Megan Boehnke

• Final candidate for UTPD chief visits campus Published 05/12/2012 at 4 a.m.

  The University of Tennessee’s proximity to the mountains and the “Body Farm” make running the police department here a dream job, said Adam Garcia, chief of police at the University of Nevada-Reno.

• Thousands of UT students graduate this week Published 05/12/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Caps decorated with orange and white checkerboards, personal nicknames and lots of glitter stood out Friday morning amid the traditional black graduation garbs at Thompson Boling Arena.

• Graduation day at Tennessee Published 05/11/2012 at 11:44 a.m.

  More than 1,000 graduates in the University of Tennessee's College of Arts and Sciences accepted their degrees at Thompson Boling Arena on Friday.

• First class of Haslam Scholars graduates this week Published 05/11/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Chelsea Knotts spent the last four years conducting cancer research, running track and cross country for the University of Tennessee, and starting a running club for the Knoxville homeless.

• UT faculty, staff may see merit-based raises Updated 05/07/2012 at 8:32 p.m.

  Faculty and staff in the University of Tennessee system could receive merit-based salary increases above the 2.5 percent across-the-board raise outlined in the state budget that passed last week.

• UTPD chief candidate chats up Knoxville, Facebook Published 05/07/2012 at 7:20 p.m.

  University of Tennessee police chief candidate Carey Drayton spent 45-minutes Monday chatting with a sophomore business student about solutions for late night campus transportation, his friendships with former UT police chiefs and the merits of Facebook.

• Survey: UT faculty, staff seek better pay, communication Published 05/07/2012 at 4 a.m.

  Most University of Tennessee faculty and staff are happy with their jobs but want better communication and compensation from the administration, according to survey results being shared with employees over the next two days.

• Ex-UT swim coach John Trembley won't be charged over sexually graphic emails Updated 05/04/2012 at 7:44 p.m. 78 Comments

  He held the respect of all his swimmers, revered by students as the rock of the aquatics program. He trawled the Internet in private, leading a life of lies in search of drug-fueled sex with strangers.

• American Bar Association to hear LMU appeal case in June Published 05/04/2012 at 4 a.m.

  An appeals panel with the American Bar Association notified Lincoln Memorial University two weeks ago that it would refer the school's appeal back to the organization's top accrediting body, according to court documents filed Thursday.

• UT workers rally for equal raises Published 04/27/2012 at 9:13 p.m.

  About two dozen University of Tennessee employees held signs, chanted and solicited honks from passers-by as they lobbied on campus Friday for equal distribution of an expected 2.5 percent wage increase.

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