The faculty and students of the Adult & Continuing Education (ACED) PhD and master’s programs demonstrated active participation both virtually and onsite at the 2025… Read more: ACED Students & Faculty Attend 2025 AAACE Conference

The Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies is excited to announce that three faculty members joined our department this Fall! Dr. Caroline Bartlett, Dr.… Read more: Bartlett, McGuigan, & Miller Join ELPS this Fall as New Faculty Members

ELPS faculty members Dr. Jennifer Ann Morrow and Dr. Pamela Angelle recently returned from Brighton, England alongside Higher Education Administration (HEAM) PhD student, Abraham Cervantes,… Read more: Morrow, Angelle, & Cervantes Recently Return from BELMAS

Courtesy of the College of Education, Health, & Human Sciences At its recent convention in Long Beach, California, College Student Educators International (ACPA) recognized Lauren Irwin with the Annuit Coeptis… Read more: Irwin Recognized As Emerging Professional By ACPA

Karen D. Boyd, professor of practice in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (CEHHS) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, received the Raymond… Read more: Boyd Receives Legacy of Excellence Award From ASCA

Mr. David Hamilton, Principal at Cumberland Gap High School in the Claiborne County School District, has been named as this year’s recipient of the William… Read more: David Hamilton Recognized as Field Award Recipient

Press Announcement – for Immediate Release Mr. David Hamilton, Principal at Cumberland Gap High School in the Claiborne County School District, has been named as… Read more: Mr. David Hamilton, Cumberland Gap High School Principal, Named Field Award Recipient

Courtesy of the College of Education, Health, & Human Sciences When a reporter seeks expert insight into higher education issues, it’s very likely that Robert Kelchen is… Read more: Kelchen Recognized By Education Week As Top Scholar Influencer

Courtesy of the College of Education, Health, & Human Sciences Penn State’s Timothy J. Piazza Center for Fraternity and Sorority Research has expanded a national hazing prevention… Read more: Hazing Prevention Study Expands

By Beth Hall Davis – September 19, 2024 Courtesy of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville – Student Life Frank Cuevas, vice chancellor for Student Life at… Read more: Cuevas (Adjunct Faculty Member) Named a NASPA Pillar of the Profession

The Leadership Studies program held its Senior Toast and Awards Ceremony last night where we celebrated our forty-four (44) 2023-24 graduates. Annually, our graduates lead… Read more: Leadership Studies Program Holds 2024 Awards Ceremony Senior Toast

By Dr. Mary Lynne Derrington & Dr. Alyson Lavigne Please Note: This is the final part of a four-part series on actionable feedback. Stay tuned… Read more: Supporting Early Childhood Teacher Growth and Development with Actionable Context-Based Feedback

Dr. Brian Mells, Principal at Whites Creek High School in Metro Nashville Public Schools named as recipient of William J. and Lucille H. Field Award… Read more: Brian Mells Recognized as Field Award Recipient

By Dr. Mary Lynne Derrington & Dr. Alyson Lavigne  Please Note: This is Part 3 of a four-part series on actionable feedback. Stay tuned for… Read more: Supporting Literacy Teachers with Actionable Content-Based Feedback

Courtesy of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences Mary Dueñas is passionate about student success, especially among underrepresented and marginalized student populations. Because… Read more: Dueñas Highlighted as a 2024 Emerging Scholar by Diverse Issues in Higher Education

By Dr. Mary Lynne Derrington & Dr. Alyson Lavigne  Please Note: This is Part 2 of a four-part series on actionable feedback. Stay tuned for… Read more: Supporting STEM Teachers with Actionable Content-Based Feedback

Courtesy of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (January 4, 2024) We’ve all heard the term, “influencer.” Many of us associate an influencer… Read more: Kelchen Once Again Named Top Scholar Influencer

By Dr. Mary Lynne Derrington & Dr. Alyson Lavigne  Please Note: This is Part 1 of a four-part series on actionable feedback. Stay tuned for… Read more: Make Your Feedback to Teachers Matter: Leadership Content Knowledge is Key

Kathleen Noble, a 2020 Olympic singles rower from Uganda, is being coached by Dr. James Martinez, an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership… Read more: Martinez Coaching Ugandan Olympian in 2024 Paris Games

By Karina Beltran The Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Department (ELPS) within the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (CEHHS) is proud to announce… Read more: Introducing UTK ERO: Your Bridge to Education Excellence

Courtesy of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (October 4, 2023) Robert Kelchen has a highly regarded national reputation for insights into higher… Read more: Kelchen Nationally Recognized for Research in Higher Education Policy

Courtesy of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (September 20, 2023) Tanisha Fitzgerald-Baker joins the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Education, Health,… Read more: CEHHS Welcomes New Distinguished Community Lecturer

Courtesy of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (August 24, 2023) J. Patrick Biddix, Jimmy and Ileen Cheek Endowed Professor of Higher Education,… Read more: Biddix to Receive Award From National Panhellenic Conference

Courtesy of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (May 5, 2023) Eight faculty and students in the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of… Read more: CEHHS Students and Faculty Celebrated at Honor’s Banquets

Courtesy of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences (April 11, 2023) Research Investigates Scholarship Effects on Student Outcomes Zachary Hyder, a third-year doctoral… Read more: ELPS PhD Candidate Receives National Grant Funding for Scholarship Research

“This is a passion, a deep, deep calling, for me to do this,” -Kimberly R. Hill on Project Excellence. By Vanessa Slay, CEHHS Student Reporter,… Read more: Project Excellence Creating Tomorrow’s Leaders at the University of Tennessee

Four years ago, Grant Kobes, a member of the inaugural class of UT’s Honors Leadership Program, created a strategic leadership plan to found UT’s VEX University… Read more: Honors Leadership Scholar leads VEXU Robotics Team to World Championship

Mary Lynne Derrington, PhD, releases new book Developing the Organizational Culture of the Central Office: Collaboration, Connectivity, and Coherence. Available from Routledge. “Central office resources… Read more: ELPS Associate Professor Mary Lynne Derrington Releases New Book

The Center for Educational Leadership, directed by Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Assistant Professor Practice Dr. Jim McIntyre, was just awarded a grant from the… Read more: Center for Educational Leadership to Facilitate the Tennessee Rural Principal Network

How do extroverts and social learners cope with the loss of community during a pandemic, which only intensifies the oftentimes lonely dissertation stage? Well, if… Read more: HEAM PhD Candidate Steve Syoen’s Virtual Writing Retreats Create Global Community

ELPS Professor Patrick Biddix’s latest co-edited volumes explore conversations about the challenges and future of fraternities and sororities. Foundations, Research, and Assessment of Fraternities and… Read more: New Works Explore Challenges and Future of Fraternities and Sororities

Educational Leadership & Policy Studies alum Tanisha Jenkins, PhD, Director of Multicultural Student Life and Frieson Black Cultural Center, won the James E. Scott Outstanding… Read more: ELPS Alum Receives Award

Frank Cuevas, who has been serving as the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Life since January, will take on the role… Read more: Frank Cuevas Named Permanent Vice Chancellor for Student Life

The inaugural College Students Change the World Forum, sponsored by the Leadership Studies program within the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (ELPS), will… Read more: 2020 College Students Change the World Forum

This October, College Student Personnel (CSP) students, faculty, and practitioner-educators will visit multiple colleges and universities in Georgia to learn about student affairs and higher… Read more: CSP Practicum Site Visits

Congratulations on the press coverage for Project GRAD!!   Project GRAD students get to experience college life at UT Project GRAD students to experience college… Read more: Project GRAD In the News

Karen Boyd has been awarded the 2019 NASPA Region III Bob E. Leach Award for Outstanding Service to Students. Congratulations, Karen.

The California State University Board of Trustees has appointed Ellen J. Neufeldt, EdD, to serve as the next president of California State University San Marcos.… Read more: Ellen Neufeldt, EdD, Named CSUSM’s Fourth President

Marisa Moazen, director, Office of Undergraduate Research at the University of Tennessee, has been named Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research & Engagement. Marisa is an… Read more: Marisa Moazen named Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research & Engagement

Sonya D. Hayes, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, has been chosen as one of the new editors for… Read more: Sonya Hayes Chosen as One of the New Editors for AERA Newsletter

The College of Education, Health and Human Sciences has two graduate students who were instrumental in developing this year’s United at the Rock event. Two… Read more: Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Graduate Students Instrumental in Uniting Campus at the Rock

The children of Inskip Elementary School are a little warmer today thanks to the generous donations of the Dean’s Staff Advisory Board (DSAB) in the College of… Read more: Dean’s Staff Advisory Board Adds Warmth to Inskip Elementary

Tanisha Jenkins, PhD student in Higher Education Administration at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, is featured as one of Knoxville News Sentinel’s “Top 40 under 40”. Her… Read more: Tanisha Jenkins, HEAM PhD Student, Featured in Knoxville News Sentinel’s “Top 40 Under 40”

Mary Lynne Derrington, Associate Professor in the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, was invited to work with Scottish school leaders on global perspectives… Read more: Derrington Works With Scottish School Leaders in Glasgow

SR Education Group, a leading education research publisher founded in 2004, has just unveiled their 2019 rankings on GuidetoOnlineSchools.com.The new best online colleges lists are the… Read more: Online Leadership Studies Program at The University of Tennessee – Knoxville made the ranking of 24th for Master’s Degrees in Educational Leadership.

It is common to find Leadership Studies minor students in the traditionally recognized student leadership positions and honors. Each graduating class of the Leadership Studies minor,… Read more: Honors Leadership Program Student Leads Vex U Robotics Team to World Championship and International Community Service Award in its First Year

Kenneth Carrico completed the V.O.L.S. Lead online program, along with his principalship license, and graduated in May of 2018 with a Masters in Educational Administration.… Read more: V.O.L.S. Lead Graduate Kenneth Carrico is New Farragut High Director of Bands

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, including the Postsecondary Education Research Center and the Center for Educational Leadership, were honored at the Big… Read more: ELPS, PERC, & CEL Honored at Big Orange Family Campaign Celebration

Has anyone ever told you to “never judge a book by its cover”? Well, I’m adding to the phrase: never judge an institution by its… Read more: Big Orange College Tour

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies would like to introduce you to April Partin.  April is an assistant principal at Green Magnet Academy.… Read more: Meet April Partin, 2017-18 Leadership Academy Fellow

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies would like to introduce you to Oscar Osorio.  Oscar is the assistant principal at Union Grove Middle… Read more: Meet Oscar Osorio, 2017-18 Leadership Academy Fellow

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies would like to introduce you to Spencer Long.  Spencer is an assistant principal and athletic director at… Read more: Meet Spencer Long, 2017-18 Leadership Academy Fellow

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies would like to introduce you to Anita Johnson.  Anita serves Austin-East High School as an administrative assistant.… Read more: Meet Anita Johnson, 2017-18 Leadership Academy Fellow

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies would like to introduce you to Rachel Hodges. Rachel is a secondary English teacher and classroom support… Read more: Meet Rachel Hodges, 2017-18 Leadership Academy Fellow

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies would like to introduce you to Shaunna Foster.  Shaunna is an instructional coach who has served Green… Read more: Meet Shaunna Foster, 2017-18 Leadership Academy Fellow

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies would like to introduce you to Rukiya Foster. Rukiya is a Spanish teacher and World Languages Department… Read more: Meet Rukiya Foster, 2017-18 Leadership Academy Fellow

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies would like to introduce you to Michelle Clayton. Michelle serves West High School as an administrative assistant.… Read more: Meet Michelle Clayton, 2017-18 Leadership Academy Fellow

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies would like to introduce you to Riley Brewer. Riley is a master teacher at Carter High School,… Read more: Meet Riley Brewer, 2017-18 Leadership Academy Fellow

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies would like to introduce you to Jamie Bowman. Jamie is an assistant principal at Horace Maynard Middle… Read more: Meet Jamie Bowman, 2017-18 Leadership Academy Fellow

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies would like to introduce you to Megan Blevins. Megan, a school administrator at Mooreland Heights Elementary School,… Read more: Meet Megan Blevins, 2017-18 Leadership Academy Fellow

The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies would like to introduce you to Molly Rice.  Molly is the assistant principal at Sam Houston Elementary… Read more: Meet Molly Rice, 2017-18 Leadership Academy Fellow