Recent News

The historic impact of the Jan. 24 winter storm that battered much of our state underscored the importance of first responders. Sometimes, electrical line workers don’t always spring to mind as part of this group – but the thousands that descended on communities across Tennessee are not only first responders, they are also heroes to many Tennesseans. TBR – The College System of Tennessee is extremely grateful for their dedicated work throughout a prolonged period of unimaginable conditions – including freezing temperatures, falling trees and ice – to keep families warm.

TBR-The College System of Tennessee has selected 38 college and university educators from across the state to serve as HIP Ambassadors for 2026. Their mission: share with campus colleagues information about High Impact Practices (HIPs), evidence-based teaching and student-experience activities that help students learn, advance and graduate into more successful lives and careers.

The Search Advisory Committee leading the Tennessee Board of Regents' search for the next president of Cleveland State Community College has been appointed, and a virtual public forum on the search process is set for Wednesday, Jan. 14.

TBR-The College System of Tennessee announces the three faculty members who comprise the inaugural Faculty Innovation Fellowship class, part of the Tennessee Board of Regents’ Maxine Smith Leadership Series.

The Faculty Innovation Fellowship provides a year-long opportunity for faculty members to develop a research-backed student success innovation. Fellows will work with the TBR Office of Policy and Strategy to analyze student outcomes data and develop a pilot project aligned with campus goals.

Members of the Faculty Innovation Fellowship Class of 2026 are:

Students, faculty and staff at Tennessee’s community colleges and colleges of applied technology collected and donated the equivalent of 163,175 food items during TBR-The College System of Tennessee’s 27th Annual Food Drive Challenge.

The donations go to campus food pantries for students in need and to local food banks and programs serving their communities. In addition to food donations, campuses collected cash contributions, which count in the collection totals as two items per dollar raised. This year’s food drive greatly surpassed last year’s total of 110,851 items.

Belmont University and TBR-The College System of Tennessee today announced a new transfer pathway for nursing graduates of Tennessee’s community colleges to advance their education at Belmont’s Inman College of Nursing, including bachelor’s degrees in nursing.