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

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...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam spoke on Friday, January 9 at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville. Haslam spoke on "Tennessee Promise," an initiative to provide free community college to Tennesseans. (Greg French/MTSU Sidelines)

Tennessee General Assembly passes Tennessee Reconnect Act, allows adult students to attend community college tuition free

Photo by Greg French / Sidelines Archive On Wednesday, the Tennessee General Assembly passed the Tennessee Reconnect Act, which would allow adults in the state to attend community college tuition-free....

Second Lady Jill Biden visiting Nashville Wednesday

CIM Digital January 26, 2016

Photo by Gregory French // Sidelines Archive Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, will visit McGavock High School in Nashville on Wednesday, according to the White House. The Second Lady will...

Vice President of the United States Joseph Biden came to speak to National League of Cities members at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN on November 5, 2015 (MTSU Sidelines/Meagan White).

Vice President Biden addresses national group of city officials in Nashville

CIM Digital November 6, 2015

Vice President Joe Biden addressed thousands of city leaders from across the country as part of the National League of Cities' annual meeting at Nashville's Music City Center Thursday afternoon. Biden,...

Bill to Include Military Enlistees in Tennessee Promise Passes Senate

Bill to Include Military Enlistees in Tennessee Promise Passes Senate

CIM Digital February 25, 2015

A bill that would modify the highly anticipated Tennessee Promise scholarship to benefit students entering the military passed swiftly and without objection through the state Senate Monday afternoon. Senate...

Motlow Hiring Faculty to Prepare for Enrollment Influx

Motlow Hiring Faculty to Prepare for Enrollment Influx

CIM Digital November 17, 2014

A plan to offer free tuition to all Tennessee high school graduates has some higher-education institutions looking to hire more faculty. Gov. Bill Haslam announced the initiative as a way to help boost...

Tennessee Promise not for Undocumented Students

Tennessee Promise not for Undocumented Students

CIM Digital November 11, 2014

Undocumented high school students will not be able to take advantage of Tennessee Promise, the state's new free community college program. WPLN-FM reports (http://bit.ly/1xrmzi7 ) before getting state...

Governor Bill Haslam at the ribbon-cutting of MTSU's new science building Wednesday morning.

Photo by Max Smith
MTSU Sidelines
News Editor

Students Rushed to Apply before Tennessee Promise Deadline

CIM Digital November 10, 2014

The application deadline for the Tennessee Promise was November 1, and nearly 45,000 students had applied for the program since its announcement in January of 2014. The state anticipated that roughly...

Middle Tennessee State University's Cope Administration Building

Photo by Max Smith
MTSU Sidelines
News Editor

MTSU Faces Enrollment, Funding Decline in 2014-2015

CIM Digital September 29, 2014

The university has experienced a decrease in enrollment for the 2014-2015 year which will cause a drop in funding due to the lack of tuition from students. MTSU is down 1,152 students, or 4.82%, this...

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