UT Southern is a liberal arts, four-year college, originally formed in 1870 under the name Martin Methodist College. A new chapter began in 2021. Martin Methodist College merged with the University of Tennessee System and became The University of Tennessee Southern. With a historic campus located in Pulaski, Tennessee, in the beautiful hills of southern Middle Tennessee, The University of Tennessee Southern is convenient to Nashville (70 miles north) and Huntsville, Alabama (40 miles south).