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Cumberland University will commemorate the opening of the new McClain Circle entrance with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 25, 2019, at 11 a.m. at the University. The entrance is the newest addition to the campus, funded by and dedicated to the McClain and Hatfield families. The McClain and Hatfield families have been instrumental in the … Read More

Cumberland University will host its annual Homecoming weekend activities for alumni, students and the local community the weekend of Oct. 25 and Oct. 26.  Activities for students will take place on campus the week prior to Homecoming weekend, including an artist-led canvas painting class, a movie night, a Unity Holi Festival of Colors and game … Read More

Cumberland University announced today that Fall Preview Days for prospective students will be held on Oct. 19 and Nov. 2. Preview Days give students a chance to experience what college life is like at Cumberland. Students and parents will explore the campus and meet with faculty, staff and current students. Attendees will learn more about … Read More

Student-Athlete Experience By: Carlos Angeles-Solis The student-athlete experience may differ on what sports you play, but there is one thing we share in common: time-management. In this blog, I’ll share a typical day for me as a cross country student athlete.  4:40 a.m.: We wake up silly early to get to practice at 5:45 a.m.. … Read More

Cumberland University’s new Creative and Imaginative Writing program is hosting its first Creative Writing Conference, titled “Find Your Place,” on Oct. 8-10, 2019 on CU’s campus. The conference will be centered around written works where the setting and place are essential to the theme. The conference will feature two guest lecturers, writer Jonathan Escoffery and … Read More

Every fall as students return to our campus, I am reminded how much I truly love what I do. Watching students, hopeful for the future, begin their journey into the next phase of their lives makes me feel grateful and humbled to play even the smallest role in these moments. As the Executive Director of … Read More

Cumberland University professor Dr. Mark Cheathem was awarded the 2019 Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society Best Subsequent Book Award for his 2018 publication, The Coming of Democracy: Presidential Campaigning in the Age of Jackson. The Coming of Democracy is the first book-length treatment to reveal how presidents and presidential candidates used both old and … Read More

Cumberland University announced today the largest student enrollment in the school’s 178-year history, with 2,550 students this fall.  This represents a 72 percent increase in total enrollment since 2014. In addition to the largest enrollment in school history, Cumberland also welcomed the largest freshman class, with 692 first-time full-time freshman.  “It speaks volumes about the … Read More

Cumberland University’s Ghosts and Goblets event will be held on Oct. 17, 2019 in Baird Chapel from 7 to 10 p.m.. Ghosts and Goblets was created in 2015 to celebrate the life of renowned CU history professor Monty Pope, who long ago began ghost tours of CU as a way to entertain and educate his … Read More

Cumberland University is pleased to announce that Jessica Haynes Barré has earned the designation of Certified Nurse Educator®(CNE®) after meeting strict eligibility criteria and successfully completing a rigorous certification examination developed and administered by the National League for Nursing (NLN). Jessica Haynes Barré is an academic nurse educator, family nurse practitioner, and PhD student. She … Read More