category: Campus News Christian’s Story: Inspiring return to campus follows a month of determination category: Campus News | May 9, 2014 Carson-Newman President Randall O’Brien congratulates Christian Cummins during spring commencement. (May 9, 2014)– The story of Carson-Newman senior Christian Cummins recently caught the eye of several media around the region. The English and communication studies double-major suffered a heart attack in November and underwent a heart transplant in early April at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. It was her second transplant having undergone her first at the age of two weeks. Throughout the chain of events, Cummins was determined to return to campus to take part in spring commencement. On May 9, her hopes came to fruition. Click on the links below to find out more of Christian’s story: WBIR Channel 10 Knoxville News Sentinel The Citizen Tribune The Standard Banner Kingsport Times News
Campus News The Princeton Review: Carson-Newman one of the “Best in the South” Carson-Newman University is “academically outstanding and well worth consideration in your college search,” according to The Princeton Review in its recent college listings. The organization cited the University in its … Read more
Campus News Carson-Newman announces third-largest enrollment in University’s history This fall, Carson-Newman University celebrates its third-largest enrollment in its 172-year history. The institution reported a total enrollment of 2,735, marking a nearly 6% increase from 2022. “Seeing increase in … Read more
Campus News C-N professor draws from love of politics, government to craft newly released book A newly released book by Dr. Kara Stooksbury draws from the author’s longtime interest in government and politics. “Today’s Civil Rights and Liberties Issues: Democrats and Republicans” published by Bloomsbury … Read more
