A long-running fight over how to calculate and repay state funding debts to public HBCUs is flaring across the South, and Emily Siner and Camellia Burris tell the story in their special ‘The Debt.’
How much has Tennessee State University been underfunded? Here are 4 calculations
The exact amount of underfunding of HBCUs is vast, hard to calculate, and even harder to make a political case for.
How Harold Love secured the largest-ever funding boom for TSU — and what comes next
Some 50 years after efforts by his father, state Rep. Harold Love provided proof to lawmakers that the state underfunded TSU.
TSU touts financial progress as state audit points to past problems
While a recent state audit highlighted administrative issues under Tennessee State University’s former leadership, TSU’s new president stresses that the school is now on track to improve its financial future.
Long before fights over DEI, a judge told Tennessee State University to lose its Black identity
In the early 1980s, Tennessee State University was at a turning point.
Almost 60 years ago, a court case at TSU transformed Tennessee higher education
What happens when government funding is withheld from a public university that’s served generations of Black Tennesseans? And what could be possible if that debt were finally paid?
First Black student to graduate during Southern integration dies at 85
Bobby Cain a made history as the first Black student to graduate from an integrated high school in the South. He died in Nashville on Monday at the age of 85.
TSU reaches agreement to reallocate $96 million for university operations
Tennessee State University has reached an agreement with the state of Tennessee reallocates $96 million to support its operational needs.
Re-air: Essential pollinators, plus invasive plants
Bees, butterflies, even birds and other insects provide the essential service of carrying pollen from flower to flower, helping to grow the food we eat.
New TSU interim president faces scrutiny from state legislators
In his first day on the job on Monday, Tennessee State University’s new interim president, Dwayne Tucker, took questions from members of the State Building Commission, and officials are asking for budget cuts.
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