Recent News

Dr. Amy Moreland leads a creative thinking exercise in the TBR Strategic Plan Steering Committee
02/05/2025

The Tennessee Board of Regents has launched the process of revisiting and potentially revising its Strategic Plan for the statewide system of public community and technical colleges.

The Strategic Plan Steering Committee held its first session Jan. 31, led by Dr. Russ Deaton, executive vice chancellor for policy and strategy. Board Vice Chair Emily J. Reynolds and Chancellor Flora W. Tydings addressed the committee, underscoring the importance of the work and thanking members for their time.

Tennessee’s community and technical colleges delivered more than 1.6 million hours of direct workforce training in 2022-23
01/31/2025

Tennessee’s public community and technical colleges delivered more than 1.4 million hours of direct workforce training in Academic Year 2023-24, the Tennessee Board of Regents Center for Workforce Development announced. TBR colleges trained approximately 44,800 students/employees through their broad range of workforce programs.

Recent Pellissippi State graduates, Jon Rowland and Jared Dowell, are both featured in the September 2024 edition of “Nuclear News” – a publication dedicated to coverage of the nuclear industry.
01/29/2025

A groundbreaking partnership between Pellissippi State Community College and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) exemplifies how the Tennessee’s 13 community colleges are meeting critical workforce needs through innovative industry collaborations.

The HIP Ambassadors Class of 2025
01/17/2025

The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) has selected 25 college educators from across the state to serve as HIP Ambassadors for 2025. They will share with their campus colleagues information about High Impact Practices (HIPs) – evidence-based teaching and student-experience activities that help students learn, advance and graduate.

Adult Learners in Lab
01/13/2025

The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) along with the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) announced today a new partnership with Ithaka S+R to expand educational opportunities for adult learners across the state.

The research project will bring together leaders from Tennessee's community colleges to develop innovative strategies supporting degree completion for Tennesseans who have previously earned college credits but did not finish and cannot return due to account holds.

News Title Post date
TBR Chancellor John Morgan’s Statement Regarding Today’s Announcement On Higher Education Governance 12/01/2015
Vol State, Nashville State Community Colleges modify service areas; Vol State assumes lead at CHEC 11/23/2015
Board of Regents receives $2m grant to continue increasing grad rates 11/23/2015
TBR Schedules 3 Committee Meetings Nov. 18 11/11/2015
Free online Advanced Placement exam prep courses available to students in TN, nationwide 10/07/2015
TBR reviews progress toward completion goals, approves compensation and capital budget plans at quarterly Board meeting 09/17/2015
TBR to Meet in Regular Quarterly Session Sept. 16-17 in Jackson 09/09/2015
TBR Personnel and Compensation Committee to meet Sept. 2 08/26/2015
TBR Schedules Committee Meetings August 25 08/18/2015
TBR sets new tuition, fee rates for colleges and universities; among lowest in decades 06/19/2015
Watch the June 18-19 Board meeting via LIVE webcast 06/17/2015
TBR to Meet in Quarterly Session June 18-19 at Columbia State; Board Considers Tuition Recommendations 06/09/2015
TBR Affirms 3 New Community College Presidents, TCAT Director 05/27/2015
Anthony Kinkel tapped as new president for Motlow State Pending Board vote Wednesday 05/26/2015
TBR Chancellor Recommends Youlanda Jones-Wilcox as new director of TCATs Covington & Ripley 05/26/2015
Board to vote Wednesday on Tracy Hall as next president for Southwest Tennessee Community College 05/22/2015
TBR Chancellor Recommends Flora Tydings as Chattanooga State’s Next President 05/22/2015
TBR Board Meets May 27 to Approve New Presidents and Director; Audit, Finance, Committee Chairs Committees Meet Too 05/21/2015
TBR campuses show over $15 million in improved efficiencies, planning more 05/15/2015
TBR Finance and Business Operations Committee to Meet May 7 04/30/2015

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