MTSU students, faculty, alumni and organizations have protested the name of Forrest Hall off-and-on for the last half century. Most recently, the issue became relevant on campus in the summer of 2015 after...
Even if the Forrest Hall task force recommends to rename the building, the decision would only be the first step in the process. Such a measure would still have to pass muster with the Tennessee Board...
Student protesters calling for the renaming of Forrest Hall began meeting last October, which was appropriate, being the tenth month and the group adopting the name the Talented Tenth, a term coined 75...
Whether you realize it or not, history is in the making right now at MTSU. This spring, a 16-person task force made up of students, faculty and community members created by president Sidney A. McPhee will...
Lamonteze Pannell, Junior, Electronic Media Communications
In [race, class and gender in the media] class we discussed how MTSU is facing an issue with the name of its ROTC Building currently named Forrest...
Rebekkah Barrett, Senior, Advertising Major
I recently transferred to MTSU, and was originally very happy with the state of racial diversity and tolerance on campus. My previous university had serious...
Approximately 150 people gathered in the Lane-Agri Park center to voice their opinions on the potential name change of Forrest Hall on Wednesday. This was the second of three open-forum meetings held by...
Middle Tennessee State University announced the members of the "task force" formed to determine the fate of the name of Forrest Hall. This after a student and faculty uprising this summer, protesting...
Middle Tennessee State University students, faculty and alumni gathered on Tuesday afternoon to protest the name of Forrest Hall. The ROTC building named after Confederate general and alleged Klu Klux...
Some MTSU students are joining the debate on offensive symbolism by requesting the name of Forrest Hall be changed.
Forrest Hall was named after Nathan Bedford Forrest in 1958 due to his involvement in...
The current discussion on changing the name of Forrest Hall and the controversy surrounding the Confederate flag are both crucial ones to be had. However, the arguments are primarily centered around the...
