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
TBR to Meet in Regular Quarterly Session June 28-29 06/21/2012
TBR Schedules Three Open Committee Meetings June 12 06/05/2012
TBR Finance and Business Committee to Meet May 24 05/16/2012
TBR Approves Philip Oldham as TTU President 05/04/2012
TBR Approves Philip Oldham as TTU President(2) 05/04/2012
TBR Chancellor Recommends Philip Oldham as TTU’s Next President; Board to Meet Friday 05/02/2012
Board Meets May 4 to Consider New TTU President, Criteria for Roane State Search 04/27/2012
TBR Finance and Business Committee to Meet April 30 04/23/2012
TTU President Candidate Pool Narrowed to 3 04/12/2012
Tennessee Higher Ed Leaders Focus on College Completion Strategies with Governor Bill Haslam 04/02/2012
TTU Presidential Search Advisory Committee Meets to Review Applicants April 9 04/02/2012
Board to Meet in Regular Quarterly Session March 29 in Nashville 03/23/2012
TBR Approves Jerry Faulkner as VSCC President 03/21/2012
TBR Personnel and Compensation, Finance and Business Committees to Meet March 26 - Agenda item added 03/19/2012
TBR Personnel and Compensation, Finance and Business Committees to Meet March 26 03/19/2012
TBR Chancellor Recommends Jerry Faulkner as VSCC’s Next President 03/16/2012
March 13 TBR Finance Committee Meeting Canceled 03/09/2012
TBR Schedules Open Committee Meetings March 13 03/06/2012
Tennessee Higher Ed Leaders Focus on College Completion Strategies with Governor Bill Haslam 03/02/2012
TBR Ad Hoc Committee on Capital Outlay and Capital Maintenance to Hold Telephonic Meeting March 8 03/02/2012

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