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Acceptance rate drops below 35% as university prioritizes in-state ...
WEBSep 22, 2024 · The Office of Undergraduate Admissions released regular admission decisions to the class of 2028 on Thursday, showing an overall acceptance rate of less than 35% for fall 2024 with admittance highly favoring in-state applicants. With 57,270 applications received by the Dec. 15 regular admission deadline — the most in university history — the overall acceptance rate is 34.28%. Another 1,881 ...
Rowing | utdailybeacon.com
WEBSep 22, 2024 · Updated Aug 20, 2015. The Tennessee rowing team will have smiles on their faces Saturday for one reason they're finally at home. After competing in Pittsburgh and Clemson, S.C., in the season's first two events, the Lady Vols will host the 25th Head of the Tennessee Regatta on Fort Loudoun Lake.
150 years of the Pride of the Southland: Reflecting on the past and ...
WEBSep 19, 2024 · When 1940 rolled around, a few changes were made to the band. Women were eligible to join, and the group was led by Walter Ryba, who was the bandmaster for 20 years. The halftime shows started to have themes, as well as guest performers. This was when the band officially became the “Pride of the Southland,” a name given to the group by sports journalist Ed Harris.
Tennessee softball defeats Kentucky, clinches SEC regular season ...
WEBSep 19, 2024 · For the second straight season, Tennessee softball has won the SEC regular season championship. The Lady Vols clinched the title with an 8-3 win over Kentucky and Texas A&M's loss to Florida.
‘It changed my life’: Finebaum’s time at UT, The Daily Beacon …
WEBSep 22, 2024 · Paul Finebaum was under attack. The SEC Network host and “Voice of the SEC,” then the sports editor at The Daily Beacon and a student at UT, was at a Tennessee football practice when a player, apparently perturbed by Finebaum’s opinions on the team, bounded toward him. “I had a football player come after me (during) practice one day,” Finebaum said. “He charged me. Somebody stepped ...
Parking, pregame and policies: Tips for your first UT football game
WEBSep 19, 2024 · Parking is undoubtedly the most stressful part of the game day experience. Be prepared to pay $40 or more to park anywhere. You’ll also want to be ready to either take one of the numerous Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) buses to the stadium or to walk well over a mile. There are many buses transporting fans from the Civic Coliseum, Old City and ...
Following national trend, UT’s Black student population gets smaller
WEBSep 22, 2024 · With its decline in Black students, UT is part of a nationwide trend in higher education. According to University World News, since 2011, the percentage of Black students attending college dropped almost 11%, a reversal of a trend since 1976 of increased Black enrollment. This decline of the Black population attending universities nationwide can suggest the domino effect causing rising dropout ...
12 years later, families in Christian-Newsom murders receive …
WEBSep 22, 2024 · It’s been nearly 13 years since the murders of 21-year-old Channon Christian and her 23-year-old boyfriend Christopher Newsom. For years, the families have sought justice for their loved ones and a Knox County jury granted them a …
Acceptance rate plummets by nearly 30% in most competitive year …
WEBSep 22, 2024 · According to material presented to the Board of Trustees on Friday, the in-state acceptance rate in 2022 was 71.2% and the out-of-state acceptance rate was 67.2%. The overall acceptance rate in 2022 was 68.4%. Though the final figure for this year's acceptance rate has not been released and more acceptances may be issued for those who applied after the regular admissions deadline, the ...