TBR’s Vice Chancellor Jothany Reed, academic affairs team recognized for national leadership
The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) congratulates Dr. Jothany Reed, vice chancellor of academic affairs, on receiving national recognition and statewide appointments that highlight her leadership in higher education and workforce development.
On Oct. 6, Dr. Reed received the National Postsecondary Leadership Award from the Association for Career and Technical Education. The award honors her outstanding work in strengthening postsecondary education and workforce pathways across Tennessee and beyond.
Under Dr. Reed’s leadership, the TBR Office of Academic Affairs was also named the recipient of the 2026 American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Terrel L. Rhodes Game Changer Award. The award recognizes TBR’s statewide transformation of the General Education Core, led in collaboration with Dr. Robert Denn, champion of the initiative; the General Education Core Committee; and more than 3,000 faculty members across the system.
AAC&U praised TBR’s innovative approach, noting that “the TBR Office of Academic Affairs has distinguished itself through its remarkable systemwide, collaborative reimagination of the TBR core curriculum. This approach has not only strengthened the academic foundation for thousands of Tennessee students but has also created a replicable model for other state systems seeking to enhance their educational offerings.”
Dr. Reed was also recently appointed to the Tennessee Hospital Association Board of Directors and named president of the Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development. In these roles, she continues to champion efforts to expand health care access and build stronger workforce pipelines that serve communities across the state.
These accomplishments reflect Dr. Reed’s ongoing commitment to keeping the TBR Office of Academic Affairs at the forefront of national and state conversations on education and workforce development—and the excellence of the team that supports this important work.
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 140,000 students. The system is governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents.