Tennessee Board of Regents

Chattanooga State Community College Selects YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility to Serve More Than 11,000 Students Campuswide

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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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A Tennessee Board of Regents institution, Chattanooga State Community College, has selected YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform to help instructors deliver accessible course content to more than 11,000 students throughout southeast Tennessee.

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  • A Tennessee Board of Regents institution, Chattanooga State Community College, has selected YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform to help instructors deliver accessible course content to more than 11,000 students throughout southeast Tennessee.
  • YuJa Panorama will replace the institution’s former accessibility tool.
  • Advanced analytics help identify gaps in accessibility and can inform decisions throughout an institution’s accessibility journey.
  • An Image Accessibility Engine extracts and converts images, including scanned documents and those with handwritten or digital text to ensure accessibility spans an institution’s digital footprint.

Dyersburg State Community College, a Tennessee Board of Regents Institution, Selects YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform to Serve Students Campuswide

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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A Tennessee Board of Regents institution, Dyersburg State Community College, has selected YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform to help instructors deliver accessible course content to students in nine rural counties in Northwest Tennessee.

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  • A Tennessee Board of Regents institution, Dyersburg State Community College, has selected YuJa Panorama Digital Accessibility Platform to help instructors deliver accessible course content to students in nine rural counties in Northwest Tennessee.
  • The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) system is the largest system of higher education in Tennessee with 37 community and technical colleges that offer more than 400 programs of study.
  • The Platform provides an accessibility gauge, highlights accessibility issues, and provides video guidance on how to fix inaccessible content.
  • An Image Accessibility Engine extracts and converts images, including scanned documents and those with handwritten or digital text to ensure accessibility spans an institution’s digital footprint.

DO NO HARM CHALLENGES TENNESSEE'S RACIAL QUOTAS FOR STATE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023
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The Tennessee Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners requires one board member to be a racial minority, which has nothing to do with podiatry.

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  • The Tennessee Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners requires one board member to be a racial minority, which has nothing to do with podiatry.
  • "State medical boards are given important responsibilities to oversee the quality of care in their state and the safety of patients.
  • "Tennessee law forces governor after governor to engage in racial discrimination when making appointments to state boards and commissions," said Laura D'Agostino, an attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation who are bringing the suit pro-bono.
  • Tennessee is far from the only state that uses immutable characteristics to limit opportunities for individuals to serve their state and local communities.

WIN Learning to Provide Student Readiness Solution to Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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KINGSTON, Tenn., Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WIN Learning, a national leading developer of award-winning career readiness solutions since 1996, has been selected by the Tennessee Board of Regents to provide a student readiness solution to the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology across the state for the next five years.

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  • KINGSTON, Tenn., Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- WIN Learning, a national leading developer of award-winning career readiness solutions since 1996, has been selected by the Tennessee Board of Regents to provide a student readiness solution to the Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology across the state for the next five years.
  • WIN Learning's credential - Academic Skills is endorsed by the National Work Readiness Council, a national nonprofit.
  • The student readiness solution measures the foundational workplace academic skills of college applicants to determine their level of preparation for a specific program of study.
  • The student readiness solution is a combination of WIN Learning's Academic Skills Courseware and the Academic Skills Assessments.

Star Mountain Capital Hires Former BlackRock Managing Director, Amon Johnson

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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Amon will also join Star Mountain’s ESG and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committees.

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  • Amon will also join Star Mountain’s ESG and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committees.
  • Star Mountain’s values include strong shareholder alignment with its senior team investing personal capital and sharing the firm’s carried interest with 100% of U.S.-based employees.
  • “Amon is joining our team in response to the increasing demand by institutional and retail investors to target defensive, high yielding and asymmetric upside returns,” said Brett Hickey , Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO.
  • At BlackRock, he worked under current Star Mountain Senior Advisor, Doug Waggoner , who led BlackRock’s U.S. & Canada Institutional Client Business Group.

Dean William C. Koch Jr. to Receive the 2023 American Inns of Court A. Sherman Christensen Award

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Thursday, September 7, 2023
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William C. Koch Jr. has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court A. Sherman Christensen Award , which recognizes an Inn member who has provided distinguished, exceptional, and significant leadership to the American Inns of Court movement at the local, state, or national level.

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  • William C. Koch Jr. has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court A. Sherman Christensen Award , which recognizes an Inn member who has provided distinguished, exceptional, and significant leadership to the American Inns of Court movement at the local, state, or national level.
  • Koch, president and dean of the Nashville School of Law, will receive the award in October at the 2023 American Inns of Court Celebration of Excellence at the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • At the local level, he is a founder of the Harry Phillips American Inn of Court and has served as the Inn’s president for over three decades.
  • Earlier in his career, Koch served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Tennessee from 2007 to 2014.

Center for First-generation Student Success welcomes Tennessee Board of Regents' community colleges to the First Scholars Network

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation, recently welcomed all thirteen community colleges in the Tennessee Board of Regents system to its First Scholars Network.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for First-generation Student Success , an initiative of NASPA and The Suder Foundation, recently welcomed all thirteen community colleges in the Tennessee Board of Regents system to its First Scholars Network.
  • "With this commitment from the Tennessee Board of Regents, every two-year public institution of higher education in Tennessee has shown that first-generation student success is a priority," said Dr. Sarah E. Whitley, vice president with the Center for First-generation Student Success.
  • Powered by the Center for First-generation Student Success, the First Scholars Network offers a national model for scaling holistic first-generation student success by engaging and empowering institutions of higher education to radically transform the first-generation student experience, advance academic and co-curricular outcomes, and build more inclusive institutional structures.
  • The thirteen community colleges in the Tennessee Board of Regents system comprise all two-year public institutions in Tennessee, each with a specific service area.

The City University of New York (CUNY) Selects D2L Brightspace

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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TORONTO, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - D2L, a global learning technology company, today announced an agreement with The City University of New York (CUNY), serving 243,000 degree-seeking students of all ages.

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  • TORONTO, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - D2L, a global learning technology company, today announced an agreement with The City University of New York (CUNY), serving 243,000 degree-seeking students of all ages.
  • CUNY is the nation's largest urban public university, a transformative engine of social mobility that is a critical component of the lifeblood of New York City.
  • Founded in 1847 as the nation's first free public institution of higher education, CUNY today has 25 colleges spread across New York City's five boroughs.
  • CUNY is the latest U.S. higher education system to select D2L Brightspace.

Education Leaders in Yonkers, NY, and Henderson, TN, Win Inaugural YouScience® Innovative Educator Awards

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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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AMERICAN FORK, Utah, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Two respected educators have been named the inaugural recipients of the YouScience® Innovative Educator Award, recognizing their exceptional contributions in guiding and inspiring students to explore their aptitudes and make informed decisions about their futures. This award celebrates educators who have implemented innovative approaches to empower the next generation of professionals through academic and career exploration.

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  • This award celebrates educators who have implemented innovative approaches to empower the next generation of professionals through academic and career exploration.
  • Mazzola's innovative approach combines career and technical education (CTE) courses with academic programs, ensuring students are well-prepared for success in both school and life.
  • "We are thrilled to recognize Principal Steven Mazzola and Counselor Darlene Goff with the YouScience Innovative Educator award.
  • The YouScience Innovative Educator Award recipients are selected based on their innovative programs and use of YouScience solutions to support students' career exploration journeys.

Board of Regents Votes Unanimously to Extend Morgan State University President David K. Wilson's Contract Through 2030

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
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BALTIMORE, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- During the public session of its May quarterly meeting, Morgan State University's Board of Regents voted unanimously to award University President David K. Wilson with a new seven-year contract, extending his term until 2030. If served in its entirety, the extension would make Wilson the fourth-longest-tenured president in Morgan's history, ensuring steadfast University leadership and organizational stability during a period of unprecedented upheaval in higher education administration nationally. This July will mark Wilson's 13th year as president; the Board last extended his contract in 2018.

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  • This July will mark Wilson's 13th year as president; the Board last extended his contract in 2018 .
  • I am humbled by and appreciative of the Board of Regents' continued trust in my capabilities and vision as president.
  • "I am happy to announce that Dr. David K. Wilson will remain president of Morgan State University for the next seven years," said Kweisi Mfume , chairman of Morgan's Board of Regents.
  • "The Board of Regents has given its approval today of a new employment agreement that will keep Dr. Wilson at Morgan through 2030.