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
Board of Regents quarterly meeting is Dec. 9. Agenda includes student enrollment and success updates, search criteria for next president of Cleveland State Community College 12/03/2021
Board of Regents Personnel and Compensation Committee to meet Dec. 7 11/30/2021
Gov. Lee's GIVE Grants enable statewide expansion of training in such high-demand fields as Cybersecurity, Advance Manufacturing, Healthcare and more 11/18/2021
Board of Regents appoints Dr. Scott Cook as next president of Dyersburg State Community College 11/16/2021
Chancellor recommends Dr. Scott Cook as next president of Dyersburg State Community College. Board of Regents to consider the recommendation Tuesday. 11/15/2021
Dr. Jothany L. Blackwood appointed Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 11/11/2021
Board of Regents to meet Nov. 16 to consider appointment of next president of Dyersburg State Community College, followed by meetings of the Board’s Committee Chairs & Audit Committee 11/10/2021
Chancellor's Commendation for Military Veterans honors veterans at Tennessee’s community & technical colleges. Services & support for veterans are year-round. 11/10/2021
Five finalists selected for next president of Dyersburg State Community College. Campus visits, public forums set Oct. 27 through Nov. 2. 10/21/2021
Eleven leaders from College System of Tennessee are among 32 selected for Complete Tennessee Leadership Institute 2021-22 class 10/06/2021
TBR - The College System of Tennessee selected to develop onsite workforce training center for Ford & SK Innovations Blue Oval City’s $5.6 billion campus 10/01/2021
Gov. Lee Announces Landmark Workforce Development Partnership Between Tennessee College of Applied Technology and Ford 09/28/2021
Tennessee’s community and technical colleges awarded nearly 23,000 degrees, diplomas and certificates to graduating students in 2020-21 09/24/2021
Board of Regents to meet Sept. 23-24. Agenda includes campus parking and traffic fines, dual-enrollment tuition, budget and capital outlay requests, criteria for next president of TCAT Nashville. 09/17/2021
Mark Lenz Memorial Scholarship established to honor the late president of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville 09/09/2021
Board of Regents Committee Chairs & Audit Committee to meet Aug. 31 08/25/2021
AT&T Foundation Announces $130,000 Donation to The College System of Tennessee 08/11/2021
Board of Regents appoints new presidents of Volunteer State Community College & Tennessee College of Applied Technology McMinnville 07/27/2021
Committee appointed to leading search for next president of Dyersburg State Community College 07/16/2021
Board of Regents to meet July 27 to consider appointments of next presidents of Volunteer State Community College & TCAT McMinnville 07/09/2021

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