Gov. Phil Bredesen spoke to the UT trustees for the first time in seven years today, saying he wants to give a few charges to the governing board of UT system before he leaves office in a few months.
The governor said UT officials should make pushing the University of Tennessee in Knoxville into a spot as a top 25 institution a top priority.
He also said school officials shouldn’t rely on state appropriation dollars in future years and should develop better methods of fundraising.
For complete details, see tomorrow’s Times Free Press.