The University of Tennessee is investigating a tweet by one of its law professors after the faculty member and contributing columnist for USA TODAY and the Knoxville News Sentinel urged motorists to run over demonstrators blocking traffic in Charlotte, N.C….
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Interesting Proposal Would Bring More Out of State Students and Money to State Colleges
Tennessee universities could soon be seeing more out-of-state students. As it is drafted right now, a bill sponsored by State Senator Todd Gardenhire would allow students from any state bordering Tennessee to receive in-state tuition. Eight states border Tennessee, including…
Read MoreState Colleges Reject Proposal to Freeze Tuition Increases
Tennessee lawmakers fired a broadside at the state’s universities Wednesday. Their complaint: skyrocketing tuition. But they say they can rein it in. Their proposal is to freeze tuition when students enter a four-year state university. Whatever students are asked to…
Read MoreShock: 75% of Local High School Graduates Fail to Meet Minimum Standards for College
The Tennessee comptroller’s office says large numbers of the state’s high school graduates are not ready for college, despite a number of recent gains. Based on an analysis of ACT test sores, the report found 75 percent of freshmen at…
Read MoreFree Ride May End for Deadbeat College Students
Thousands of incoming college freshmen across the state of Tennessee are in danger of losing big bucks in free tuition. About 31,000 recent high school graduates are signed up for Tennessee Promise, the new program that covers two years of…
Read MoreMany College Grads Not Ready for Workforce
When Steven Baldwin started his freshman year at Austin Peay State University in 2012, he had a smart, carefully considered plan for his future. He was going to earn a science-related degree tailored specifically to help APSU students get highly…
Read MoreThe REAL Reason College Costs So Much
ONCE upon a time in America, baby boomers paid for college with the money they made from their summer jobs. Then, over the course of the next few decades, public funding for higher education was slashed. These radical cuts forced…
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