Cumberland University is excited to welcome poet and professor Dr. Annette Sisson to campus on November 7 to read from her new book, Winter Sharp With Apples, published by Terrapin Books. The special event will

Cumberland University Assistant Professor of Psychology and Army veteran, Dr. Chelsea Sterne, was recently awarded the prestigious Bone Grant to support her independent research on chronic pain and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in military members.

Eighty years ago, this fall, a young and hopeful Virginia Lois Neely from Columbia, Tennessee, came to Cumberland University. During her time at CU, Ms. Neely was an active member of the student body, she sang in the choir, served as a staff writer on the newspaper and established the Cynthian Social Society for young women. Though her fondest memory of her time at Cumberland was playing in the snow (pictured above) one cold winter’s day. January 16, 1948, Lebanon saw 7’’ of snow in one day! Ms. Virginia and fellow student, Ray Smith, are seen above playing in the snow with little June Richardson in front of Bone Hall. Along with other students and faculty, they built a huge snowman in front of Memorial Hall. Maybe you have a memory like this from your time at CU!