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Higher Education

Vanderbilt is helping launch a college to train teachers in Iraq

Alexis Marshall

November 14, 2022

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With the help of a U.S. State Department grant, faculty from Vanderbilt’s Peabody College will partner with American University of Iraq – Baghdad to launch a college of education.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Higher Education, international students, iraq, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University

How the federal student loan forgiveness program will impact Middle Tennessee

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

September 7, 2022

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Student loan forgiveness is on a lot of people’s minds since one in eight Tennesseans has student loan debt. It’s a topic folks have strong opinions about – and with about 20 colleges and universities in the Middle Tennessee area, Nashville is especially impacted. 

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Higher Education, student loans, TVA

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

How Middle Tennessee colleges should be preparing for potential monkeypox outbreaks

Alexis Marshall

September 6, 2022

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Though monkeypox is rare and not as contagious as the coronavirus, there’s still opportunities for it to spread on a college campus through sharing a dorm room, hookups and even contact sports.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Higher Education, Middle Tennessee State University, monkeypox, Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Tennessee technical colleges are now required to partner with local high schools. Here’s what that means for Nashville.

Damon Mitchell

August 26, 2022

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Tennessee College of Applied Technology campuses, or TCATs, will now be required to partner with local high schools to provide early career exposure opportunities to students.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: 112th Tennessee General Assembly, Higher Education, Tennessee Board of Regents

One Nashville borrower on what Biden’s student debt forgiveness means for her

Alexis Marshall

August 24, 2022

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Tennesseans carry more than $30 billion in student loan debt. But President Biden’s forgiveness plan announced Wednesday will make a dent in that figure.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Higher Education, Joe Biden, student loans, Tennessee State University, Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt receives federal grants to expand Latin American studies at schools across the South

Alexis Marshall

August 23, 2022

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Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies has received national recognition for its work, as well as $1.7 million in federal grants. The funds will expand its unique curriculum and the number of students who can access it.

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

TSU is welcoming its largest-ever incoming class this year

Alexis Marshall

August 16, 2022

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More than 2,500 freshmen and transfer students expected to arrive on campus for the first time this school year. It’s part of a larger trend of HBCUs gaining popularity.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Education, HBCU, Higher Education, TSU

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