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Vanderbilt poll: Americans value higher education but are losing faith in its institutions

Camellia Burris

June 23, 2025

Most Americans believe that a college education is vital for success, but confidence in higher education — especially private universities — is declining, according to the latest polling by Vanderbilt University. 

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: college, international students, public universities, Vanderbilt Poll

Belmont University hosts summer program for local high schoolers in bid to diversify student body

Camellia Burris

June 22, 2025

Dozens of local high schoolers moved on to Belmont University’s campus this month to embark on a two-week long college immersion experience. These juniors and seniors live in the dorms, eat in the dining halls, and take dual enrollment courses.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Belmont University, college, high school, Maplewood High School, Metro Nashville Public Schools, MNPS

Tennessee foreign exchange programs worry about impact of student visa revocations

Camellia Burris

April 24, 2025

Foreign exchange programs in Tennessee are worried that Trump Administration policies could have a chilling effect on students looking to travel to the U.S.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: college, international students, Trump Administration

Still need to submit your FAFSA? Here’s where to get help in Nashville.

Alexis Marshall

June 27, 2024

Several Nashville organizations have teamed up to guide families through the new application, which has been especially difficult for many this year.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: college, FAFSA, Higher Education, student debt

Tennessee Promise extends FAFSA deadline to May 31

Alexis Marshall

May 13, 2024

Students who want to participate in Tennessee Promise need to submit their FAFSA by Wednesday, May 15.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: college, community college, Higher Education, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Tennessee Promise

Navigating College Decision Day

Mary Mancini

April 3, 2024

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It’s spring, and for many high school seniors, it’s time to make one of the biggest decisions of their lives. It’s college decision season.

Filed Under: Education, Programs Tagged With: college

The future of affirmative action in Tennessee

Magnolia McKay

June 21, 2023

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Today, we’ll talk to experts on law and affirmative action to unpack what a possible ruling from the Supreme Court might mean for college admissions, and the future of diversity on college campuses in Tennessee. 

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: college, diversity

Vanderbilt and Metro Schools are teaming up to study inequities in college-level course offerings — and how to address them

Alexis Marshall

June 13, 2023

A partnership between MNPS and Vanderbilt University will study disparities in access to career and college-level courses and research how to close the gaps.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: college, K-12, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Vanderbilt University

Undocumented and DACA students can’t get federal aid to go to college. Here’s how one Middle Tennessee student is grinding for a higher education.

Alexis Marshall

October 11, 2022

Ana Lopez is a first-semester freshman at Cumberland University, something she wasn’t sure would ever happen — in part, because of her immigration status and the cost.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Belmont University, college, Cumberland University, Fisk University, Lipscomb University, student debt, student loans, Trevecca Nazarene University

Tennessee colleges are struggling to graduate Black males. Here’s how one university is making strides.

Damon Mitchell

September 6, 2022

A group of mostly Black males gathers for a photo in the multicultural affairs office at Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville. Some of them are new to college, and others are in their final years of completing a degree.

Filed Under: Education, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: college, Higher Education, Tennessee Tech University

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