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.
At Mammoth Cave, TSU students get up close with caves, critters and under-told Black history
Last semester, over a dozen Tennessee State University students descended more than hundred feet underground, outfitted with knee pads, helmets and headlamps. It was part of a program to get more HBCU students involved in the outdoors.
The growth of HBCU athletics
In this episode, we’ll hear from students and coaches from HBCU athletic programs in Nashville about the growing interest in HBCU sports and what it means for Black athletes.
Grammy nominations: Notable Nashville artists recognized across genres
Nashville music-makers have a strong showing across categories in the 2023 Grammy nominations.
Vanderbilt graduate students protest new apartments, as Nashville housing prices continue to rise
Graduate student workers are rallying at Vanderbilt University Wednesday to protest unaffordable housing.
Nashville marching bands — their legacy and future
Nashville is home to one of the nation’s most prominent HBCU marching bands, The Aristocrat of Bands at Tennessee State University. We’ll discuss their new studio album and hear from the next generation of marching band leaders.
One Nashville borrower on what Biden’s student debt forgiveness means for her
Tennesseans carry more than $30 billion in student loan debt. But President Biden’s forgiveness plan announced Wednesday will make a dent in that figure.
Staffing shortages are plaguing Tennessee HBCUs, and that’s making it harder for students to graduate
Like many K-12 schools across the state, Tennessee’s historically Black colleges are in a staffing crisis. It’s a years-long problem that has affected how fast students can get their financial aid and housing applications processed.
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