MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — 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 President Sidney A. McPhee. “So our decision to hold it flat for the coming academic year, plus recent increases by the state in the HOPE Lottery Scholarship, means many can attend our university at no tuition cost.” Admissions recruiters and academic advisors…
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Legal Aid Society and Conexión Américas today announced a new two-year pilot program, Right to Counsel, aimed at providing outreach, education and legal aid to qualifying low-income renters. The $2.6 million program, approved by Metro Council on June 7, is being funded through the American Rescue Plan and is the first of its kind in Middle Tennessee to take a comprehensive approach to provide legal counsel for tenants facing eviction. The program has been shepherded from its inception by Councilwoman Zulfat Suara; Erin Akery of United Way of Greater Nashville; DarKenya W. Waller, executive director of Legal…
The Williamson County Democratic Party (WCDP) stands in solidarity with public school teachers across Tennessee, especially those in Williamson County. Yesterday, Governor Bill Lee, a graduate of Franklin High School in Williamson County, nodded his head in agreement while an advisor of his was openly mocking public school teachers at an event for charter school teachers. Below are statements from WCDP Chair Dr. Jenn Foley and WCDP Vice Chair Courtenay Rogers regarding the matter. Statement from Dr. Jenn Foley, Chair of the Williamson County Democratic Party” We will not stay silent when our public school teachers have had two of the hardest years…
By Allyson Waller The impact of abortion limits on Black women: For Linda Goler Blount, president and CEO of the Black Women’s Health Imperative, her mother’s generation’s fight for abortion care set the stage for her generation to make choices about their own bodies. But now she fears the same won’t be true for other Black people, now that access to abortions will theoretically be banned in Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade. Women of color, particularly Black women, will likely feel the disproportionate effect of these abortion limits. Black women account for 38.4%…
Black Tech Week, the Black tech ecosystem building conference will be held in Cincinnati, OH July 18-22, confirmed Serena Williams as the event’s keynote speaker. As Managing Partner of Serena Ventures, the world-class athlete empowers founders with the firm’s Play To Win strategy, merging a champion mindset and unparalleled network to support innovation in industries like fintech, e-commerce and others. In May, Black Tech Week announced the schedule of events for Cincinnati 2022. Being held July 18-22, the conference includes 60+ sessions and presents 50+ tech influencers, minority innovators and ecosystem builders as featured speakers. In addition to Serena Williams, featured speakers…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The sound of Saudi Arabia is changing at breakneck speed, and an MTSU professor is an eyewitness to it all. With help from Department of Recording Industry Chair and Grammy Award-nominated sound engineer John Merchant, history professor Sean Foley organized a concert and academic symposium on the emerging independent music scene in Saudi Arabia. The event took place at Hayy Jameel Cultural Center in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in March. A chance meeting with Raghad, a Saudi disc jockey who uses only her first name professionally, at the airport in Jeddah led to her inclusion in the event. Merchant…
For Q1 2022, Tennessee saw mostly positive outcomes, except for homeowner vacancy rates and foreclosure rates. Tennesseans are finding employment at an increasing rate during the recovery as weekly unemployment claims have fallen by 66.59% from last year. Nonfarm employment rose by 4.92% annually and 2.41% quarterly. The unemployment rate fell by 1.67 percentage points over the year to 3.37% from 5.03% and 0.63 percentage points over the quarter. Goods-Producing sectors, manufacturing, and services-providing sectors all saw yearly growth of 5.45%, 3.60%, and 4.82%, respectively. Quarterly, these sectors grew by 3.73%, 1.67%, and 2.16%, respectively. In addition to the promising…
Nashville, Tenn. (TN Tribune)–On June 11, A.W.A.K.E. Nashville (Advocating for Wellness, Accessibility, and Knowledge of injustice facing the Elderly), a new nonprofit that advocates for senior members of the community, and Legacy South, a fast growing, full-service real estate development company based in Nashville, hosted a community event that addressed the challenges with affordable housing for seniors and reunited former North Park Village Senior Community residents recently displaced by new development. The event marked the beginning of a new partnership between AWAKE Nashville and Legacy South, which is providing a donation to every home sold toward AWAKE Nashville’s mission to connect seniors…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – In March, Austin Peay State University President Mike Licari announced the creation of the APSU Military Hall of Fame, to be housed within the William E. and Sadako S. Newton Military Family Resource Center, and with Independence Day approaching, the University is ready to announce the hall’s inaugural class of honorees. “We have many students, alumni and community members who have done incredible things to protect our nation, and some of them have indeed given the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedom, so it’s time that this University, particularly with our connection to the military and all…
(Nashville, Tennessee) – Nashville leaders recently embarked on a journey which established a historic moment with chartering the National Association of Colored Women’s Club – Nashville Economically Empowered Women’s (N.E.E.W) Club in Nashville, Tennessee. The National Association of Colored Women (later National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs) was established in Washington, D.C., on July 21, 1896. Founders of the NACWC included Harriet Tubman, Margaret Murray Washington, Frances E. W. Harper, Ida Bell Wells-Barnett, Victoria Earle Matthews, Josephine Silone Yates, and Mary Church Terrell (the organization’s first president). The Nashville N.E.E.W. Club organizers were Dr. Katherine Y. Brown and Sydney Y.K.…