Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection houses materials documenting the administration of University of Tennessee President J. Wade Gilley, including information on Gilley’s background and newspaper articles about his administration. Other topics include Gilley’s resume, the search process by which he was selected, and Gilley’s response to a budget crisis that threatened to shut down the University and resulted in administrative cutbacks and the elimination of the Chancellor’s position at the Knoxville campus. The...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection houses materials documenting the administration of University of Tennessee President J. Wade Gilley, including information on Gilley’s background and newspaper articles about his administration. Other topics include Gilley’s resume, the search process by which he was selected, and Gilley’s response to a budget crisis that threatened to shut down the University and resulted in administrative cutbacks and the elimination of the Chancellor’s position at the Knoxville campus. The...