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Hussian College with locations in Ohio, Tennessee , Pennsylvania and California has announced that it will no longer enroll students. Hussi...

  Bill Carey authored, "Tennessee's list of defunct colleges keeps growing." It was published December 12, 2022 by the Elizabe...

Union University in Jackson, TN is beginning a bicentennial celebration. Union is an heir of three antebellum Tennessee schools, West Tennes...

Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, TN is celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding with events scheduled through the remainde...

The National Trust for Historic Preservation posted " Preserving Lane College: Q&A with Dr. Logan Hampton and Sherill B. Scott ,...

Volunteer State Community College is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1971. The institution's main campus is located...

Walters State Community College in Morristown, TN is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1970 . It is named for former U.S. ...

 Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, TN announced possible acquisition by the University of Tennessee System . Martin Methodist was fo unde...

Clarksville Now reports that Nashville State Community College created a 50th anniversary logo in preparation for a celebration of its fo...

Belmont University and Watkins College of Art, both located in Nashville, TN, announced their intent to merge   with Watkins’s students s...

Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, TN is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding as Henderson Male and Female Institute in ...

Milligan College in northeast Tennessee announced this past week that it will change its name to Milligan University in  2020 . "Mill...

The Johnson City Press posted an interesting brief historical sketch, " East Tennessee Normal School: an early history of ETSU ,...

The University of Tennessee in Knoxville is beginning a yearlong celebration of its founding in 1794 as Blount College.  Blount College r...

Motlow State Community College in Lynchburg, TN will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1969 during the upcoming 2019-...

A traveling exhibit honoring Tusculum's 225th anniversary recently received an award of excellence from the Tennessee Association of...

The Citizen Tribune of Madisonville, TN reports on impact of the announced closure of Hiwassee College on April 6, 2019, " Hiwasse...

Maryville College in Tennessee is celebrating the 200th anniversary of its founding in 1819 as Southern and Western Theological Seminary....

Celeste Bott of the St. Louis Post Dispatch in " Vatterott immediately closes all campuses " and Wes Johnson of the Springfield...

The Education Corporation of America headquarter in Birmingham, AL  announced today that it will close more than 75 sites  that enroll rou...