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{{Short description|Priviate university in Lebanon, Tennessee, US}}
{{distinguish|Cumberland College (disambiguation){{!}}Cumberland College|University of the Cumberlands}}
{{Use American English|date = October 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Cumberland University
 | image                  = Cumberland-logo.png
 | image_size             = 
 | established            = {{start date and age|1842}}
 | type                   = [[Private university]]
 | endowment              = US$15.7 million (2021)<ref>{{cite manual |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/620599339/202300829349301320/full |title=Cumberland University 990 Form |date=May 9, 2013 |access-date=November 30, 2023}}</ref>
 | president              = Paul C. Stumb IV
 | provost                = C. William McKee
 | students               = 3,072
 | city                   = [[Lebanon, Tennessee]]
 | country                = U.S.
 | campus                 = 
 | former_names           = Cumberland College (1956–1982)
 | sports                 = 
 | colors                 = {{color box|#84152c}} {{color box|black}}<br>Maroon & Black<ref>{{cite manual |url=http://www.cumberland.edu/communications/sm_files/CU%20Graphic%20Standards%20Manual.pdf |title=Cumberland University Graphic Standards Manual |access-date=June 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826065815/http://www.cumberland.edu/communications/sm_files/CU%20Graphic%20Standards%20Manual.pdf |archive-date=August 26, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 | sports_nickname        = Phoenix
 | mascot                 = 
 | athletics_affiliations = [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] – [[Mid-South Conference|Mid-South]]
 | website                = {{url|www.cumberland.edu}}
 | logo                   = 
}}

'''Cumberland University''' is a [[private university]] in [[Lebanon, Tennessee]], United States. It was founded in 1842. The oldest campus buildings were constructed between 1892 and 1896.<ref name=tour>{{cite web|url=http://www.wilsoncountycvb.com/images/tour.pdf |title=Lebanon, Tennessee: A Tour of Our City |publisher=Lebanon/Wilson County Chamber of Commerce |access-date=February 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615023407/http://www.wilsoncountycvb.com/images/tour.pdf |archive-date=June 15, 2007 }}</ref>

==History==
[[Image:Cumberland University-drawing - c.1858.JPG|thumb|right|Drawing of Cumberland University, c.1858]]
[[File:Cumberland University Bulletin (1918) (14778838722).jpg|thumb|right|Memorial Hall, 1918]]

=== 1842–1861 ===
The university was founded by the [[Cumberland Presbyterian Church]] in 1842 and received its Tennessee state charter in 1843. In 1847 Cumberland Presbyterian church leaders added a [[law school]], the first in Tennessee and the first west of the [[Appalachian Mountains]], and in 1854 a school of [[theology]] was begun.

The original building, designed by [[Philadelphia]] architect [[William Strickland (architect)|William Strickland]], housed schools of art, law and theology.

=== Civil War ===
The [[American Civil War|Civil War]] nearly destroyed Cumberland University. University Hall was burned to the ground by Confederate forces under the command of General [[Joseph Wheeler]]. Cumberland alumni William E. Ward wrote on a ruined [[Corinthian column]] the Latin phrase ''Ex Cineribus Resurgam'' (From the ashes I will arise). The university thereafter adopted the mythical [[Phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]] as its symbol. By 1866, just one year after the war's end, all departments were again operating in various locations in the town of Lebanon.

Following the war, the university's faculty included former [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general [[Alexander P. Stewart|A. P. Stewart]], who taught there during his post-Civil War [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] parole.<ref name="tour" /> Students included former [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general [[George Gordon (Civil War general)|George Washington Gordon]].

=== 1865–1930s ===
Cumberland University moved to its present campus location in 1892. Construction of Memorial Hall, designed by [[William Crawford Smith]], was completed in 1896; it remains the tallest building on campus as of January 2022.

The university fell on hard times during the [[Great Depression]], as did most small private colleges.

=== World War II ===
During [[World War II]], Cumberland University served as the headquarters for the [[Tennessee Maneuver Area]], a training area for the [[Second Army (United States)|Second Army]] whose geography resembled that of [[Belgium]], [[France]], and [[Germany]]. Over 850,000 soldiers participated in the seven training exercises conducted in the area.<ref>{{Cite book|last=McMillin|first=Woody|title=In the presence of soldiers : the 2nd Army maneuvers & other World War II activity in Tennessee|date=2010|publisher=Horton Heights Press|isbn=978-0-9827770-0-8|edition=1st|location=Nashville, Tenn.|oclc=789686568}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Burns|first=Frank|title=Second Army (Tennessee) Maneuvers|url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/second-army-tennessee-maneuvers/|url-status=live|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=Tennessee Encyclopedia|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110012046/https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/second-army-tennessee-maneuvers/ |archive-date=November 10, 2021 }}</ref>

=== Sale of the law school and junior college years ===
After World War II, Cumberland experienced several changes in sponsorship and programs. In 1946, the [[Tennessee Baptist Convention]] assumed control of the school, ending a century of operation by the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Burns|first=Frank|title=Cumberland University|url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/cumberland-university/|url-status=live|access-date=January 16, 2022|website=Tennessee Encyclopedia|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430212006/https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/cumberland-university/ |archive-date=April 30, 2021 }}</ref> An attempt to merge Cumberland University and Tennessee School for Women during this period ultimately proved unsuccessful.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pittard|first=Mabel|title=Tennessee College for Women|url=https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/tennessee-college-for-women/|url-status=live|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=Tennessee Encyclopedia|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117044352/https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/tennessee-college-for-women/ |archive-date=January 17, 2022 }}</ref>

In 1951, the Tennessee Baptist Convention closed the College of Arts and Sciences and operated only the School of Law.<ref name=":0" /> In 1956, the Board of Trust secured an amendment to the Charter and changed Cumberland to a private, independent corporation. The College of Arts and Sciences was reopened as a two-year [[junior college]], known as Cumberland College of Tennessee. In 1962, the assets of the School of Law were transferred to Howard College, now known as [[Samford University]], in [[Birmingham, Alabama]]; the law school is now known as the [[Cumberland School of Law]].

=== Reinstatement and growth as a university ===
The Board of Trust expanded the academic programs of the junior college in 1982, returning Cumberland to a four-year [[academic degree|degree]] institution. It resumed the old name of Cumberland University. Since then, Cumberland has expanded its academic program to include new majors and specialized student-learning opportunities.<ref name=":0" />

===Presidents===
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*[[Franceway Ranna Cossitt]], 1842–1844
*Thomas C. Anderson, 1844–1866
*[[Benjamin Wilburn McDonnold]], 1866–1873
*[[Nathan Green Jr.]], 1873–1902
*David Earle Mitchell, 1902–1906
*[[Nathan Green Jr.]] (Acting), 1906–1909
*Winstead Paine Bone, 1909–1914
*Samuel Andrew Coile, 1914–1916
*Homer Allin Hill (Acting), 1916–1917
*Edward Powell Childs, 1917–1920
*Andrew Blake Buchanan (Acting), 1920–1922
*John Royal Harris, 1922–1926
*Ernest Looney Stockton, 1926–1941
*[[Laban Lacy Rice]], 1941–1946
*Edwin Smith Preston, 1946–1950
*W. Edwin Richardson, 1950–1952
*Sam B. Gilreath, 1952–1956
*Charles B. Havens, 1956–1958
*Ernest Looney Stockton Jr., 1958–1983
*[[Robert N. Clement]], 1983–1988
*M. Walker Buckalew, 1988–1991
*J. Thomas Mills, 1991–1992
*Ray C. Phillips, 1992–1995
*Clair Martin, 1995–2000
*Charlene Kozy, 2000–2004
*Harvill C. Eaton, 2004–2015
*Paul C. Stumb IV, 2015 – present
{{div col end}}

==Cumberland School of Law==
{{main|Cumberland School of Law}}
In 1847 Cumberland Presbyterian church leaders added the [[Cumberland School of Law]], the first [[law school]] in Tennessee and the first west of the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. For many years the law school was located in historic Caruthers Hall, named for [[Robert L. Caruthers|Robert Looney Caruthers]], a founder of Cumberland University.<ref name=tour/>

The trustees sold the School of Law and its assets in 1962 to what is now [[Samford University]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama]]. The [[Cumberland School of Law]] continues to operate there.

==Community outreach==
Cumberland University has a [[Circle K International|Circle K]] club, which is affiliated with [[Kiwanis International]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cumberland.edu/campuslife/studentorgs |title=Cumberland University &#124; Campus Life |access-date=May 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527093234/http://www.cumberland.edu/campuslife/studentorgs |archive-date=May 27, 2010 }}</ref> On February 13, 2010, Cumberland University hosted a conference basketball game, and donated half of its gate admissions to Sherry's Run, a non-profit organization created to benefit people with [[cancer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sherrysrun.org/archives/621|title=Sherry's Run - To Benefit Those Affected by Cancer - Lebanon, TN|website=sherrysrun.org|access-date=April 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402070901/http://www.sherrysrun.org/archives/621|archive-date=April 2, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Also, the Cumberland University cycling team formed its own chapter of local non-profit organization [[Ride for Reading]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rideforreading.com/?page_id=133 |title=Ride for Reading » Cumberland University |access-date=May 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100416085957/http://www.rideforreading.com/?page_id=133 |archive-date=April 16, 2010 }}</ref>

== Greek life ==
The university has three sororities and five fraternities. The sororities include the Lambda Omicron chapter of [[Alpha Omicron Pi]] and the Delta Mu chapter of [[Alpha Sigma Tau]] as well as [[Zeta Phi Beta]] (NPHC).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cumberland.edu/student-life/greeklife/orgs/sororities/home|title=Sororities|access-date=February 7, 2018}}</ref> The fraternities include the Theta Prime chapter of [[Kappa Sigma]], the Nu chapter of [[Sigma Chi]]. There are 3 NPHC fraternities: Gamma Rho Gamma chapter of [[Phi Beta Sigma]], the Phi Delta Delta chapter of [[Omega Psi Phi]] and the Rho Rho chapter of [[Kappa Alpha Psi]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cumberland.edu/student-life/greeklife/orgs/fraternities/home|title=Fraternities|access-date=February 7, 2018}}</ref>

== Athletics ==
[[file:Cumberland phoenix wordmark.png|thumb|Cumberland athletics wordmark]]
The Cumberland athletic teams are called the Phoenix (formerly known as the Bulldogs until 2016). The university is a member of the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics]] (NAIA), primarily competing in the [[Mid-South Conference]] (MSC) since the 2012–13 school year; which they were a member on a previous stint from 1996–97 to 2001–02. The Phoenix previously competed in the [[TranSouth Athletic Conference]] (TranSouth or TSAC) from 2002–03 to 2011–12; and in the [[Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference]] (TCAC) from 1986–87 to 1995–96.

Cumberland competes in 23 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball. Co-ed sports include cheerleading, dance and eSports.

=== Sports Hall of Fame ===
The Cumberland University Sports Hall of Fame consists of individuals who have achieved excellence in athletics by either competing, coaching, or contributing in other ways. Members include those who only made an athletic impact at the university, such as volleyball player and coach Kathy Palk Slaughter and coach/contributor Mitch Walters, as well as others who went on to greater athletic notoriety at other institutions, such as [[Coastal Carolina University]] men's basketball coach [[Cliff Ellis]] and [[Winthrop University]] women's basketball coach Bud Childers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bud Childers - Women's Basketball Coach|url=https://winthropeagles.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/coaches/bud-childers/60|access-date=January 25, 2022|website=Winthrop University Athletics|language=en}}</ref> Still others, such as [[Allison B. Humphreys|Allison B. Humphreys Jr.]] and [[Cale Young Rice]], are remembered today for their non-athletic contributions.

=== Attempt to move to NCAA Division II ===
On August 7, 2013, Cumberland University was granted provisional membership into the [[Great Midwest Athletic Conference]] (G-MAC) after a vote of league presidents, paving the way for the university to apply to the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) for admittance into [[NCAA Division II|Division II]] in February 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=CU Becomes Provisional Member of GMAC|url=http://www.cumberland.edu/news/2013/08/07/cu-becomes-provisional-member-of-gmac.660334|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925194742/http://www.cumberland.edu/news/2013/08/07/cu-becomes-provisional-member-of-gmac.660334|archive-date=September 25, 2013|access-date=April 10, 2018|website=cumberland.edu}}</ref> Cumberland's application to join Division II was denied in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Division II Admits its 300th Member|date=July 11, 2014 |url=https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/division-ii-admits-its-300th-member|access-date=September 28, 2015|publisher=ncaa.org}}</ref> As of 2024, Cumberland has not yet re-applied to transition into NCAA Division II.

=== Nickname ===
On January 4, 2016, Cumberland University changed the sports nickname of its athletic program from "Bulldogs" to "Phoenix", stating that, "For more than 150 years, the Phoenix has personified the spirit of Cumberland University."<ref>{{cite web|title=CU athletics launches new sports_nickname|url=http://www.wilsonpost.com/cu-athletics-launches-new-sports_nickname-cms-87098|access-date=January 4, 2016|publisher=The Wilson Post}}</ref>

=== Football ===
{{Main|Cumberland Phoenix football}}

Cumberland football began on October 26, 1894, with a 6–6 tie with Peabody and finished that first year with a 2–1–1 season record. The pinnacle of the early days of CU football was the [[1903 Cumberland Bulldogs football team|1903 season]] that began with a (6–0) win over [[1903 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]] then a (0–6) loss to [[1903 Sewanee Tigers football team|Sewanee]] and continued with a five-day road trip with victories over [[1903 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] (44–0) November 14, 1903, [[1903 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] (41–0) November 16, 1903, and [[1903 Tulane Olive and Blue football team|Tulane]] (28–0) November 18, 1903. Cumberland played a postseason game against Coach [[John Heisman]]'s [[1903 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] team on Thanksgiving Day that ended in an 11–11 tie and a record of 4–1–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Cumberland.htm#1903|title=Cumberland Historical Scores|website=jhowell.net|access-date=April 10, 2018}}</ref> This gave Coach A.L. Phillips and Cumberland University the Championship of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/champs/Southern.txt|title=Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8McdQD3SY00C&q=%22m%20l%20bridges%22%20cumberland%20football&pg=PA95|title=From Maverick to Mainstream: Cumberland School of Law, 1847–1997|author=Langum, David J|page=95|isbn=9780820336183|date=January 2010|publisher=University of Georgia Press }}</ref> 

The [[1916 Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech football game|1916 game]] against [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] is famous as the most lopsided loss in the history of college football, with Georgia Tech defeating Cumberland 222-0.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hatcher|first=Sam|title=Heisman's First Trophy: The Game That Launched Football in the South|publisher=Franklin Green Publishing|year=2016|isbn=978-1936487332}}</ref>

=== Baseball ===
Cumberland's baseball program won the [[NAIA World Series]] following the 2004, 2010, and 2014 seasons; the 1995 and 2006 teams were runners-up in this event.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 26, 2021|title=History {{!}} NAIA World Series|url=https://naiaworldseries.com/history/|access-date=January 16, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref> 

From 1980 to 2021, Woody Hunt served as head coach of the Cumberland baseball program, compiling a 1,630-774-5 record. He was named NAIA National Coach of the Year in 2006 and was runner-up for the award four times.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hunt, Ronald "Woody" « Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame|url=http://tshf.net/halloffame/hunt-ronald-woody/|access-date=January 17, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref> Hunt was inducted into the [[American Baseball Coaches Association]] Hall of Fame (2013), the Boyle County (Kentucky) Sports Hall of Fame, the Cumberland University Hall of Fame, the NAIA Hall of Fame (2007), and the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame (2009).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Organ|first=Mike|title=Retired Cumberland baseball coach Woody Hunt featured on national magazine cover|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/columnist/mike-organ/2021/08/05/retired-cumberland-baseball-coach-woody-hunt-featured-magazine-cover/5476780001/|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=The Tennessean|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hunt, Ronald "Woody" « Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame|url=http://tshf.net/halloffame/hunt-ronald-woody/|access-date=January 17, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=NAIA Baseball Hall of Fame|url=https://www.naia.org/coaches-corner/pdf/Baseball/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame.pdf|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=NAIA|language=en}}</ref> The NAIA awarded Hunt the 2019 Robert E. "Ish" Smith Award, and the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame awarded him the Pat Summitt Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Coach Hunt receives Robert E. "Ish" Smith Achievement Award|url=http://www.gocumberlandathletics.com/baseball/news/2019-20/7983/coach-hunt-receives-robert-e-ish-smith-achievement-award/|url-status=live|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=GoCumberlandAthletics.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202150114/http://www.gocumberlandathletics.com:80/baseball/news/2019-20/7983/coach-hunt-receives-robert-e-ish-smith-achievement-award/ |archive-date=February 2, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 30, 2020|title=Cumberland baseball coach Woody Hunt wins Summitt Award|url=https://apnews.com/article/womens-basketball-baseball-womens-college-basketball-basketball-pat-summitt-b4f86fc3eb9490d450bdd3397ca370e2|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=AP NEWS|language=en}}</ref>

Three Cumberland baseball players have played for MLB teams: [[Jack Farmer]], [[Luis Martinez (catcher)|Luis Martinez]], and [[Aaron Wilkerson]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cumberland University (Lebanon, TN) Baseball Players|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/schools/?key_school=993bec8a|access-date=January 21, 2022|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref>

=== Basketball ===
The women's basketball team finished as NAIA National Tournament Runner-Up in 2007 and made it to the semifinals in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NAIA Division I Women's Basketball|url=http://www.naiahonors.org/records/DIWBBChampionshipRecords.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030102244/http://www.naiahonors.org/records/DIWBBChampionshipRecords.pdf |archive-date=October 30, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 20, 2013|title=2013 Schedule {{!}} Results|url=https://www.naia.org/sports/wbkb/2012-13/releases/20130320xlnjy|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=NAIA|language=en}}</ref>

The men's basketball team earned trips to the [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] National Tournament following the 2004, 2008, and 2009 seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 7, 2009|title=NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Championship History|url=http://www.naiahonors.org/records/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030094740/http://www.naiahonors.org/records/MBBDIChampionshipHistory1223.pdf |archive-date=October 30, 2020 }}</ref>

On August 17, 2018, the university named the basketball court in Dallas Floyd Phoenix Arena after [[Cliff Ellis]], who coached Cumberland to a 78-12 record from 1973 to 1975.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 18, 2018|title=NAIA school naming court after C. Carolina coach|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/24132316/coastal-carolina-coach-cliff-ellis-court-named-cumberland|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref>

=== Soccer ===
The 2014 women's team reached the NAIA quarterfinals, and the 2017 team went undefeated in the regular season before losing in the [[Mid-South Conference]] finals.<ref>{{Cite web|last=TN|first=Streamline Technologies {{!}} Nashville|title=Women's Soccer {{!}} News {{!}} Official Site of the Cumberland University Athletics|url=http://www.gocumberlandathletics.com/wsoccer/news/|access-date=February 12, 2018|website=GoCumberlandAthletics.com|language=en}}</ref>

The men's team won the 2017 Mid-South Conference Tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All-Time Honors and Awards|url=https://www.gocumberlandathletics.com/msoccer/awards/|url-status=live|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329213240/http://www.gocumberlandathletics.com/msoccer/awards/ |archive-date=March 29, 2015 }}</ref>

=== Wrestling ===
The wrestling program has produced four individual champions: Keith Cupp (174 lbs.), 2005; Corey Bleaken (157 lbs.), 2011; and Jake Williams (149 lbs.), 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 2009|title=NAIA Wrestling|url=http://naiahonors.com/records/WrestlingUpdatedChamp.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=January 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203032721/http://naiahonors.com:80/records/WrestlingUpdatedChamp.pdf |archive-date=December 3, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Quick Facts {{!}} Official Site of the Cumberland University Athletics|url=https://www.gocumberlandathletics.com/wrestling/quickfacts/|url-status=live|access-date=January 17, 2022|website=GoCumberlandAthletics.com|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026060812/http://www.gocumberlandathletics.com:80/wrestling/quickfacts/ |archive-date=October 26, 2010 }}</ref>

=== Other sports ===
Cumberland achieved a top-ten finish at the National Collegiate Cycling Association's National Championship. Cumberland achieved a National Tournament appearance for the No. 16-ranked Men's Tennis Team in 2022.

==Notable alumni==
[[File:Memorial hall cumberland university lebanon tennessee.jpg|thumb|right|Memorial Hall]]
{{Main list|List of Cumberland University people}}Cumberland University alumni include a U.S. Secretary of State, two U.S. Supreme Court justices, dozens of members of Congress, prominent social activists, significant military figures, and notable contributors to business, humanities, education, and the arts.

==References ==
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==External links==
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