Tennessee State University News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. Holiday and summer vacation plans may have you spending extra money on fuel, but students at one local university are working to double the gas mileage you currently get.

Director of Schools Harry Gill Jr. and Director of Schools-Elect Don Odom have announced that Richard Zago has been named the next assistant superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, and Jeff Duke has been named the principal of Thurman Francis Arts Academy.

Gallatin High freshman Brett Neelly competes in Friday's boys shot put at the Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Stadium located on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University Track and Soccer Stadium located on the campus of Middle Tennessee University.

Middle Tennessee State University alumnus and former Tennessee Rep. Bart Gordon is receiving an honorary degree and serving as commencement speaker this weekend at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, the nation's oldest technological university.

Many students experienced graduation from middle school, high school, and college this week.A Spring Hill and Columbia Central High Schools graduated on the same night this past Tuesday in Columbia, TN.A Graduation is a memorable and emotional moment.A Many will not remember much about graduation speeches and such, but they will remember family and ... (more)

Many are aware of a controversial part of The Vagina Monologues in which the audience is encouraged to "reclaim" a certain slur beginning with c that is sometimes used against women .

The skeleton of a large red panda has been uncovered at East Tennessee State University's Gray Fossil Site, one that is considerably larger than the first red panda skeleton found in 2006.

Mary Ann Harris Miller, 65, of Farragut, Tenn., formerly of Fredericksburg, passed away late Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at home, with John, her loving husband of 45 years, at her side.

Dahlonega, GA A - North Georgia College & State University has selected Dr. Donna T. Mayo as the dean for the university's Mike Cottrell School of Business.

Catholic High School senior Megan Ferowich's comeback quest from injury fell just a little short Wednesday with a third-place finish in the 3,200-meter run at the girls' Class AAA state track and field meet.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Two suspects have been captured and two others continued to evade police after a carjacking at Hadley Park in Davidson County.

Teachers, professors, and business representatives went back to class this week - to learn how to better teach science and math.

Through funding provided through a three-year grant from the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation , members of Rowan University 's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will begin incorporating simple biometric experiments in Washington Township High School science classes this fall.

For Rami Shapiro and son Aaron Shapiro, working together on Writing---the Sacred Art: Beyond the Page to Spiritual Practice was an opportunity to share their passion for the written word in a new way.

With the help of state funding, 13 out of nearly 50 students in the Middle Tennessee State University Concrete Industry Management department will work paid internships this summer that will prove valuable once they enter the job market.

Reid Blackwelder, MD, a family physician in Kingsport, Tenn., said primary care physicians in his state would benefit immensely from a federal proposal raising Medicaid payments to equal what Medicare pays for the same services.

Sherry Alusow Hart does. Photo Contributed - Dr. Sherry Alusow Hart is director of assessment for the Writing Across the Curriculum program at Appalachian State University.

Michele Crumley of East Tennessee State University has been named an Academic Fellow for 2012-13 by the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies , and will travel to Israel at the end of this month for an intensive course in terrorism studies, and, in particular, how democracies can defeat the worldwide terrorist threat.

The best high school marching band in the South resides at O. Perry Walker College and Career Preparatory High School.

The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission has chosen Dr. Paul Hill as the state's new higher education chancellor.