JACKSON — The Union University College of Pharmacy’s class of 2024 scored a 91.7 percent pass rate for first-time attempts on both the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination and the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination, giving Union the highest pass rate in Tennessee and 10th highest nationally on both exams. It’s the fifth time in the last six years for Union to have the highest NAPLEX pass rate among Tennessee’s six

JACKSON — Five members of the Cardinal & Cream staff earned recognition in the Southeast Journalism Conference’s annual Best of the South awards competition. The Cardinal & Cream is Union University’s student publication, with daily news, sports, arts and entertainment and feature stories posted online at cardinalandcream.info A magazine issue is published once per semester. Josiah Mancha won first place as best arts and entertainment writer, while Olivia Bell placed

JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University’s online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is hailed by The Princeton Review as one of the best programs in the nation. The organization cites Carson-Newman’s program in its 2025 Best Online Nursing School Master’s Programs listing. Carson-Newman’s MSN-FNP program is designed for nurses looking to advance their education and careers. Graduates are prepared with the skills necessary to be holistic and confident family nurse

FRANKLIN — Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief teams who specialize in remodeling teams are needed in East Tennessee for the last two full weeks of February. Wes Jones, disaster relief specialist for the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board, issued a “call out” on Friday, Feb. 7. Jones is asking volunteers and teams who are to available to work on these projects to contact Kaye Thomas as soon as possible. Thomas can be

JEFFERSON CITY – Carson-Newman University announced the addition of powerlifting to its list of student options for those looking to compete. The new offering, scheduled to begin in fall 2025, falls under the University’s Intercollegiate Recreational Sports Department, which already offers bass fishing, kayak fishing and archery. Carson-Newman didn’t have to go far for leadership experience, tapping C-N Director of Sports Jeff Boschman, who joined the University in 2020. Boschman,