Here are some of the biggest education developments from the 2023 legislative session.
Here are some last-minute tips for high school seniors before the TN Promise scholarship deadline
Tennessee’s Higher Education Commission is strongly urging high school seniors to submit their student aid applications by March 1. That’s the deadline to qualify for the state’s tuition-free community college program, Tennessee Promise.
Vanderbilt is helping launch a college to train teachers in Iraq
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.
How the federal student loan forgiveness program will impact Middle Tennessee
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.
Tennessee colleges are struggling to graduate Black males. Here’s how one university is making strides.
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.
How Middle Tennessee colleges should be preparing for potential monkeypox outbreaks
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.
Tennessee technical colleges are now required to partner with local high schools. Here’s what that means for Nashville.
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.
One Nashville borrower on what Biden’s student debt forgiveness means for her
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.
Vanderbilt receives federal grants to expand Latin American studies at schools across the South
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.
TSU is welcoming its largest-ever incoming class this year
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.
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