University of Tennessee

Pharmacy student won $250K settlement after university tried to expel her over social media posts

Kimberly Diei, a University of Tennessee pharmacy student, faced expulsion over explicit social media posts deemed unprofessional. After suing the university for violating her First Amendment rights,

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Tennessee grad student settles for $250K after she was nearly expelled for rap lyrics, 'crude' posts

Kimberly Diei was expelled from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. After appealing, she has won a settlement against the university.

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Student Whose Racy Social Media Posts Riled a College Gets $250,000 Settlement

The University of Tennessee threatened to expel Kimberly Diei over posts the school said were inappropriate. She sued on First Amendment grounds.

Reason · 20h

A Tennessee State University That Nearly Expelled a Student for Racy Tweets Agrees To Pay Her $250,000

Kimberly Diei, a pharmacy student at the University of Tennessee, tweeted about Cardi B's sexually explicit song "WAP" under the handle

Inside Higher Ed · 9h

U of Tennessee Pays Student Who Faced Expulsion $180K

Diei said that a UT College of Pharmacy associate professor who chaired the committee wrote her an expulsion letter in 2020 calling her posts “unprofessional,” “sexual,” “crude” and “vulgar.” Diei said she appealed the recommended expulsion and a dean stopped it,

University of Tennessee in 'period of uncertainty' after Trump backs off pause on federal grants

The UT System is "closely monitoring" the federal funding situation. President Trump also signed orders lifting restrictions ...

Why Tennessee football, Alabama, Georgia headline overrated SEC teams for 2025

The SEC endured a rough showing this season, but 'too-early' top 25 rankings shower the conerence with hype for 2025. Too ...

New semester, new records: University of Tennessee System may exceed its goal of 71,000 students

The University of Tennessee System is preparing for the national "enrollment cliff," when the number of 18-year-olds declines ...

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Settlement reached in former student’s lawsuit against University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Nearly four years after it began, a lawsuit between a former pharmacy student who claimed her First Amendment rights had been ...

Is Tennessee basketball's offense broken? The concerning numbers after Kentucky loss

Tennessee basketball attempted 45 3-pointers against Kentucky, the most in the Rick Barnes era. It made only 11 in the 78-73 ...

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Tennessee could be getting a WNBA team named after Pat Summitt

Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is looking to start a WNBA franchise in Nashville dedicated to Lady Vols legend Pat Summitt.

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Tennessee Women's Basketball Coach Kim Caldwell Returns to Work 1 Week After Giving Birth to First Child

Tennessee basketball coach Kim Caldwell is back on the job one week after giving birth. Caldwell — the women’s basketball ...

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Bid submitted for Nashville WNBA team: ‘Tennessee Summitt’

Haslam and a group of investors are submitting an expansion bid to bring Nashville a WNBA team, called the Tennessee Summitt.

Tennessee Basketball Predicted to Face Intriguing Scorer in March Madness Bracket

Lunardi projects the following programs to be No. 1 seeds in his March Madness bracket: Auburn Tigers, Duke Blue Devils, Alabama Crimson Tide and Iowa State Cyclones. Tennessee would be in the same ...

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