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Tennessee Tech students to bring free Remote Area Medical clinic to...

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Students at Tennessee Tech University are preparing to bring free health care to hundreds of Upper Cumberland residents when...

Trustee Barry "Butch" Wilmore, at right, presents an early copy of his new book, "Stuck in Space: An Astronaut's Hope Through the Unexpected," to Kelly McCallister, dean of the Volpe Library at Tennessee Tech.

Tennessee Tech trustee and astronaut Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore presents...

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech University trustee and alumnus Barry “Butch” Wilmore presented the university with early signed copies of his...

Tennessee Tech President Phil Oldham delivers his quarterly report to the Board of Trustees at its March 12 meeting

Tennessee Tech board approves new Ph.D. in integrative biology

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - The Board of Trustees at Tennessee Tech University approved a proposal for a new Ph.D. in integrative biology at its quarterly...

Tennessee Tech art education student Gabriella Herrera observes fine art on display at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London, where she studied abroad as part of a highly competitive four-week summer program

Tennessee Tech student studies abroad at prestigious Sotheby’s...

LONDON - Tennessee Tech University art education major Gabriella Herrera is bringing an international flair to her studies thanks to an impactful...

Bestselling author, historian and journalist Walter Isaacson will be the featured guest at the Tennessee Tech College of Business’s Spring Celebration, held March 30, 2026. Tickets are now available for purchase.

Tennessee Tech College of Business to host Walter Isaacson at 2026...

COOKEVILLE Tenn. - Tennessee Tech University’s College of Business will welcome bestselling author, historian and journalist Walter Isaacson as the...

Tennessee Tech University’s reimagined Tucker Stadium will deliver...

February 24, 2026

COOKEVILLE Tenn. - Saturdays this fall at Tennessee Tech University’s reimagined Tucker Stadium will deliver a real college football gameday...

Tennessee Tech’s Autonomous Robotics Club Gold Team throws a “wings up” gesture as they prepare for a recent competition in Louisville. They would go on to bring home an Innovation Award for the design of their robot. Members, from left, are Jack Payne, Gregory Greenwald, Syd Potter, Coby Smith and Suli Jhaveri

Hands-on learning drives Tennessee Tech robotics team to world...

February 5, 2026

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – For the third consecutive year, Tennessee Tech University’s Autonomous Robotics Club is headed to a world championship, powered...

Erin Hoover, associate professor of English at Tennessee Tech University, was named poet laureate of Cookeville by the Cookeville Arts Council. Photo by Keistyn Steward.

Tennessee Tech English professor named first poet laureate of...

February 2, 2026

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Erin Hoover, an associate professor of English at Tennessee Tech University, has been named poet laureate for the City of...

Tennessee Tech alumna Katy Hoskins, now a certified child life specialist at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, reads a book to a young child in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit. Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Tennessee Tech to become first public university in state to offer...

January 29, 2026

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech University is poised to become the only public university in Tennessee offering a Master of Science in Child...

Volunteer State Community College Announces New Academic and...

January 18, 2026

Gallatin, Tenn. — Volunteer State Community College (VSCC) has announced two newleadership appointments aimed at strengthening the college’s focus...

Tennessee Tech College of Business student and native Ukrainian Isabella Tkachuk utilized a class project to raise funds and awareness for citizens in her home country affected by the ongoing war.

Ukrainian Tennessee Tech student turns class project into support...

January 16, 2026

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Isabella Tkachuk knows what it means to feel the weight of a world away.Born and raised in Ukraine, the Tennessee Tech...

Artist’s rendering of a possible design for Tennessee Tech University’s new tower in the heart of campus. The structure was recently approved by Tech’s Board of Trustees and will now head to the State Building

Tennessee Tech makes plans for ‘iconic’ tower in the heart of campus

January 13, 2026

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech University will soon add a new landmark to the Cookeville skyline with the construction of a large-scale tower...

Tennessee Tech launches graduate program to meet workforce demand...

January 8, 2026

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - The College of Engineering at Tennessee Tech University will launch a new Master of Science in Industrial and Systems...

Tennessee Tech design studies major Emma Goodman helps redecorate a room at the Cookeville Rescue Mission.

Tennessee Tech faculty, students help create space for hope at...

December 22, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - It’s hard to dream of sugar plums — or anything beyond tomorrow — without a safe, comfortable place to rest.This holiday...

From left: Tennessee Tech students Julian Trujillo and Lela Gracy, both of whom are involved with Tech's Cybersecurity Education, Research, and Outreach Center (CEROC), work on a project in the university's Ashraf Islam Engineering Building

New National Security Agency designation expands Tennessee Tech’s...

December 16, 2025

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech University has been awarded the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity – Research (NCAE-R)...

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