MJ Slaby, Knoxville News Sentinel An email appeared in Laurie Wyatt’s inbox this summer saying she might have earned an associate’s degree. “I looked at it and thought, that kind […]
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Haslam Eyes New Challenges at Higher Ed Summit
Adam Tamburin, The Tennessean Dozens of college leaders converged Monday in Nashville to confront a wide array of challenges facing the state as Tennessee Promise and other initiatives pump thousands […]
Mechatronics Program Puts Students on Path to Success
Jada Beckett’s eyes darted back and forth from the yellow industrial robot arm in front of her to the computer control she held in her hands as she typed a […]
More Tennessee Colleges Pursue Adults Who Never Finished Their Degrees
Colleges and universities across Tennessee are trying to make it easier for adults with some college credit to go back to school. Nearly 40 public and private schools met this […]
Higher Education Makes Progress Across the State
Editorial, Knoxville News Sentinel There were at least three big pluses in Tennessee higher education recently, and all indicate that colleges and universities in the state are headed in the […]
Tennessee Promise Lets Kids Start College For Free
NPR.org SEPTEMBER 12, 2015 8:12 AM ET Tennessee Promise is a program that enables all eligible students to attend community college free of cost. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Paul Leddy, […]
White House: Changes will make FAFSA easier
Adam Tamburin, The Tennessean The White House over the weekend announced changes to the FAFSA that have long been endorsed by Sen. Lamar Alexander, and that the administration said would eliminate the biggest roadblock […]
THE LIST: Bill Haslam, Tennessee Governor
Politico 50 A higher bar for higher ed. Lost amid the furor over President Obama’s free-community college proposal this year—whether it was a new GI Bill, an empty promise or […]
College Enrollment Jumps Under TN Promise
Adam Tamburin, The Tennessean 10:01 a.m. CDT September 12, 2015 Three weeks after thousands of Tennessee Promise students arrived on campus for the first time, administrators across the state are getting a […]
The Free Community College Experiment Everyone is Watching
PBS NEWSHOUR, VIDEO Tennessee is expecting record enrollment at its community colleges this year, under a new program that guarantees two years of tuition for free for students who meet some […]