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.
Tennessee shorted TSU by more than $2B according to analysis from the Biden administration
Tennessee State University received $2.1 billion dollars less than it should have between 1987 and 2020, according to a federal analysis.
TSU President Glenda Glover to retire after more than a decade leading the school
Under Dr. Glenda Glover’s leadership, the historically Black university has attracted more grant money and boosted enrollment to record levels.
TSU is getting even cooler. Say hello to the nation’s first HBCU ice hockey team.
Tennessee State University has officially scored the first hockey team at a historically Black college or university.
Oprah Winfrey tells Tennessee State University graduates to fight cynicism with hope
Oprah Winfrey returned to her alma mater, Tennessee State University, as the commencement speaker for the class of 2023 on Saturday. The media mogul and philanthropist spoke to the over 800 undergraduates who were receiving degrees from the historically Black university.
Lawmakers grant TSU Board of Trustees one-year reprieve after unflattering state audit
Tennessee State University has been under fire after a state audit recommended getting rid of top management positions at the school. Lawmakers are considering taking another approach.
Tennessee comptroller suggests TSU Board of Trustees be vacated after report finds poor fiscal practices and housing shortages
A damning audit from the state comptroller’s office suggests hiring new management at Tennessee State University. This comes after a report released Wednesday saying the university is fiscally irresponsible and plagued with housing shortages.
Viewing the 2023 Grammys through a Nashville lens
The 65th Grammy Awards, held this past Sunday in Los Angeles, featured several fascinating firsts and notable new additions.
The historic underfunding of Tennessee State University, and what comes next
TSU announced its plans to spend a $250 million lump sum from the state on improvements to its campus. The money comes after the bipartisan Joint Land-Grant Institution Funding Study Committee found that between 1956 and 2006, the state of Tennessee underfunded Tennessee State University by as much as $544 million. The University of Tennessee, was fully funded over this period.
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