Tennessee lawmakers are now one step closer to making up for past funding issues with the state’s only public historically Black college, Tennessee State University. The state may have shorted the college upwards of $500 million.
TSU Using COVID Relief Funding For $100 Vaccine Incentives
Tennessee Republicans banned public universities from requiring COVID shots. But one is at least offering cash incentives to improve the campus vaccination rate.
Remembering TSU President Fred Humphries And His Role In Saving The State’s Only Public HBCU
A former president of Tennessee State University is being laid to rest Monday. Dr. Fred Humphries is credited as a key figure in the effort to prevent the state’s only historically black public university from being dissolved.
Tennessee State University Offering Up To $10K To Community College Transfers
To qualify for TSU’s scholarships of up to $10,000, transferring community college students have to demonstrate financial need and be fully accepted into the university, which means having at least a 2.5 grade-point average.
Tennessee State University Basketball Player Lands $2M Endorsement Deal After NCAA Rule Change
19-year-old Hercy Miller, the son of famous music artist Master P, has already scored an endorsement deal following the NCAA’s interim rule change allowing student-athletes to earn money from their name, image and likeness.
Tennessee State Considers Adding Hockey — A First For An HBCU
Tennessee State University is considering expanding its athletics program for a somewhat unexpected sport — ice hockey.
Tennessee State University Receives Grant To Boost STEM Access For Students Of Color
Tennessee State University is pushing to expand higher education access for students in Middle Tennessee’s community colleges. They’ve received a grant for $1 million from the National Science Foundation, to recruit students of color, who are interested in enrolling into math, science, technology and engineering programs.
In A Bid To Up Their Recruiting Game, TSU Breaks Ground On Four New Buildings
Listen In an effort to make its facilities more competitive, Tennessee State University broke ground Thursday on two new buildings — bringing its total number of groundbreakings to four in less than a week. The updates come with a big price tag: The two new residence halls, a health sciences building and an alumni welcome […]
TSU Creates Degree Program On Community College Campus 90 Miles Away
Listen Students in Fayetteville, Tenn., will soon be able to earn an agriculture degree from a university 90 miles away without leaving their Motlow State Community College campus, thanks to a new partnership with Tennessee State University.
How Nashville Marked 50 Years Since MLK’s Assassination
As the nation looked back on the dark day of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., so too did Nashvillians gather in his honor.
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