Welcome to The Vol State Chat. The Chat is a weekly talk show that takes you inside the Volunteer State Community College to let you know what’s happening in our academic programs and our activities and community events.Volunteer State Community College is a public, comprehensive community college offering quality, innovative educational programs, support, and services. We are located in middle Tennessee with campuses in Gallatin, Springfield, Livingston, and Cookeville.

Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he met and eventually married Mary Ritter Beard, one of the founders of the first greek-letter society for women, Kappa Alpha Theta. Many of his books were written in collaboration with his wife, whose own interests lay in feminism and the labor uni ...