The First "R" Tennessee’s university system has hogged the headlines the past year. At the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, then-president John Shumaker overindulged his fondness for the university’s private jet and credit card, then lied to auditors about his sordid financial affairs. Middle Tennessee State’s Sidney McPhee confronted charges of sexually harassing a university subordinate. Tennessee State’s James Hefner engaged in Enron-like accounting with his university’s scholarship dollars and accepted Super Bowl tickets from a campus vendor, then refused to accept professional help running his school before finally announcing his resignation. More...
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