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Brainfuse a Student Success Story
When Thomas Nelson switched its online tutoring vendor last year from Smarthinking to Brainfuse, it would have been hard to anticipate the reaction it has gotten from students and faculty.…
Dr. Mary T. Christian, College’s 2020 Presidential Leadership Award Honoree
Thomas Nelson Community College’s Black History Month observance will end Feb. 28 with the presentation of its 14th Presidential Leadership Award. This year’s honoree is the late Dr. Mary T. Christian, a champion…
Rehearsals and What’s Overheard
In the second installment of “A Peek Behind the Curtain,” Thomas Nelson student Hannah Styron, who plays Agnes Evans in “She Kills Monsters,” gives insight into the first two weeks…
Dr. Mary T. Christian: Call her Special
Dr. Mary T. Christian had many titles in her 95 years on Earth, including educator, state legislator, community leader, and humanitarian. However, she wasn’t tied to any of them, according…
Gregory DeCinque: G3 Program Will Make a Difference in Virginia
For more than 50 years, Thomas Nelson has worked to make a college education possible for all on the Peninsula, especially underserved populations who currently represent more than 60% of…
Morgan McCoy: From Inspired to an Inspiration
Morgan Avery McCoy’s one-woman show on Feb. 28 at Thomas Nelson looked back at some of history’s greatest African American women. Her goal for the performance, held in the Dr.…
Taking a Close Look at ‘She Kills Monsters’
Although Thomas Nelson’s performance of “She Kills Monsters” is in April, roles were decided last week. A series called “A Peek Behind the Curtain” will follow cast member Hannah Styron…
Ballroom Dance Team Featured in Local News
At Thomas Nelson Community College a new type of team is taking off: ballroom dance. Students at TNCC are starting to make a name for themselves on the collegiate ballroom…
College Lessons Still Relevant for Sheriff Diggs
For someone who has spent 20 years as a county sheriff, as Danny Diggs has, you’d expect it to be something he aspired to since he was a youngster. But…
Scholarship Shows Murphy’s Love for College
Eric Murphy, who never married and didn’t have children, was afraid of being forgotten after he passed away, according to his mother. Now, thanks in large part to his mother…