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Higher Education

Students ask University of Tennessee, Knoxville to denounce political interference in higher education

Camellia Burris

May 5, 2025

A University of Tennessee student is asking her school to sign a national letter denouncing political interference in higher education.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Higher Education, University of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University

Nearly half of Tennessee adults hold college degrees or certificates. State officials want that number to keep climbing.

Alexis Marshall

July 11, 2024

The portion of Tennessee high school seniors enrolling in college is rebounding from a pandemic-era dip.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: community college, Drive to 55, Higher Education, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Tennessee Promise, Tennessee Reconnect

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

‘Legislation, litigation and agitation’: Civil rights leaders call for action following ‘attack’ on TSU

Alexis Marshall

April 3, 2024

Supporters of Tennessee State University are focusing on how to move forward, and recoup more than $2 billion in historic underfunding.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Race & Equity Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, HBCU, Higher Education, Tennessee State University

Tennessee’s Senate passes a backup plan in case TSU’s board dissolves this summer. The sponsor hopes it’s never used.

Alexis Marshall

February 15, 2024

Tennessee’s Senate passed a bill today that would put the state’s higher education commission in charge of Tennessee State University if its board of trustees sunsets this summer. Sen. Jon Lundberg, R-Bristol, who sponsored the bill, said he hopes it is never used.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, HBCU, Higher Education, Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Tennessee State University

New Fisk president Agenia Clark hopes to get the school’s finances on par with its rich culture and scholarship

Alexis Marshall

November 26, 2023

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Fisk University is rich in students, scholarship and culture. New president Agenia Clark hopes to translate that into economic wealth for the school.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Fisk University, HBCU, Higher Education

‘We’ve been cheated’: TSU students escalate their calls for the state to make up for $2.1B in underfunding

Alexis Marshall

October 4, 2023

A prominent civil rights attorney has met with TSU leaders about how to address an estimated $2.1 billion in underfunding from the state. Ben Crump says students have legal pathways to obtain the money if negotiations with legislators don’t work out.

Filed Under: Education, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, civil rights, Glenda Glover, HBCU, Higher Education, Tennessee State University, U.S. Department of Education, USDA

Fisk student protesters regroup as the university goes ahead with enrollment purge

Alexis Marshall

September 8, 2023

Friday, Sept. 8 was the deadline for students at Fisk University to get their finances in order. Otherwise, the university will require them to leave campus this weekend under a new policy. 

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Fisk University, HBCU, Higher Education

Fisk students protest over new university policy that would kick some off campus

Alexis Marshall

August 30, 2023

Students protesting Thursday are demanding a longer extension to the purge deadline and more transparent communication from the university.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Fisk University, HBCU, Higher Education, protest

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