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Middle Tennessee State University

How Middle Tennessee colleges should be preparing for potential monkeypox outbreaks

By 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

Some Tennessee high school grads could catch a break on tuition this fall. Here’s how.

By Damon Mitchell

July 8, 2022

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Nearly 40% of Tennessee high school seniors who take steps to enroll in college don’t follow through in the fall due to high tuition costs and other barriers.

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

Black males aren’t graduating with their peers from Tennessee colleges. What are the solutions?

By Damon Mitchell

May 6, 2022

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The six-year graduation rate for Black males at public colleges is at least 20 percentage points below the rates of their peers each year, according to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

Filed Under: Education, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: APSU, Austin Peay State University, college, college graduation rate, East Tennessee State University, Higher Education, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Tech University, TSU, University of Memphis, University of Tennessee, UT

Amid Ongoing Reckoning, Nathan Bedford Forrest Reinterred In Columbia

By Paige Pfleger

September 20, 2021

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The remains of Nathan Bedford Forrest and his wife were reinterred in Columbia, Tennessee on Saturday. The Sons of Confederate Veterans hosted a private, military-style funeral for the Civil War general and early Ku Klux Klan leader.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, History, WPLN News Tagged With: Middle Tennessee State University, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Sons of Confederate Veterans

MTSU Revives Bid To Rename Forrest Hall, After Being Rejected By Tennessee’s Historical Commission

By Paige Pfleger

September 15, 2021

Middle Tennessee State University announced it will once again petition the state to change the name of Forrest Hall, named after Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Forrest Hall, Heritage Protection Act, Middle Tennessee State University, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Tennessee Historical Commission

What Goes Up Must Come Down: TN Public Colleges Lose Recession Enrollment Gains

By Blake Farmer

September 18, 2013

University enrollment has dropped again at most public colleges in Tennessee. The Board of Regents is hoping the 3.3 percent dip is a temporary downturn, blaming everything from smaller classes leaving high school to more students returning to the workforce.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Board of Regents, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Tech University

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