One of the Army Reserve’s newest commanding generals, Maj. Gen. Bob D. Harter, picked Middle Tennessee State University for his first visit to a higher education institution since assuming his new duties. Harter, commanding general of the 81st Readiness Division at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, toured MTSU’s Army ROTC detachment and the Charlie and Hazel…
A new collaboration between the Community Foundation of Rutherford County, Middle Tennessee State University and numerous corporate sponsors is keeping the tradition of the annual Lone Star Rodeo alive in Murfreesboro at MTSU’s Tennessee Miller Coliseum. The rodeo returns for a two-night run, starting at 7 o’clock Friday and Saturday, March 3-4, at Miller Coliseum,…
For Rachel McGinnis, the new director of MTSU’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, her job aligns her with a passion. “Research is important to the world,” McGinnis said. “It’s what moves things forward and makes things better.” In her new role since the end of January, McGinnis spent a lot of her first couple…
The highest quality research on prison education and workforce programs shows a positive impact on recidivism rates, earnings and employment opportunities for participants. The Mackinac Center for Public Policy released a summary of this research — the largest meta-analysis on the topic to date. The complete analysis will be published in an academic journal later…
Dr. Cornel West, professor emeritus at Princeton University, and author and motivational speaker Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of the late human rights activist Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz, will help close out MTSU’s Black History Month celebration with separate public talks. West will give a “State of the African American Union” address from 7-8:15 p.m….
Now over halfway through her yearlong term as president of MTSU’s Student Government Association, senior Jada Powell finds herself balancing the completion of her campaign goals with thoughts of the association’s, and her own, future as graduation and the end of her term hover just over the horizon. “Unfortunately, I cannot stay here at MTSU…
One year ago after being hired by Middle Tennessee State University, Amy Aldridge Sanford seized the opportunity to tackle a new job — vice provost for Academic Programs in the Provost’s Office — at the only speed (warp) she knows. A senior scholar in higher education, the author, activist, TEDx speaker and more, Sanford totally…
For 10 MTSU undergraduate students and researchers, Wednesday, Feb. 15, marked not just another opportunity to present their STEM-based research projects, but to also show off their work to state officials and peers and rub elbows with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee at the annual Posters at the Capitol event. The MTSU cohort joined 41 other…
MTSU Athletics Department allowed us to come out and do an update on their new, upgraded tennis facility that is currently under construction. They also filled us in on a few other major projects they have going on as well.
Blue Raider alumni and supporters can again show their love for Middle Tennessee State University and its educational mission during the sixth annual True Blue Give. Officially running Tuesday through Thursday, Feb. 14-16, the goal of the 72-hour special valentines fundraising effort is to raise $650,000 in gifts of support from university friends for academics,…