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Austin Peay State University

Tennessee snow slows travel and closes schools, libraries, government offices

Char DastonandNina Cardona

February 18, 2025

Much of Middle Tennessee woke up to about 2 to 3 inches of snow, prompting widespread closures and warnings of difficult travel conditions.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Austin Peay State University, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Metro Social Services, NDOT, Rutherford County Schools, severe weather, snow, Sumner County Schools, TDOT, TEMA, tennessee emergency management agency, Wilson County Schools

Profile: Paul Collins

Katherine Ceicys

October 14, 2024

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Nashville-based artist Paul Collins creates art that he calls “a collaboration between (himself), Nashville, and Tennessee.”

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Art, Austin Peay State University, Paul Collins

Black males aren’t graduating with their peers from Tennessee colleges. What are the solutions?

Damon Mitchell

May 6, 2022

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The six-year graduation rate for Black males at public colleges is at least 20 percentage points below the rates of their peers each year, according to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

Filed Under: Education, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: APSU, Austin Peay State University, college, college graduation rate, East Tennessee State University, Higher Education, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Tech University, TSU, University of Memphis, University of Tennessee, UT

Despite Strides To Make College More Affordable, Access And Retention Remains Uneven For Latino Students

Damon Mitchell

July 27, 2021

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Jennifer Novo knows firsthand what the experiences are for many Latino students who choose to go to college. It isn’t just because she’s heard thousands of stories while working in higher education for the past two decades. It’s because she’s lived some of them.

Filed Under: Education, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Austin Peay State University, Education, FUTURO, Higher Education, undocumented students

A Push To Recruit More International Students Pays Off For Middle Tennessee Universities

Alexis Marshall

September 10, 2018

Listen As students return to campuses across Middle Tennessee, more of them are from overseas. Vanderbilt and Belmont have more than doubled their international freshman enrollment since 2009. Public universities like Austin Peay and Middle Tennessee State have also seen gains, and it isn’t by accident.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Austin Peay State University, Belmont University

Austin Peay State University Will Offer Paid Parental Leave, After Requests From Faculty

Emily Siner

July 9, 2018

Listen Austin Peay State University is breaking from the norm of public colleges in Tennessee to offer six weeks of paid parental leave for its employees. 

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Austin Peay State University, parents

How Picking College Courses Is Getting More Like Finding A Movie On Netflix

Blake Farmer

December 19, 2013

A new program developed at Austin Peay State University uses predictive analytics to suggest classes, and now the technology is spreading across the country

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Austin Peay State University, Degree Compass, Desire2Learn, Tristan Denley

End Of An Era At Austin Peay As Stadium Demolition Begins

Blake Farmer

November 20, 2013

A World War II-era football stadium built on the campus of Austin Peay State University is coming down to make way for a more attractive facility.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Austin Peay State University

Even If It Doesn’t Get Paid Back, APSU Covering Soldier Tuition During Shutdown

Blake Farmer

October 8, 2013

Austin Peay State University may lose hundreds of thousands of dollars in the process, but it plans to float tuition for soldier-students if the government shutdown continues.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Austin Peay State University, Fort Campbell, government shutdown

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