The university recently welcomed the largest freshman class in its history, with 2,288 students starting in the Fall 2026 semester.

The Paying It Forward Endowment will provide scholarship funds for full-time non-traditional students looking to complete their higher education journey.

The grant will create nine funded apprenticeship positions to help address teacher shortages.

The seven new undergraduate majors were created in response to the region’s workforce needs.

The university’s Gordon E. Inman College of Nursing is one of 10 institutions selected for the inaugural program to help shape the future of nursing.

The $106,481 grant will support health and wellness initiatives on campus and within the surrounding community.

The event took place on Friday, August 21, and was held in partnership with Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology - Hohenwald and Pulaski.

Professor Roberta Gagnon received a $3,000 PALSave Revise and Remix Grant to revise two open education resource textbooks she co-authored.

The $3 million grant will support the initiative “Implementation Project: Integrating Artificial Intelligence and Research-Based Experiential Learning into STEM Curriculum to Enhance Education and Student Retention.”

The new high school is a collaborative partnership between TCAT Knoxville, Knox County Schools, and Knox County.