According to UT’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, or OIRA, there has been a decline in Black students attending the University of Tennessee in comparison to other racial or
Tennessee Republicans are up in arms over a state college basketball team s decision to kneel last week during the playing of The Star Spangled Banner, prompting legislators to warn the public university system not to allow student athletes to do so again.
A firestorm of controversy has surrounded the action by players on the men s East Tennessee State University basketball team, who during a Feb. 16 game at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga dropped to one knee on the court as the national anthem played.
Coach Jason Shay and ETSU president Brian Noland have said the team did not intend to disrespect that nation s flag or military, but are seeking to prompt discussions about racial inequality.
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