Leaders in Civic Engagement, Education, and the Arts are Among the 2024 Honorees NASHVILLE, TN – The Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) is proud to announce the latest class of its annual Hall of Fame. The 2024 inductees are a diverse group of individuals whose work has made a lasting impact in Tennessee and worldwide. This year’s class features Tennessee trailblazers from various sectors, including a prominent legal architect of the civil rights movement, pioneers in banking and finance, and leaders in the arts and healthcare. These individuals have built lasting legacies through their leadership, philanthropy, and dedicated service to their communities.…
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NASHVILLE – Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reached a parallel settlement with Marriott. Under the settlement with the Attorneys General, Marriott has agreed to strengthen its data security practices using a dynamic risk-based approach, provide certain consumer protections, and make a $52 million payment to states. Tennessee will receive $919,043.00…
Cookeville, Tenn. – Fortis Institute in Cookeville, part of a network of schools managed by Education Affiliates, Inc., one of the largest medical, dental and skilled trades education programs in the U.S., has expanded its medical degree programs to offer surgical technology. Enrollment is now open for the session beginning in July. Introduced to prepare students to work alongside surgeons in the operating room, the 21-month surgical technology program provides students hands-on learning experiences in a close-knit and personalized educational environment. Fortis’s curriculum offers classroom, laboratory and clinical experiences, better preparing students for an entry-level position as a surgical technologist.…
Join us Thursday evening for a special live streamed show from R&B singer and spoken word artist, Nakessa. Live from her home studio, Nakessa will perform original songs “More Than Just a Vibe,” “Be Still” and her new single, “Ice Cream,” in a dynamic show that sheds light on who she is as both an artist and person. “Tennessee is my home, I grew up here. I’m doing this show because I want to prove that good music – real music – comes out of this place and show that music is only one of the beautiful things here that…
KNOXVILLE – University of Tennessee Southern Chancellor Mark La Branche has announced plans to retire from his current role effective June 30. The University of Tennessee System will name an interim chancellor in mid-June and launch a search for La Branche’s replacement later this year.. La Branche became the inaugural chancellor of UT Southern on July 1, 2021 after the acquisition of Martin Methodist College (MMC) by the University of Tennessee System to provide stability during the early stages of transition to a public university. “In its first year, the UT Southern team has made tremendous progress, experiencing phenomenal enrollment…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On Tuesday, Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) attended a roundtable discussion about Tennessee’s safe, fair and secure elections with Secretary of State Tre Hargett and election officials from across the state. “Whether it’s Ohio where I was earlier this week or here in Tennessee, local and state officials are working to make it easy to vote and hard to cheat,” said Ranking Member Davis. “Secretary Hargett and local election officials helped ensure a record-number of Tennesseans could cast their vote in last year’s elections. As part of our Faith in Elections Project, we’re…
CINETVLatino-COM “De Las Americas to Music City: Bringing Together The Best Media Creators” is designed to facilitate a transactional virtual marketplace and forum for the engagement, inclusion, visibility, information sharing and advancement of creators from the Americas, across multiple languages and media platforms. Produced by the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce with the support of Film-Com and strategic partners, a virtual space is facilitated once a year during the Film-Com Conference season, for the exchange of independent content, indigenous audiovisual narratives, trends and perspectives, multimedia works, completed and in development, featuring professionals in the industry and educators in the culture. CINETVLatino-Com founding…
Nashville, TN (TN Tribune)–Mayor John Cooper today announced the launch of the “Shots on Goal” vaccination campaign in Nashville. The campaign aims to incentivize residents to get their COVID-19 vaccine shot so Nashville can reach the goal of herd immunity. Recipients of the vaccine at five pop-up vaccine clinics in June will receive a coupon booklet with 11 different incentives with a total face value of $100. Twenty local businesses and Nashville Soccer Club are participating in the “Shots on Goal” campaign. As the Nashville Predators and Nashville SC teams have shown us, multiple shots on goal increases the…
Nicholas S. Zeppos, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chancellor Emeritus, credits the university’s dedication to holding in-person classes last fall—and his students’ adherence to health and safety protocols—for his successful transition to full-time professor during an unprecedented year. Zeppos, who is also University Distinguished Professor of Law and Political Science, was among five Vanderbilt law professors to receive 2021 Hall-Hartman Awards for Outstanding Teaching from the Vanderbilt Bar Association. This marks the seventh time in Zeppos’ academic career that the law student community has honored him. “I have always believed that the optimal learning experience occurs in the classroom, as opposed to online, so I was grateful…
NASHVILLE – Cannon County, Tennessee has resolved a complaint that it was constructing a school sports facility that did not comply with the accessibility standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), announced Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart for the Middle District of Tennessee. “We appreciate the willingness of the County and Cannon County Schools Director William Curtis to resolve these issues so that all individuals with disabilities – students and spectators – can utilize a sports facility that complies with the ADA for years to come,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Stewart. “This successful resolution was achieved because of…