Chairs of Excellence
The annual Chairs of Excellence Report fulfills a statutory requirement of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to address the general status of the Chairs of Excellence program; the impact that the Chairs of Excellence program has had on higher education institutions and programs; and recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of the program (T. C. A. § 49-7-502).
- Chairs of Excellence Report, October 2024
- Chairs of Excellence Report, October 2023
- Chairs of Excellence Report, October 2022
- Chairs of Excellence Report, October 2021
- Chairs of Excellence Report, October 2020
- Chairs of Excellence Report, October 2019
- Chairs of Excellence Report, October 2018
- Chairs of Excellence Report, October 2017
The Chairs of Excellence program began in the midst of the education reform and improvement measures passed by the General Assembly in the mid-1980s. This program brings eminent scholars to Tennessee public institutions and attracts research initiatives and private funding to our state. The program has resulted in an unprecedented level of donations to higher education from private and corporate sources.