Tennessee State University is announcing further cost-saving measures to keep from running out of money by the end of the school year. This comes after the school laid off more than 100 employees earlier this fall.
NashVillager Podcast: Higher ed’s highest decision-makers
Who’s running the show at Tennessee’s public colleges and universities? Plus your local newscast for June 21, 2024.
NashVillager Podcast: City help for TSU’s housing crisis
How is Nashville’s city government stepping in to help TSU give students a place to live? Plus your local newscast for May 22, 2024.
‘Legislation, litigation and agitation’: Civil rights leaders call for action following ‘attack’ on TSU
Supporters of Tennessee State University are focusing on how to move forward, and recoup more than $2 billion in historic underfunding.
A compromise on TSU’s board has emerged. Will it make it to the governor’s desk?
Dueling proposals to change the membership of Tennessee State University’s board of trustees are advancing in the legislature. It’s unclear which version of the plans will win out.
Tennessee’s Senate passes a backup plan in case TSU’s board dissolves this summer. The sponsor hopes it’s never used.
Tennessee’s Senate passed a bill today that would put the state’s higher education commission in charge of Tennessee State University if its board of trustees sunsets this summer. Sen. Jon Lundberg, R-Bristol, who sponsored the bill, said he hopes it is never used.
Ayesha Rascoe on ‘HBCU Made’ — and some good old college memories
There are around a hundred HBCUs in the US, and they’ve had a big impact on both graduates and American culture writ large. Ayesha has edited a book of essays all about that impact, called “HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience.” Brittany chats with her about the book and what makes HBCUs special — they also trade tales from their own time as students.
New Fisk president Agenia Clark hopes to get the school’s finances on par with its rich culture and scholarship
Fisk University is rich in students, scholarship and culture. New president Agenia Clark hopes to translate that into economic wealth for the school.
‘We’ve been cheated’: TSU students escalate their calls for the state to make up for $2.1B in underfunding
A prominent civil rights attorney has met with TSU leaders about how to address an estimated $2.1 billion in underfunding from the state. Ben Crump says students have legal pathways to obtain the money if negotiations with legislators don’t work out.
How Tennessee officials are responding to TSU’s call to make up for $2.1 billion in underfunding
Tennessee State University’s president says she wants the state pay the school back for the $2.1 billion it was shorted in recent decades. A federal analysis released last week shows that TSU was the most underfunded of any historically Black public land grant institution in the country.
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