focuses on social justice issues Published 11/16/2009 at midnight

  To help meet the growing need for interdisciplinary social science research and shed light on some of society's most pressing issues, the University of Tennessee has created the Center for the Study of Social Justice.

• Victim says he was 'shocked' to learn suspects are Vols Published 11/13/2009 at midnight 48 Comments

  Cory Zickefoose thought the gunman looked too nervous to shoot him early Thursday during an armed robbery attempt at the Pilot station on Cumberland Avenue.

• College to offer three-year degrees Published 11/09/2009 at midnight

  JEFFERSON CITY - As the average time it takes for undergraduates to complete college soars well past four years, Carson-Newman College is offering an innovative program to well-prepared students in certain majors: a three-year undergraduate degree.

• Dual enrollment gets boost at Walters State Published 11/04/2009 at midnight

  Walters State Community College will now have the ability to offer college courses to more area high school students thanks to a $493,000 rural development grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

• Simek: UT needs to focus on outcomes Published 11/02/2009 at midnight

  The ongoing discussion about the reorganization of higher education in Tennessee has focused on structure, but University of Tennessee Interim President Jan Simek said he is “very encouraged” that the conversation has begun to shift toward productivity out of universities.

• Education officials urge Hope scholarship expansion Published 10/31/2009 at midnight

  State education officials are touting the benefit of students being able to use lottery money to pay for summer school, but some lawmakers are concerned that doing so may deplete funds.

• O'Brien inaugurated as 22nd president of Carson-Newman Published 10/31/2009 at midnight

  JEFFERSON CITY - As Carson-Newman College inaugurated its 22nd president with a jubilant two-hour ceremony at a crowded church on Friday, school officials announced the start of three-year baccalaureate degree programs this spring.

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