MURFREESBORO, Tenn., March 20 -- Middle Tennessee State University issued the following news release:

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -Wearing her trademark western wear and displaying her equally recognizable quick wit,renowned autism advocate and animal welfare pioneerTemple Grandingave a roomful ofMiddle Tennessee State Universitystudents, faculty and staff a tour of the "different thinking" she feels society should embrace more to make the world better.

A professor of animal science atColorado State Universityand well-known for her advocacy for the humane treatment of animals, Grandin visited the Blue Raider campus March 13 for a documentary screening about her life, a meet and greet and book signing that evening, made possible through a collabor...