Chloe White

• Dual enrollment gets boost at Walters State Published 11/04/2009 at midnight

  Walters State Community College will now have the ability to offer college courses to more area high school students thanks to a $493,000 rural development grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

• Simek: UT needs to focus on outcomes Published 11/02/2009 at midnight

  The ongoing discussion about the reorganization of higher education in Tennessee has focused on structure, but University of Tennessee Interim President Jan Simek said he is “very encouraged” that the conversation has begun to shift toward productivity out of universities.

• Education officials urge Hope scholarship expansion Published 10/31/2009 at midnight

  State education officials are touting the benefit of students being able to use lottery money to pay for summer school, but some lawmakers are concerned that doing so may deplete funds.

• O'Brien inaugurated as 22nd president of Carson-Newman Published 10/31/2009 at midnight

  JEFFERSON CITY - As Carson-Newman College inaugurated its 22nd president with a jubilant two-hour ceremony at a crowded church on Friday, school officials announced the start of three-year baccalaureate degree programs this spring.

• Locals voice opinions on health reform Published 10/30/2009 at midnight

  University of Tennessee junior Holly Rainey is concerned about not having affordable health insurance options after she graduates from college, and she hopes a public option will be available.

• Former UT president Shumaker honored by past school Published 10/23/2009 at midnight

  John Shumaker's brief tenure as University of Tennessee president was marred by controversy, but the University of Louisville is naming a science building after him to honor his accomplishments while at the helm of the Kentucky school.

• UT president's Sequoyah Hills home may be ready to sell in 60-90 days Published 10/22/2009 at midnight

  The University of Tennessee president's house in Sequoyah Hills could be on the market in the next 60-90 days.

• UT panel to study sports role Updated 10/20/2009 at 9:11 a.m. 5 Comments

  A blue-ribbon panel is being created to examine whether Volunteer athletics should continue reporting to the University of Tennessee system or shift to the Knoxville campus.

• Carson-Newman facing funding issues Published 09/19/2009 at 1:50 a.m.

  JEFFERSON CITY - Carson-Newman College is experiencing trying financial times that are prompting it to explore creative ideas to meet its needs, the president said.

• College's new preaching center helps students more effectively present sermons Published 09/14/2009 at midnight

  When Johnson Bible College was founded in 1893, educating preachers was central to the college's mission. The mission remains the same 116 years later, but the college is hoping that its new, $2 million, state-of-the-art preaching center will not only ...

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