PUBLIC NOTICE: Tennessee Board of Regents quarterly meeting is March 4 at TBR system office, Nashville
The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) will hold its next regular quarterly meeting March 4, 2026, at the TBR system office in Nashville. The board governs the College System of Tennessee – the state’s public community colleges and colleges of applied technology.
Agenda highlights include, but are not limited to, informational reporting and updates on the Tennessee Direct Admissions initiative, state legislation affecting the system, electronic learner records, and high impact practices for teaching and learning; review of the Fiscal Year 2024-25 financial report, and consideration of proposed revisions to three TBR policies, faculty emeriti designations, and a proposed building naming.
The board will convene at 1:30 p.m. CT, Wednesday, March 4, in the ground-floor boardroom at the TBR System Office, 1 Bridgestone Park, Nashville, TN 37214. The meeting will be livestreamed and archived on the TBR website at https://www.tbr.edu/board/march-2026-quarterly-board-meeting.
The full board agenda, executive summary, and board materials are posted at the meeting link above.
The proposed policy revisions are for TBR policies regarding Family, Medical, and Service Member Leave, Motor Vehicles, and Emergency Management Planning. There are two faculty emeriti nominations – one each from Dyersburg State Community College and Southwest Tennessee Community College. The building naming request is from Nashville State Community College and Tennessee College of Applied Technology Dickson for the new facility in Dickson that the two colleges share.
The meetings are open to the public. Contact Dr. Mariah Perry, Board Secretary, at mariah.perry@tbr.edu or 615-366-3927 for security access or accommodations by 3 p.m. CT Tuesday, March 3.
The meeting may include members participating by electronic means.
Persons who want to request to address the Board may follow the process authorized by TBR Policy 1.02.12.00 – Requests to Address the Board, at https://tbr.navexone.com/content/dotNet/documents/?docid=33&app=pt&source=unspecified&public=true and using the request form that is an attachment in the upper right corner of the policy webpage.
The board agenda, executive summary, and board materials are posted at https://www.tbr.edu/board/march-2026-quarterly-board-meeting. The meeting will be livestreamed and archived on the same webpage.
The College System of Tennessee is the state’s largest public higher education system, with 13 community colleges, 23 colleges of applied technology, and the online TN eCampus serving approximately 170,000 students. The system is governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents.