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Middle Tennessee State University

Nashville’s home listings are outpacing closings, new report shows

By Cynthia Abrams

June 30, 2025

East Nashville home construction

There are a lot of homes on the market around Nashville — but fewer people buying them. 

Filed Under: Business, Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: Bristol, clarksville, home sales, Housing, housing market, kingsport, Knoxville, memphis, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, multifamily permits, Nashville, Real Estate, Sullivan County

‘Where’s the meaning in everything?’ Lessons learned from a week as a Buddhist monk

By Char Daston

June 4, 2025

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For Don Srisuriyo, a Thai American from Murfreesboro, becoming a Buddhist monk was unexpectedly challenging, and changed his relationship to his heritage.

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: Buddhism, Buddhist, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Murfreesboro, religion, Thai

Quantum science in Middle Tennessee

By Katherine Ruppelt

August 6, 2024

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Quantum science is taking off here in Middle Tennessee!

Filed Under: Programs, Science Tagged With: Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, quantum science

For a second time, Tennessee Historical Commission denies request to remove KKK leader’s name from MTSU building

By Char DastonandAlexis Marshall

July 1, 2024

Military members in front of Forrest Hall at Middle Tennessee State University

A building at Middle Tennessee State University will continue bearing the name of Nathan Bedford Forrest, the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.

Filed Under: History, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Forrest Hall, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Sidney McPhee, Tennessee Historical Commission

NashVillager Podcast: Higher ed’s highest decision-makers

By Nina Cardona

June 21, 2024

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Who’s running the show at Tennessee’s public colleges and universities? Plus your local newscast for June 21, 2024.

Filed Under: Education, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Education, HBCU, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University

Why a Thai American man from Murfreesboro spent a week as a Buddhist monk

By Char Daston

April 30, 2024

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Becoming a temporary monk is considered a rite of passage for young men in Thailand, but it largely has not carried over to Thai communities in the U.S. Don Srisuriyo, 26, wanted to take on the challenge.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Buddhism, Buddhist, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Murfreesboro, religion, Thai

Student reporter roundup

By Mary Mancini

April 16, 2024

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Today, we’re hosting a reporter roundup — student edition!

Filed Under: Education, Programs Tagged With: journalism, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Tech University, TSU

Nashville LGBTQ actors say they weren’t told they’d signed onto a Daily Wire film ridiculing transgender athletes

By Marianna Bacallao

June 27, 2023

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The movie, “Coach Miracle,” is described as a “misfit-team inspired basketball comedy” on casting websites. But this week, background actors in the film discovered that it starred cisgender men pretending to be trans women to win an Olympic basketball game.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: anti-lgbt, Daily Wire, lgbt, lgbtq, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee Equality Project, transgender, transgender athletes

MTSU Board of Trustees vows greater transparency after approving tuition increase

By Alexis Marshall

June 26, 2023

Middle Tennessee State University decided to raise tuition and fees 2.98% last week. Shortly after the Board of Trustees’ vote, the Student Government Association expressed disappointment about how the increase was handled, citing concerns about student input.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU

As role expands for physician assistants, MTSU program sees wave of applicants

By Katherine Ruppelt

January 18, 2023

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With a projected 28% increase in “physician assistant” jobs in the next decade, chances are the next time you need medical care, you may be seen by what’s widely known as a “PA.”

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, Middle Tennessee State University, physician staffing

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