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Tennessee State University

Tennessee DNC delegates first in the nation to back Kamala Harris

By Marianna Bacallao

July 22, 2024

Tennessee delegates to the DNC became some of the first to support Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s nominee for president.

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Elections 2024, Hendrell Remus, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Tennessee Democratic Party, Tennessee State University

NashVillager Podcast: Higher ed’s highest decision-makers

By Nina Cardona

June 21, 2024

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Who’s running the show at Tennessee’s public colleges and universities? Plus your local newscast for June 21, 2024.

Filed Under: Education, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Education, HBCU, Middle Tennessee State University, Tennessee State University

NashVillager Podcast: City help for TSU’s housing crisis

By Nina Cardona

May 22, 2024

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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.

Filed Under: Education, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: HBCU, Tennessee State University

NashVillager Podcast: TSU baseball on the upswing

By Nina Cardona

April 29, 2024

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Should we have seen the return of baseball to Tennessee State coming? Plus your local newscast for April 29, 2024.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Major League Baseball, Tennessee State University

Tennessee House kills bill that would have banned local officials from studying, funding reparations

By Kimberlee Kruesi, APandJonathan Mattise, AP

April 27, 2024

Tennessee’s Republican-dominant House has spiked legislation that would have banned local governments from paying to study or dispense money for reparations for slavery. The move marked a rare defeat on a GOP-backed proposal initially introduced nearly one year ago.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Associated Press, enslaved people, reparations, slavery, Tennessee State University, tnleg, tnpol, TSU, Tyre Nichols

Student reporter roundup

By Mary Mancini

April 16, 2024

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Today, we’re hosting a reporter roundup — student edition!

Filed Under: Education, Programs Tagged With: journalism, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Tech University, TSU

NashVillager Podcast: April 4, 2024

By Nina Cardona

April 4, 2024

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How can Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy be seen in the battle for control of TSU? 

Filed Under: Education, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, Bill Lee, Martin Luther King, Tennessee State University

‘Legislation, litigation and agitation’: Civil rights leaders call for action following ‘attack’ on TSU

By Alexis Marshall

April 3, 2024

Supporters of Tennessee State University are focusing on how to move forward, and recoup more than $2 billion in historic underfunding.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Race & Equity Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, HBCU, Higher Education, Tennessee State University

Lawmakers vote to vacate the entire TSU board

By Catherine SweeneyandMiriam Kramer

March 28, 2024

Lawmakers voted Thursday to vacate the entire Tennessee State University board of trustees, and Gov. Bill Lee quickly signed the bill into law.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, State Comptroller, Tennessee State University

A compromise on TSU’s board has emerged. Will it make it to the governor’s desk?

By Alexis Marshall

March 19, 2024

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.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 113th Tennessee General Assembly, HBCU, Tennessee State University

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