MTSU President Sidney McPhee

Students impacted by DEI cuts speak out

Noah McLane, Editor in chief • July 21, 2025

Students share their experiences losing diversity-based scholarships, and how it will impact them.

MTSU celebrates 114th academic year with graduation ceremony at Murphy Center

Noah McLane and Hannah Carley • December 15, 2024

MTSU hosted the annual fall semester commencement ceremonies with speeches from alumni Peggy Chabrian and Byron Smith.

Celebration of Scholars invites prospective MTSU students to celebrate achievements

Sidelines • February 18, 2020

Photos and story by Zoë Haggard / Contributing Writer The Admissions Office held the Celebration of Scholars Monday afternoon at the Student Union to award scholarship recipients who plan to attend Middle...

MTSU Board of Trustees approves increase in undergraduate tuition

CIM Digital • June 18, 2019

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...

MTSU welcomes Gov. Bill Lee to campus for celebration of MTSU’s ready-to-work degrees

CIM Digital • April 3, 2019

Photo courtesy of MTSU News MTSU rolled out the blue carpet to welcome Gov. Bill Lee to celebrate MTSU’s ready-to-work programs and the partnership with Siemens Digital Industries Software on Wednesday...

MTSU’s Board of Trustees recommends 3 new master’s degree programs in quarterly meeting

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief • April 3, 2019

Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines MTSU’s Board of Trustees held its quarterly meeting on Wednesday in the Miller Education Center on Bell Street and recommended three new master's degree programs...

McPhee displays how Gov. Lee’s 2019-20 proposed budget impacts MTSU

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief • March 11, 2019

Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines On Monday, March 4, Gov. Bill Lee presented his State of the State address, in which he outlined his priorities for his time in office and the proposed 2019-20...

MTSU’s fourth Hack-MT provides creative outlet for over 200 student inventors

Sidelines • January 28, 2019

Photos by Benjamin Henkle / MTSU Sidelines , Enrique Geronimo / MTSU Sidelines and Christina Higgins / MTSU Sidelines Story by Benjamin Henkle / Contributing Writer and Christina Higgins/ Contributing...

McPhee says regional biases influenced THEC decision to deny law school

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief • October 26, 2018

On Monday, Oct. 15, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission voted against MTSU’s proposed law school transfer, deciding that a new public law school was wrong for Middle Tennessee. MTSU President Sidney...

MTSU announces increase in scope, value of scholarship for high-achieving freshmen

Angele Latham | Editor In Chief • October 2, 2018

Photo by Andrew Wigdor / MTSU Sidelines MTSU announced a significant increase in the value and scope of the university's Presidential Scholarship Tuesday, according to a press release. The enhancement...

MTSU President Sidney McPhee presents fall 2018 State of the University Address

CIM Digital • August 26, 2018

Photo by Caleb Revill / MTSU Sidelines MTSU President Sidney McPhee presented awards to professors and announced university milestones with faculty and Board of Trustees members at the fall 2018 State...

MTSU opens sales simulation lab to provide business students with hands-on experience

CIM Digital • August 9, 2018

Photo by Caleb Revill / MTSU Sidelines MTSU business majors will now be able to get more hands-on experience in sales and interview skills after MTSU held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Mel Adams...

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