Tennessee State University News

MURFREESBORO - Former Tennessee Education Commissioner Lana Seivers will become the new dean of the College of Education at Middle Tennessee State University.

BIG LECTRIC FAN TO KEEP ME COOL WHILE I SLEEP is a line from legendary country singer George Jones's song, "Ragged But Right," which was stuck in Wayne White's head when he visited Houston in the sweltering month of June.

Employers in Tennessee aren't laying off as many workers as earlier this fall - a recent trend that at least has helped level off the state's double-digit jobless rate and kept first-time claims for unemployment benefits in check.

CHICAGO -"The Oprah Winfrey Show," an iconic broadcast that grew from a local Chicago talk show into the foundation of a multibillion dollar media empire, will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said tonight.

The Tennessee Early Childhood Training Alliance is offering a new scholarship option for those who wish to pursue a degree in child care or early childhood education.

This week brings just another in a series of accolades from major, national publications for Clarksville - Tennessee's fifth-largest city.

BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's regional universities might have been stretching the guidelines that control what level courses they teach, says an advisory panel that recommends a review and scaling back of course offerings.

Former tennis phenomenon Blake McMeans, who lost his tennis career and almost his life when he crashed his car after a night of drinking with fraternity brothers, will offer students of Middle Tennessee State University a lesson he learned the hard way when he speaks on Wednesday.

A Middle Tennessee State University nursing professor, sentenced to a year and a day in prison for her involvement in a $2.4 million bank and wire fraud scheme, still holds her job with the university.

"An Oscar for the often unsung but quite significant Roger Corman is long overdue.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- It's a Nashville tradition dating back nearly a hundred years.

Gospel singer Bobby Jones said he donated the rights to all of his performances and TV appearances to Tennessee State University.

Everyone who attends the homecoming concert Thursday night at Tennessee State University will be exposed to metal detectors and bag checks.

Gospel music singer Bobby Jones has donated an estimated $6 million worth of recordings to Tennessee State University, his alma mater.

When I was asked to judge a cheap meal contest at Tennessee State University, I feared that I would be snacking on classically cheap college concoctions such as Ramen noodles or grilled-cheese sandwiches stamped out on the dorm George Foreman.

Murfreesboro police say a man's body found in a burning apartment trash bin near the Middle Tennessee State University campus was not a homicide victim.

Authorities at Middle Tennessee State University are investigating a rape at a campus fraternity house.

Tennessee State University officials now say they took the word of a concert promoter, who offered to bring in extra security from the Nation of Islam for tonight's homecoming concert.

Middle Tennessee State University is cautioning students after two hypodermic needles were found in campus vending machines.

Frustrated over cheating allegations, one professor at Middle Tennessee State University took the idea of a traditional honor code in a controversial direction.