In a special called meeting Aprl 30, the Tennessee Board of Regents appointed Dr. John M. Davis as the next president of Cleveland State Community College and Timothy Smith as the next president of Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Oneida/Huntsville. Both are expected to assume their new duties in June.
After deliberative search processes at both institutions, Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor Flora W. Tydings is recommending the appointments of Dr. John M. Davis as the next president of Cleveland State Community College and Timothy Smith as the next president of Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Oneida/Huntsville.
The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) will hold a special called meeting April 30, 2026, to receive and consider acting on the chancellor’s recommendations for the next presidents of Cleveland State Community College and Tennessee College of Applied Technology Oneida/Huntsville.
The College System of Tennessee today announced the 12 members of the Chancellor’s Fellowship Class of 2026-27, representing faculty and staff from community and technical colleges across the state.
A Tennessee Board of Regents search advisory committee has selected three finalists for the next president of Cleveland State Community College. They will participate in public interviews with the campus community April 17, 20, and 21, the next step in the selection process.
The finalists are:
The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) has been selected as one of 10 recipients of a national grant from Lumina Foundation’s Great Admissions Redesign initiative, which is investing more than $3.5 million to simplify the college admissions process and expand student access across the country.
Two finalists have been selected for the next president of Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Oneida/Huntsville. Both will participate in public interviews on the campus in Oneida on April 9, the next step in the selection process.
The finalists are:
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced that the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) Office of Academic Affairs is the recipient of the 2026 Terrel L. Rhodes Game Changer Award, recognizing its leadership in redesigning general education across Tennessee’s community college system.
TBR - The College System of Tennessee honored outstanding students, faculty, staff, philanthropists, partners and volunteers of the year in the Eighth Annual Statewide Outstanding Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Awards in Nashville.
In addition to individual SOAR Award winners, Jackson State Community College and Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) Knoxville took home College of the Year honors in their respective college sectors.
The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) heard updates on the successful launches of its student digital credential record initiative and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s Direct Admissions project during its March quarterly meeting. The board governs the College System of Tennessee – the state’s public community colleges and colleges of applied technology.
