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Sign of MTSU Forrest Hall with creation date (Taken by Noah McLane)

MTSU students to speak at Tennessee Historical Commission meeting about Forrest Hall

Alyssa Williams February 13, 2024

Featured Photo from Noah McLane Story by Noah McLane MTSU students will give public comment Friday, April, 19 at a Tennessee Historical Commission meeting in regard to MTSU’s appeal of a state law...

MTSU faculty, students and alumni gather to march to change the name of Forrest Hall on Aug. 27, 2015. (MTSU Sidelines/Sarah Grace Taylor)

Forrest Hall name change endorsed by the TBR

CIM Digital June 24, 2016

The Tennessee Board of Regents approved a name change of Forrest Hall Friday afternoon, sending the decision to the Tennessee Historical commission. After the Forrest Hall Task Force and University President...

MTSU president Dr. Sidney McPhee joins students, faculty and alumni at rally against the name of Forrest Hall to announce a committee designed to determine the fate of the ROTC building's name. (MTSU Sidelines/ Sarah Grace Taylor)

Q-and-A: Why President McPhee supports the name change of Forrest Hall

CIM Digital April 28, 2016

After accepting the Forrest Hall Task Force's recommendation this morning, MTSU President Sidney McPhee sat down with Sidelines to explain how he came to support the name change of Forrest Hall. How...

MTSU student protesters join hands outside of Forrest Hall after their final protest of the semester on Monday, November 11, 2015 (MTSU Sidelines/Meagan White).

Forrest Hall task force recommends a name change

CIM Digital April 19, 2016

Photo by Meagan White // Sidelines Archive The Forrest Hall task force met Tuesday night for their final deliberation before making their recommendation on whether or not to change the name of Forrest...

Forrest Hall Task Force meets for first deliberation, discusses name change

CIM Digital April 15, 2016

The Forrest Hall Task Force met on Thursday night to discuss the potential name change of MTSU's ROTC building. This was the first deliberation meeting of the committee following the three open forums...

An examination of the Forrest Hall Task Force

Sidelines March 21, 2016

Photo by Sarah Grace Taylor // Managing Editor Following the influx of students and faculty demanding a name change of Forrest Hall in 2015, the university appointed a 16-person task force to give MTSU...

How Forrest Hall Could Receive a New Name

Sidelines March 20, 2016

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...

Forrest Hall: How Wednesday’s meeting changed the game

CIM Digital February 26, 2016

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...

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