Innovative Store Concept Earns MTSU Student Recognition in Global Design Contest

Jan 17, 2025 at 05:39 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University interior architecture major Annalise Phillips of Nolensville earned top honors at the 29th annual Planning and Vi.... Read More

Explore Art and Dialogue at MTSU's Spring Exhibition Featuring Bert Gilbert and Steve Ward

Jan 16, 2025 at 04:13 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN – The MTSU Department of Art and Design is thrilled to announce its opening exhibition for the Spring 2025 semester, entitled Concerns, Delusi.... Read More

Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at MTSU

Jan 14, 2025 at 10:39 am by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, TN — Middle Tennessee State University will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the Student Union Atrium,.... Read More

MTSU will Close Friday Due to Inclement Weather

Jan 09, 2025 at 04:10 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University will be closed Friday, Jan. 10, due to inclement weather. University offices will be closed except for oper.... Read More

A Tale of Two Press Conferences: A Commentary in Professionalism by Dr. Larry Burriss

Jan 08, 2025 at 10:33 am by WGNS News

Commentary: Examining and contrasting is an efficient tool for journalism professors, and it’s also important for students to understand news coverage and all that goes.... Read More

MLK Breakfast 9AM Saturday (1/18) at MTSU

Jan 07, 2025 at 09:52 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN – The public is encouraged to attend and support the MLK Breakfast at 9:00 o’clock Saturday morning, January 18, 2025. This year’s theme is.... Read More

Beloved Former MTSU Baseball Player Chuck Akers Passes Away

Dec 31, 2024 at 05:31 pm by WGNS

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Middle Tennessee State University and Murfreesboro community is mourning the loss of Charles Richard “Chuck” Akers, Jr., a former s.... Read More

COMMENTARY: Nostalgic Sarcasm: Surviving Nuclear Threats with a Sense of Humor

Dec 31, 2024 at 05:00 pm by WGNS Radio News

COMMENTARY: Dr. Larry Burriss, a journalism professor at MTSU, recently reflected on his father’s sarcastic advice, “When in wonder or in doubt, run in circles scr.... Read More

MTSU Engineering Students’ Impressive Projects Wrap up Fall Mech-Tech Expo

Dec 17, 2024 at 04:53 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Tech-savvy Middle Tennessee State University Engineering Technology and Mechatronics Engineering students exhibited their one- and two-semester cap.... Read More

MTSU's Saturday Fall Commencement Created 1,600 new alumni!

Dec 14, 2024 at 03:07 pm by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - Perhaps the lyrics, "I'll remember always, Graduation Day". Some memories last a lifetime, and 1,600 of those life-long gray matter creations will occu.... Read More

The Debate Over Social Media Age Ban – Commentary by Dr. Burriss, an MTSU Professor

Dec 13, 2024 at 05:00 pm by WGNS News

COMMENTARY: Australia has introduced a law requiring social media platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent children under the age of 16 from creating accounts, aiming to.... Read More

$350K NSF Grant to MTSU, Columbia State will Certify Future Robotics, Automation Technicians

Dec 10, 2024 at 09:28 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A National Science Foundation grant collaboration between Middle Tennessee State University and Columbia State Community College that will assist t.... Read More

MTSU to Celebrate Nearly 1,600 Graduates at Fall 2024 Commencement

Dec 06, 2024 at 04:28 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University is preparing to celebrate its newest alumni when almost 1,600 new graduates receive their degrees Saturday, Dec..... Read More

From Volunteer to Superintendent: Benjamin Hayes Returns to Stones River

Dec 05, 2024 at 01:30 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - National Park Service (NPS) today announced the selection of Benjamin Hayes as the new superintendent for Stones River National Battlefield. Hayes begi.... Read More

Commentary: When Security Feels Like a Sci-Fi Plot, by MTSU Professor Larry Burriss

Dec 03, 2024 at 05:21 pm by WGNS News

Commentary: The evolution of security measures has taken us from simple home hacks, like rubber bands to keep toddlers out of cupboards, to increasingly complex and cumberso.... Read More

MTSU French Professor Earns National Online Teaching Award and $121,000 NEH Grant

Dec 03, 2024 at 02:02 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — MTSU professor Joan McRae received two significant honors this semester: a $121,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).... Read More

Chip Walters of the Blue Raider Network Named NSMA Tennessee Sportscaster Finalist

Nov 26, 2024 at 09:25 pm by WGNS

The National Sports Media Association (NSMA) has announced its 2024 Tennessee Sportscaster of the Year finalists, and Murfreesboro's very own Chip Walters of the Blue Raider N.... Read More

MTSU wraps 13-city True Blue Tour with $1M-plus in scholarships awarded to prospective students

Nov 25, 2024 at 06:24 pm by WGNS News

SHELBYVILLE and LEBANON, Tenn. — Middle Tennessee State University wrapped up another successful True Blue Tour with more than $1.18 million in scholarships given out.... Read More

Future Doctors Fast-Track to Success Through MTSU-Meharry Program

Nov 21, 2024 at 11:52 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A congenital heart defect detected in middle school inspired Nikhil “Nik” Yelemali of Brentwood to pursue a career as a physician. Howe.... Read More

Thinking about College? Scholarships are available!

Nov 18, 2024 at 09:27 am by WGNS

Murfreesboro, TN - Are you thinking about atteding college? If you don't wait around too long, scholarships are now available.  In fact, Middle Tennessee State Unive.... Read More