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Tusculum College seeks a president to build on its history of success and lead the university to the next level of achievement.
Founded in 1794, Tusculum is the first college in Tennessee, the twenty-eighth oldest college in the nation and the oldest coeducational institution affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Its main campus is situated in Greeneville, TN near the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, with additional satellite locations in Knoxville, TN and Morristown, TN. Nine of Tusculum’s buildings and the Tusculum Arch on the wooded 140-acre main campus are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Tusculum is home to nearly 1,800 students, 55 percent who are traditional undergraduates and 45 percent who are adults and working professionals. Tusculum’s Judeo-Christian “civic arts” education balances a strong liberal arts foundation with national and international service-learning experiences. Tusculum’s citizen-scholar approach coupled with its affordability makes it an appealing private institution of higher learning.
The campus has recently completed several major capital initiatives including the 100,000 square feet Meen Center for Science and Math as well as the renovation and...