Are the University of Tennessee system and Southern Methodist University both public institutions?
University of Tennessee system The University of Tennessee system (UT system) is one of two public university systems, the other being the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR), in the state of Tennessee. It consists of three primary campuses in Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Martin; a health sciences campus in Memphis; a research institute in Tullahoma; and various extensions throughout the state.
Southern Economic Association The Southern Economic Association (SEA) is a regional-based scholarly economic organization based at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The SEA was founded in 1928. It is one of five general professional economic associations. For the SEA member characteristics (e.g. political affiliation, policy opinions) in relation to the other major economic associations see Klein et. al.