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MTSU James E. Walker Library sits at the heart of campus in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo from Sidelines Archives)

Are MTSU professors censored by the state?

Noah McLane, Lead news reporter November 22, 2024
Last week, students received a biennial campus climate survey asking if they can express themselves adequately at MTSU. The survey resulted from Public Chapter No. 268, which prohibits public higher education institutions from taking specific actions regarding divisive concepts and students' and employees' beliefs, ideologies or viewpoints. Governor Bill Lee signed it into law in 2023.
MTSU James E. Walker Library sits at the heart of campus in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. (Photo from Sidelines Archives)

MTSU campus was legally cut in half by Tennessee’s latest round of political gerrymandering

Noah McLane, Lead news reporter September 10, 2024
Political gerrymandering once again ensnared Tennessee with the state's newest House of Representatives maps, but this time, it is legal. And not even MTSU’s campus has been spared.
Marcus Scribner on Black representation and breaking into the industry

Marcus Scribner on Black representation and breaking into the industry

Destiny Mizell | Lifestyles Editor February 28, 2024

Featured photo by MTSU News Story by Shamani Salahuddin If you want more news like this, sign up for the Sidelines weekly newsletter here! Find it in your inbox every Thursday afternoon. On Friday,...

MTSU is renewing efforts to change the name of Forrest Hall. Photo by Noah McLane.

Why, in 2023, does MTSU still have a building named after a Confederate icon?

Kailee Shores September 1, 2023

Story and photo by Noah McLane Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, still holds a presence at Middle Tennessee State University as long as his name remains on the...

Murfreesboro branch of NAACP hosts Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast celebration on MTSU campus

Murfreesboro branch of NAACP hosts Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast celebration on MTSU campus

Sidelines January 23, 2018

Photo and story by KeWana McCallum / Contributing Writer The Murfreesboro branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted a Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast celebration...

MTSU NAACP hosts Heritage Showcase on campus

MTSU NAACP hosts Heritage Showcase on campus

Sidelines February 14, 2017

Photo and Story by Alexis Marshall / Contributing Writer The Middle Tennessee State University chapter of the NAACP hosted their second annual Heritage Showcase at the Tom H. Jackson building Monday night....

MTSU Black History Month Committee hosts student debate

MTSU Black History Month Committee hosts student debate

Sidelines February 3, 2017

Photo and Story by Zachery Wright / Contributing Writer MTSU’s Black History Month Committee hosted a student discussion on the second floor of the Student Union Building today with the purpose of exploring...

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