News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors
Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees Announces 2026 Award Recipients
CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news:
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Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees Announces 2026 Award Recipients
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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - The Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees has announced the recipients of its annual awards recognizing philanthropy, military support, and outstanding service. Recipients will be honored at university events throughout the next year.
This year's winners include Billy Atkins (APSU Philan
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Baker Donelson Announces New Leaders in Health and Government Solutions Department
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 9 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Baker Donelson Announces New Leaders in Health and Government Solutions Department
The law firm of Baker Donelson has named new leaders within its Health and Government Solutions Department. Robert Wells has been named chair of the Health and Government Solutions Department, and Matthew W. Wolfe has been named leader of the Health Law Group.
As chair of the Health and Government Solutions Depar
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Catholic League Issues Commentary: Gay 'Pride Month' Losing Steam
NEW YORK, June 9 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on June 8, 2026 by President Bill Donohue:
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GAY "PRIDE MONTH" LOSING STEAM
Interest in celebrating homosexuality, and attempts to switch one's sex--popularly known as the LGBTQ agenda--is waning. In some respects the fading interest is more of a yawn; for oth
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Congressman Burchett's Fraud Bill Passes the House
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Timothy Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release on June 8, 2026:
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Congressman Burchett's Fraud Bill Passes the House
Today, Congressman Burchett's (TN-02) bill, the Government Audit and Accountability of Federally Funded State-Administered Programs Act, passed the US House of Representatives.
The bill, co-led with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), will establish a program in the office of the Comptroller General (GAO) to produce a recurring assessment of
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Congressman Cohen Introduces the Controlled Substances Act Clarification in Sciences Act
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Cohen Introduces the Controlled Substances Act Clarification in Sciences Act
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Creating a scientific basis on which substances are evaluated for scheduling
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today introduced the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) Clarification in Sciences Act to provide an accurate and up-to-date scientific basis for t
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Department of the Interior Announces $461 Million for Parks and Outdoor Recreation Across America
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on June 8, 2026:
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Department of the Interior announces $461 million for parks and outdoor recreation across America
Investments will leverage more than $900 million for parks, trails and outdoor recreation projects nationwide.
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The Department of the Interior today announced the distribution of more than $327 million in formula grants and $134 million in competitive grants
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DOT Federal Highway Administration Sets Deadline for Legal Challenges to Tennessee Highway Project
WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration announced that federal approvals for a proposed highway project in Anderson County, Tennessee, are final, triggering a deadline for any legal challenges to the project. The action covers planned improvements to State Route 170 between the State Route 62 interchange at Oak Ridge Highway and State Route 9, also known as U.S. Highway 25W or Clinton Highway, along a corridor of about 6.18 miles.
The a
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ETSU, Walters State partner to bolster respiratory therapy pipeline
JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 8 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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ETSU, Walters State partner to bolster respiratory therapy pipeline
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East Tennessee State University (ETSU) and Walters State Community College (WSCC) are partnering to establish a new pathway for students seeking a bachelor's degree in respiratory therapy to meet the region's need for advanced respiratory therapists.
Under the agreement, students in Walters State's Associate of Applied Sci
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Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act - Legal Issues Topic of CRS Report (Part 2 of 2)
WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46799) entitled "The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act - Legal Issues:"
(Continued from part 1 of 2)
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FERPA Exceptions
The statute also contains numerous exceptions that allow for disclosure of student education records in certain situations. While the carve-out for directory information allows for disclosure as a general matter (provided schools satisfy the notice requirement),
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Governor Spanberger Announces 2026 Governor's Fellows Cohort
RICHMOND, Virginia, June 8 -- Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Governor Spanberger Announces 2026 Governor's Fellows Cohort
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RICHMOND, VA -Governor Abigail Spanberger today announced the 2026 cohort of the Governor's Fellows Program. This year's 30-member class of fellows was chosen from a competitive pool of applicants representing every region in the Commonwealth and colleges and universities across Virginia and beyond.
"Our Commonwealth is h
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Graham Pushes Legislation to Strengthen Election Integrity, Stop Illegal Aliens from Voting
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Graham Pushes Legislation to Strengthen Election Integrity, Stop Illegal Aliens from Voting
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) introduced the Election Security Partnership Act that would incentivize states to take action to prevent illegal aliens from voting in federal elections.
Under this legislation, states that submit their
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GSA Unveils Design Concept for New Chattanooga Courthouse
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release:
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GSA Unveils Design Concept for New Chattanooga Courthouse
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A classical landmark designed for security, efficiency, and an enduring civic presence
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) released the design concept for the new federal courthouse in Chattanooga, Tennessee, located on Vine Street. The renderings outlin
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Harshbarger, Colleagues Introduce Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Rep. Diana Harshbarger, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Harshbarger, Colleagues Introduce Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act
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Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) and Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) today introduced the Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act, legislation to create a pathway for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating diseases to access individualized investigational treatments
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Hawley Op-Ed: RECA Compensation Soars Past $100 Million, Overdue Justice for Missourians
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Hawley Op-Ed: RECA Compensation Soars Past $100 Million, Overdue Justice for Missourians
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WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) authored the following op-ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch following a major milestone for his expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which began paying out benefits to survivors and their families in Missouri last year. Read the full op-ed her
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HHS Secretary Kennedy Announces Historic Development in Nutrition Accreditation Standards, New Medical School Pledges
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release:
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Secretary Kennedy Announces Historic Development in Nutrition Accreditation Standards, New Medical School Pledges
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education today hosted eight of the nation's leading accreditors, assessors, and medical organizations to announce a historic development to increase nutrition requirements at every level o
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Highmark Names Keith Payet Head of Government Business Segment
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 8 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release:
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Highmark Names Keith Payet Head of Government Business Segment
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Accomplished health care executive will oversee multi-market Medicaid, D-SNP, Medicare, CHIP and Affordable Care Act lines of business
PITTSBURGH (June 8, 2026) - Highmark Inc., the third largest overall Blue Cross Blue Shield-affiliated organization in the country with nearly eight mill
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History Is Made: Indiana Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 9 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release:
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History Is Made: Indiana Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines
As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Indiana is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana and Georgia, w
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Incoming Tennessee Tech freshmen 'SOAR' into summer orientation season; registration remains open for seven remaining sessions
COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release:
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Incoming Tennessee Tech freshmen 'SOAR' into summer orientation season; registration remains open for seven remaining sessions
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Tennessee Tech University has already welcomed hundreds of incoming Golden Eagles to campus through its annual Student Orientation, Advisement and Registration (SOAR) program, with seven additional sessions still scheduled throughout the summer.
SOAR is Te
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Institute for Justice: Texas Social Workers To Petition Texas Supreme Court For Right to Work After Lifetime Ban
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 9 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on June 8, 2026:
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Texas Social Workers To Petition Texas Supreme Court For Right to Work After Lifetime Ban
Last Thursday, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals dismissed a case filed by Katherin Youniacutt and Tammy Thompson, two Texas grandmothers with master's degrees who want to be social workers. The case challenged the constitutionality of a 2019 law creating a lifetime ban on working in several hea
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IRS: More Than Half the U.S. States Signed Up to Participate in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Program Enacted Under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news:
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More than half the U.S. States signed up to participate in the federal scholarship tax credit program enacted under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill
The Internal Revenue Service announced that 27 states have elected to participate in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program, which enables eligible taxpayers to claim a federal tax credit for qualified contributions to Schola
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Judicial Panel Approves Corporate Disclosure Rules for Recusals
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog:
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Judicial Panel Approves Corporate Disclosure Rules for Recusals
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A federal judicial panel last week approved a rule change designed to help make judges aware of situations when they must recuse themselves from cases.
Reuters reports that the U.S. Judicial Conference's Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure approved a final rule designed to address concerns t
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Knox School Board Asks Legislature to Revise Age-Appropriate Materials Act
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog:
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Knox School Board Asks Legislature to Revise Age-Appropriate Materials Act
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Knox County Board of Education members voted 5-4 on Friday to ask the Tennessee General Assembly to revise the state's Age-Appropriate Materials Act after the law led to the temporary removal of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "Roots" from school libraries, according to Tennessee Lookout.
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Kuhn Announces Bid for 8th Congressional District
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog:
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Kuhn Announces Bid for 8th Congressional District
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Outgoing Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk Heidi Kuhn formally declared her candidacy for Tennessee's 8th Congressional District on June 4, according to the Commercial Appeal.
Kuhn had already qualified for the ballot. Her announcement came less than a month after she lost the Democratic primary for Shelby County
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Lipscomb University: Benefits of Research - Recycled for Good
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news:
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The benefits of research: Recycled for good
Hundreds of doctoral students have brought the benefits of scholarly research to the region's educational institutions, both as students and as graduates.
By Janel Shoun-Smith, 615-966-7078
Each school year, a rotating cycle of scholarly service for the benefit of Nashville's students and teachers plays out on the Lipscomb campus in the College of Education.
Each
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Lipscomb University: Pharmacy Simulation Education Jumps to the Next Level
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news:
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Pharmacy simulation education jumps to the next level
Since 2023, Sarah Uroza has been part of an innovative group of faculty working to make sure health science faculty maximize new technology as a valuable learning tool.
By Janel Shoun-Smith, 615-335-6273
With the advent of AI and an ever-changing healthcare system, the world of health science simulation for student learning is changing fast.
Since 2023,
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Lipscomb University: Wallace Sets Tone for Future Care for Kidney Disease Patients
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 (TNSjou) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news:
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Wallace sets tone for future care for kidney disease patients
By Janel Shoun-Smith, 615-966-7078
Dr. Jessica Wallace, associate professor of pharmacy practice, is leading changemaking in her field of pharmacy not only through practice, but also through professional engagement and scholarship.
In 2025, she was the first author on an article in the Journal of American College of Clinical Pharmacy adv
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MTSU marketing professor Don Roy selected for Fulbright award to Estonia
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, June 8 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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MTSU marketing professor Don Roy selected for Fulbright award to Estonia
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -Middle Tennessee State University's Don Roy, Department of Marketing professor within the Jones College of Business, has been selected for a Fulbright Specialist Program award -an accolade that sends him this summer to teach at Tallinn University in the northern European country of Estonia.
In an
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San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel Presents the New Summer Book Club
TORONTO, Ontario, June 8 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release:
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San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel Presents the New Summer Book Club
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From the reading lists shared by Dua Lipa through her Service95 Book Club to the gatherings of the Miu Miu Literary Club during the Salone del Mobile, literature has returned to the heart of contemporary conversation. Books, no longer confined to bookshops, are coming back to life on
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Sexton, Blackburn Scrutinize City Funding for TIRCC
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog:
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Sexton, Blackburn Scrutinize City Funding for TIRCC
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Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, and Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn are criticizing a proposed $735,000 allocation in Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell's fiscal year 2027 budget for the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC), according to the Tennessean. In a social m
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TSU President Dwayne Tucker Delivers Special Address on Transformation, Accountability, and Growth
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news:
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TSU President Dwayne Tucker Delivers Special Address on Transformation, Accountability, and Growth
Tennessee State University President Dwayne Tucker held a special campus-wide address on June 2 in Kean Hall, gathering faculty and staff to outline the university's future trajectory. Marking a little over a year since he took the helm at the institution in 2025, Tucker's address focused on "reaffirming
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U.S. Department of Education Announces Connecting Talent to Opportunity Challenge Semifinalists
WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release:
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U.S. Department of Education Announces Connecting Talent to Opportunity Challenge Semifinalists
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Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced the 10 states selected as semifinalists for the Connecting Talent to Opportunity (link is external) (CTO) Challenge, a national call to action designed to strengthen the connections between learners and earners by accelerating the deve
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UConn Waterbury Juneteenth Event Looks at Underground Schools That Powered the Civil Rights Movement
STORRS, Connecticut, June 8 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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UConn Waterbury Juneteenth Event Looks at Underground Schools That Powered the Civil Rights Movement
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Acclaimed author Elaine Weiss will be the featured speaker at the UConn Waterbury Juneteenth Celebration, organized by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), a learning program for older adults based at UConn Waterbury, and taking place on Friday, June 12 at 6 p.m. on campus. Weiss, a journa
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Vinciya Pandian Named Dean of UT Knoxville College of Nursing
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 -- The University of Tennessee posted the following news:
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Vinciya Pandian Named Dean of UT Knoxville College of Nursing
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Vinciya Pandian has been appointed dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her appointment will begin July 1.
Pandian currently serves as associate dean for graduate education and professor of nursing at Penn State's Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing. She holds a joint appointment in the Department
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W.Va. A.G. McCuskey Leads 20-State Coalition Defending Religious Students' Right to State Scholarship Funds
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 9 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on June 8, 2026:
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Attorney General McCuskey leads 20-state coalition defending religious students' right to state scholarship funds
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 20-state coalition in support of students pursuing degrees that Virginia has deemed too religious to qualify for the state's scholarship programs. The coalition's amicus brief in Johnso
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What to know about the grass at the 2026 FIFA World Cup stadiums
EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 8 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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What to know about the grass at the 2026 FIFA World Cup stadiums
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All eyes will be on the grass on the pitch when the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off at stadiums across the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Michigan State University, in collaboration with FIFA and the University of Tennessee, is helping provide the natural grass playing surfaces, bringing Spartan research to soccer's biggest stage.
Here's ev
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