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MTSU Board of Trustees approves increase in undergraduate tuition
The MTSU Board of Trustees met on Tuesday at 1 p.m. to discuss and approve the actions of its committees at the Miller Education Center. Among the topics discussed was the 2.37% tuition and fees increase for students taking 15 hours or more. This issue was brought up for public comment from May 30 to …

Board of Trustees announces record $278M Siemens software donation for mechatronics program
Update at 4:52 p.m. on June 18, 2018: Sidelines originally reported that the grant amount was $287 million. The correct amount is $278 million. Photo courtesy of Andrew Oppmann The MTSU Board of Trustees met on Tuesday for their quarterly meeting, where they announced that MTSU’s mechatronics program will be receiving a $278 million software …

Rutherford County Election Commission, MTSU offer voter registration to incoming freshmen
Photo by Samantha Hearn / MTSU Sidelines Archive Incoming students are being offered voter registration opportunities at summer CUSTOMS sessions after coordination between MTSU and the Rutherford County Election Commission. MTSU CUSTOMS assists incoming freshmen in making the transition to the university. This summer will be the first time where MTSU will offer voter registration for …

Campus Free Speech Protection Act: A look at the new law in effect
Photo by Sarah Grace Taylor / Sidelines Archive As the new year rolled in, so did new free speech protections for students and faculty on campuses across Tennessee. On May 9, 2017, Gov. Bill Haslam signed the Campus Free Speech Protection Act, a piece of legislation meant to ensure that free speech would be upheld …

President McPhee delivers ‘State of the University’ address on campus
Photo courtesy of MTSU News Story by Aaliyah Johnson / Contributing Writer MTSU President Sidney McPhee kicked off the 2017 fall semester with the State of the University address Thursday at the Tucker Theater on campus. McPhee recapped highlights of the school from past years, celebrated achievements the university has received and shared his vision …

MTSU Board of Trustees holds academic affairs, student life, athletics meeting on campus
Photo by Eric Goodwin / Assistant News Editor Update May 17: This article was updated to clarify that the committee meeting only voted on recommendation for approval of policies, opposed to voting on the full measures themselves. Members of the MTSU Board of Trustees met Monday to discuss academic affairs, student life and athletics, in addition …