Recent News

Tennessee Board of Regents to meet Oct. 31 to consider criteria for next president of TCAT Memphis
05/22/2025

The Tennessee Board of Regents committee chairs will meet Wednesday, May 28, 2025 to preview proposed revisions to TBR policies, receive informational updates, and preview the agenda for the full board’s next quarterly meeting in June. The board’s Personnel and Compensation Committee and Audit Committee will also meet following the committee chairs.

TBR colleges receive funding to expand access to health care career programs
05/22/2025

Fifteen Tennessee community and technical colleges across the state are receiving nearly $28.8 million to expand access to education and career pathways in high-demand health care fields through the state’s rural health initiative, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) announced May 21.

Walters State Community College
04/17/2025

The Search Advisory Committee leading the Tennessee Board of Regents' search for the next president of Walters State Community College has been appointed, and a public forum on the search will be held April 22.

Board of Regents Member Miles Burdine is chair of the 16-member committee. Board Members Cayden Keltgen, Ross Roberts and Danni Varlan also are serving as committee members, along with representatives of the college’s faculty, staff, students and alumni, and business and civic leaders from the community. The full membership is listed below.

Maxine Smith Leadership Series
04/15/2025

The College System of Tennessee today announced the 10 members of the inaugural Chancellor’s Fellowship Class of 2025-26, representing faculty and staff from community and technical colleges across the state.

The Chancellor’s Fellowship is a new cornerstone initiative of the Maxine Smith Leadership Series, designed to cultivate leadership talent among senior administrators across the college system. 

Members of the Chancellor’s Fellowship Class of 2025-26 are:

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
04/07/2025

Phi Theta Kappa, the national honor society for community college students, presented its Paragon Award for New Presidents to three Tennessee community college presidents during its annual convention last week.

TBR staffers honored by Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
04/03/2025

Two Tennessee Board of Regents staff members were honored by the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) during its 2025 annual conference.

News Title Post date
Governor, TBR Vice Chancellor to speak at Obama’s College Opportunity Summit Thursday 12/02/2014
Chattanooga State’s President Catanzaro to Retire Dec. 31 12/01/2014
TBR Approves New TCAT Directors 11/26/2014
TBR Schedules Committees and Called Board Meeting Nov. 25 11/18/2014
TBR Personnel Committee to Meet via Telephone Nov. 18 11/11/2014
TBR Puts Focus on Accessibility 11/04/2014
TBR Reviews TN Promise, Completion Agenda, New Workforce Programs and Chancellor Evaluation 09/29/2014
TBR to Meet in Regular Quarterly Session Sept. 25-26 09/29/2014
TBR Schedules Two Committee Meetings for Sept. 12 09/05/2014
TBR Votes to Increase Student Fees 06/20/2014
TBR Finance Committee Recommends Tuition Rates; Board to Vote on Increases Tomorrow 06/20/2014
TBR to Meet in Regular Quarterly Session June 19-20; Board Considers Tuition Recommendations 06/11/2014
TBR Chancellor Helps Launch Multi-State Coalition of Higher Ed Leaders in Support of Common Core 06/10/2014
Chancellor Among Higher Ed Leaders in NY, MD, TN Joining in Support of Common Core 06/09/2014
TBR Approves Alisa White as APSU President 06/02/2014
TBR Chancellor Recommends Alisa White as APSU's Next President; Board to Meet Monday for Approval 05/27/2014
TBR Schedules Three Committee Meetings for June 3 05/27/2014
Tristan Denley Named Interim APSU President as National Search Nears End 05/07/2014
TBR Finance and Business Operations Committee to Meet May 8 05/02/2014
TBR Approves David Rudd as U of M President, Kelli Kea-Carroll as TCAT-Hohenwald Director 05/02/2014

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