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  • August 2025 Newsletter

    August 2025 Newsletter

    Good afternoon.       As part of my effort to keep the University community informed, I have just completed my Newsletter for this new semester.  You may find the newsletter at /newsletter/wp-content/uploads/sites/160/2025/09/6070-Fall-2025-Presidents-Newsletter-05251638-WEB.pdf I invite your feedback on any items in this edition of the newsletter or any other matters.  Your comments are always appreciated. Sincerely, Sidney A. McPheePresident

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  • News of the passing of Mrs. Denise Smith

    News of the passing of Mrs. Denise Smith

    To the University community, It is with deepest sympathy that I share the news of the passing of Mrs. Denise Smith, wife of the Chairman of our Board of Trustees, Mr. Steve Smith. Here is a link to the published obituary.: https://www.williamsonmemorial.com/obituaries/denise-smith On behalf of all Blue Raiders, my wife, Elizabeth, and I wish to

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  • From President McPhee: Salary Increases

    From President McPhee: Salary Increases

    Dear University Community: I am pleased to inform you that on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Board of Trustees took formal action on my recommendation to approve a 1.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) salary increase or $750.00, whichever is greater, for MTSU employees. The COLA will be distributed to all unrestricted and restricted

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  • UPDATE RE: MTSU Compliance with State and Federal DEI Mandates

    UPDATE RE: MTSU Compliance with State and Federal DEI Mandates

    To the University Community, Earlier this summer, on June 10 and June 17, I sent University-wide communications to keep you informed of efforts that we must take to ensure compliance with state and federal mandates regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Following those communications, my office worked closely with the Office of the University Counsel, the Provost, and our Vice Presidents to identify programs and

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  • Follow-up communication on DEI

    Follow-up communication on DEI

    Dear Campus Community: To follow up on my campus-wide email from last week concerning the state law and federal executive orders regarding DEI, I wanted to provide additional information on a couple of issues of concern. In regard to the impact on student scholarships, the University could no longer award scholarships that were diversity-based as defined in the state’s

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