Can you attend Middle Tennessee State University tuition free? For many students, the answer is yes. MTSU launched Friday, July 1, an effort to help students navigate several scenarios and options that could eliminate, or greatly reduce, the cost of tuition. “MTSU’s tuition was already the lowest of the state’s three major universities,” said MTSU…
A Nashville education alliance has named longtime MTSU management professor Millicent Nelson as its top higher education professional for 2022. The Greater Nashville Alliance of Black School Educators will formally recognize Nelson, an 18-year veteran of the Jennings A. Jones College of Business and currently an associate professor, during a virtual ceremony in late August…
The MTSU Creamery — and its milk products and milk truck — have returned to the Murfreesboro Saturday Market. Whole white milk and the extremely popular chocolate milk can be purchased at the market. Operating hours are 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 2, and every Saturday through Oct. 30. For the third year, the…
When Pashion Wofford was in her senior year of high school in 1995, most of her new classmates were trying out the new Windows 95 computer software or listening to “Waterfalls” by R&B trio TLC. Wofford, on the other hand, was balancing being a single parent to her little sister, Michelle, who was in the…
A nationwide survey by the Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace Department is shedding light on a growing aviation industry problem and generating interest across the country. With the number of pilots needed growing as the industry returns to pre-COVID levels of activity, the ability to get pilots through the training pipeline is critical, said professor…
When Travis Houser, recent graduate of MTSU’s Aeronautical Science master’s program, finished his Marine service in 2014, he had no plans to become a pilot. He did not even have plans to attend college. But he had always dreamed of flying. “I always wanted to be a pilot but couldn’t afford it, and I couldn’t…
Just before the drivers started their engines Friday at the Rackley 200, which kicked off the 2022 racing weekend at Nashville Superspeedway, the crowd quieted for an announcement. “Ladies and gentlemen, Nashville Superspeedway, in partnership with the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center at Middle Tennessee State University would like to take…
Sgt. Jason Hurley is one of two campus officers certified to instruct next month’s Rape Aggression Defense Systems, or RAD, course. A Murfreesboro, Tennessee, native, Hurley chose to become a certified RAD instructor after serving those who have been victims of sexual assault and abuse during his almost decade-long tenure on the campus police force….
Finishing fourth overall, the MTSU solar boat team received major awards from judges evaluating the 2022 Solar Splash competition held recently in Springfield, Ohio. Work — in the form of yearlong hard work and teamwork — paved the way for the nine-member unit. Along with the fourth-place plaque, the Blue Raiders captured first-place honors for…
Line-of-duty motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of injury, disability and fatality for police officers, which is why MTSU Police take annual Emergency Vehicle Operations Course training and recently finished the most recent course. Lt. Andrew Bennett, one of the department’s three vehicle safety trainers, said the training is so important because officers drive…