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Re-Air: Tennessee’s wetlands are at risk

Liv Lombardi

May 6, 2025

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Tennessee has a precious natural resource: wetlands. We even have wetlands right here in the heart of Nashville. And they are at risk.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Gifted and Green, Grace Stranch, Harpeth Conservancy, LaTricea Adams, Tennessee Tech University, wetlands, Young

Student reporter roundup

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

Listen: A Tennessee student’s podcast teaches the best way to stir your coffee

Tony Gonzalez

March 29, 2024

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On a groggy morning, maybe you’ve wondered: What’s the fastest way to stir this creamer into my cup of coffee? A student at Tennessee Tech is trying to find the answer — and gaining national attention for his endeavor.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: coffee, Science, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Tech University

Here are our 10 best college podcasts in America

Janet W. Lee, NPRandSteve Drummond, NPR

March 11, 2024

In its third year, NPR’s College Podcast challenge received more than 500 entries from all around the U.S. We’ve listened to them all and narrowed it down to 10 finalists.

Filed Under: NPR News Tagged With: NPR, podcasts, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Tech University

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

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

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

Three TN Colleges Forced To Surrender ROTC

Blake Farmer

October 28, 2013

The Pentagon is cutting low-performing ROTC programs. And the ax is falling harder in Tennessee than any other state.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: ROTC, Tennessee Tech University

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

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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