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Turning Point chapter OK’d at UTC | Chattanooga Times Free Press
The university overrode the student government’s rejection to approve the conservative group as a Registered Student Organization under university policy.
- On Thursday, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga overruled its Student Government Association and approved Turning Point USA as a Registered Student Organization after the Dean of Students Office completed its review.
- UTC's Student Government Association voted Wednesday night to recommend against recognition, citing allegations of "hate speech," while university policy makes the SGA vote a recommendation to the Dean of Students Office.
- Chattanooga attorney Robert Barnes criticized the SGA rejection on X and threatened legal action, as Blackman said recognition is determined by the Dean and Chancellor.
- The Dean of Students Office makes the final determination on recognition, and students seeking recognition must complete the registration process, possibly reapplying to the Student Government Association .
- Amid TPUSA's national push after Charlie Kirk's death last month, the UTC decision follows controversies at other universities and calls for investigation from state lawmakers such as John Rose.
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Turning Point USA Chapter at Univ. of Tennessee (Chattanooga) Approved, Despite Student Government Opposition
From Chattanooga Times Free Press (Mason Edwards): "While the Student Government Association may voice opinions, recognition of student organizations is determined by the UTC dean of students and chancellor," UTC spokesperson JAy Blackman said in an emailed statement. "Turning Point USA has been authorized in accordance with university policy and the law." The Student Government Association denied the organization's approval in a vote Tuesday. T…
Red State University Backs Off Anti-Turning Point USA Move After Facing Vociferous Online Attacks, Reverses Course To Support Conservative Students - The American Tribune.com
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has overruled its student government and approved a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter as a Registered Student Organization, in accordance with university policy and law, as announced by Vice Chancellor Jay Blackman. The decision came in the wake of Kirk’s tragic assassination on September 10, 2025, at Utah Valley University. In reaction to the decision by the student government, trial lawyer Robert Barn…
UT-Chattanooga approves TPUSA chapter, overrules student government’s rejection
Student government had rejected application over alleged ‘hate speech’ claims The Dean of Students at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has approved Turning Point USA as a Registered Student Organization, overturning a decision by the student government to reject the application. “While the Student Government Association may voice opinions, recognition of student organizations… Source
Overruled: School overturns student government's rejection of Turning Point USA chapter * WorldNetDaily * by WND Staff
University officials at Tennessee-Chattanooga have been forced to overrule the decision of the school’s student government, whose members rejected the establishment of a Turning Point USA chapter there. TPUSA, of course, has been inundated with tens of thousands of requests for new chapters in schools across the U.S., even globally, following the assassination last month of co-founder Charlie Kirk. He was shot by an assassin and killed at a free…
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