1.0About MTSU/aboutMTSU/about/author/zammari/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="veSkfzylGu"><a href="/about/history-more/">A Short History of MTSU</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/about/history-more/embed/#?secret=veSkfzylGu" width="600" height="338" title="“A Short History of MTSU” — About MTSU" data-secret="veSkfzylGu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=/about/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Written by Suma M. Clark Suma worked at MTSU for more than 30 years, serving as director of the University’s Publications and Graphics Department and editor of the alumni publication The Mid-Stater, which changed in 1993 to the MTSU Magazine. She holds Bachelor of Arts (’70) and Master of Arts (’77) degrees in English from […]/about/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/04/jones_rl.jpg300450