Fisk University is rich in students, scholarship and culture. New president Agenia Clark hopes to translate that into economic wealth for the school.
‘We’ve been cheated’: TSU students escalate their calls for the state to make up for $2.1B in underfunding
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.
Fisk student protesters regroup as the university goes ahead with enrollment purge
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.
Fisk students protest over new university policy that would kick some off campus
Students protesting Thursday are demanding a longer extension to the purge deadline and more transparent communication from the university.
School safety, third grade literacy and continued culture wars: Here’s what education bills passed in TN’s legislative session
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.
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