MTSU Board Chairman Pushes Legislation By Senator Shane Reeves To Close Meetings For “Sensitive” Topics

Middle Tennessee State University’s Board Chair Is Pushing Legislation, Sponsored By State Sen. Shane Reeves And Rep. Mark White, That Would Enable College Boards To Close Meetings To Discuss “Sensitive” Matters Such As Presidential Pay, A Move Critics Say Is Too “Broad” And Ripe For “Abuse.”

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Tennessee Dems Push Back On Education Policy Research That Finds No Connection Between Increased Public-School Spending & School Performance

A Policy Paper States That No Connection Has Been Shown Between Increased Public-School Spending And School Performance. The Paper Also States That Expanding Parents’ Access To Public Charter Schools And Private School ESAs Could Provide An Incentive For Public Schools To Use K-12 Education Dollars Wisely.

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MTSU Again Tries To Cancel Former KKK Leader Who Fought For Integration

Middle Tennessee State University Is Trying Again To Remove The Name Of Nathan Bedford Forrest, A Confederate Lieutenant General And Former Klan Leader. His Name Is On The School’s Army ROTC Building. Toward The End Of His Life, Forrest Renounced Discrimination But Still Faces Cancellation Today.

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Even Red State Colleges Are Folding To Antisemitism. I Experienced It Firsthand. (Op-Ed)

As Editor-In-Chief Of My Student Newspaper At Middle Tennessee State University, I Tried To Publish A Profile Of A Student Worried About His Friends In Israel. The Fallout Was Typical.

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Clarksville Wants Exemption To State Sunshine Laws

Some Elected Officials In One Tennessee City Want Permission To Hold Private Meetings To Secretly Talk About Public Business In Opposition To The State’s Transparency Laws.

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Leaders Of Middle Tennessee State Campus Outreach Charged With Theft

Three Members Of Campus Outreach At Middle Tennessee State University Have Been Indicted For Attempted Theft, Forgery And False Entries In A Government Record After Attempting To Be Reimbursed For A 2000 Conference That Was Canceled Due To Covid-19.

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Project RAISE Putting 300+ Mental Health Providers In Rural Tennessee Public Schools This Year

Project RAISE Plans To Put More Than Three Hundred Mental Health Providers In Public Schools In Rural Tennessee Over The Next Five Years. Funded By Nearly $14 Million In Federal Grants, The Initiative Is Part Of President Biden’s “Investing In America” Agenda.

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Crime Is Up On Tennessee College Campuses From 2021-2022, But Still Down Significantly From 2019

Every Year, The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Compiles All The Criminal Statistical Information From Reports That Occurred Specifically On College Campuses In Tennessee And Releases A Report. This Year’s Report Conveyed An Increase In Overall Crime By 26.28 % From 2021 To 2022.

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MTSU Project Awarded $25K Grant To Document Queer History

Nashville Queer History, A Project Of Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), Is The Recipient Of A $25 Thousand Grant Along With Nashville Sites That Will Help Both Organizations Fund The Documentation Of “Queer History” In The State Of Tennessee.

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