From what Johnson tells the Tennessee Alumnus , his agenda for the remaining months doesn't leave much time for retiring on the job. Working even harder to demonstrate to the governor and other state leaders the value of higher education, including the University of Tennessee, to the social, economic, and cultural success of Tennessee. That's not a criticism. But we have got to convince people that higher education is an investment and that it returns a lot of dollars in what our graduates make and what our graduates do in the classroom, in the laboratory, in the factory, on the farm, in the operating room. The 21st Century Campaign helped identify many new gift prospects, and UT staff and volunteer leaders have set priorities and are moving ahead with an active program of fund raising.
Private gifts are necessary to fund scholarships, professorships, and academic enrichment.
Implementing UT's new tenure policy. But it does significantly improve the system of tenure as it operates within the University of Tennessee. The policy calls for -annual performance reviews on the basis of procedures being developed this year. Getting better pay for the University's best people, particularly faculty. We've gotten a little behind.