The Commission for Blacks helps black and African American students, faculty, and staff find opportunities for growth, advises administrators, and strives to enhance the campus’s racial climate.

The Commission for LGBT People takes on projects aimed at making our campus a more welcoming place for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people on campus.

From improving parental leave policies to advocating for women to hold more leadership roles on campus, the Commission for Women advises administration on programs, policies, and services to improve the status of women on campus.

The Council for Diversity and Interculturalism advises campus administration on creating and sustaining a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive campus climate.

Senior Grant Rigney has been named a 2019 Rhodes Scholar, making him only the eighth Volunteer in history to earn […]

Here are four things academic departments can do this year to improve undergraduate student success: Invite new students to join […]

I’ve spent much of my first three months on Rocky Top asking questions and listening. Drawing from that, I’ve determined an initial set of priorities.

As we trumpet the virtues of our new class of freshmen each fall, we hear from some Tennesseans who question whether our growing academic profile has made UT unattainable for many of our state’s students. We are working hard to provide access—and here’s how.