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The historic underfunding of Tennessee State University, and what comes next

Steve Haruch

January 26, 2023

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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.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: @ Us!, HBCU, Tennessee State University, TSU

The growth of HBCU athletics

Magnolia McKay

November 18, 2022

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.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: Fisk University, HBCU, Sports, Tennessee State University, TSU

TSU is welcoming its largest-ever incoming class this year

Alexis Marshall

August 16, 2022

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More than 2,500 freshmen and transfer students expected to arrive on campus for the first time this school year. It’s part of a larger trend of HBCUs gaining popularity.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Education, HBCU, Higher Education, TSU

‘I know it has been a long hard road’: Vice President Kamala Harris addresses pandemic, politics in TSU commencement speech

Blaise Gainey

May 7, 2022

Vice President Kamala Harris gave a commencement speech to graduates at Tennessee State University on Saturday. The speech did not shy away from all the soon-to-be graduates faced in recent years and the realities of the world they’re now entering.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: graduation, Kamala Harris, Tennessee State University, TSU

Black males aren’t graduating with their peers from Tennessee colleges. What are the solutions?

Damon Mitchell

May 6, 2022

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The six-year graduation rate for Black males at public colleges is at least 20 percentage points below the rates of their peers each year, according to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

Filed Under: Education, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: APSU, Austin Peay State University, college, college graduation rate, East Tennessee State University, Higher Education, Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Tennessee State University, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee Tech University, TSU, University of Memphis, University of Tennessee, UT

Nashville native and countertenor Patrick Dailey finally steps onto the city’s biggest classical stage

Nina Cardona

April 15, 2022

Patrick Dailey sings with emotion at the front of a choral group
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Nashville native Patrick Dailey is an opera singer who has performed internationally to great acclaim. Now after several years of singing, teaching and collaborating here, Dailey is making his performance debut with the Nashville Symphony as a soloist in Handel’s Messiah.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: Classical Music, countertenor, music, Nashville Symphony, opera, Patrick Dailey, Tennessee State University, The Messiah, TSU, William Crimm

At neglected TSU campus, students want a greater say over incoming funds

Damon Mitchell

March 17, 2022

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They’re pushing for better faculty pay and funding to make the campus safe for students went disabilities.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: HBCU, Higher Education, Tennessee State University, TSU

TSU is set to receive $250 million under Gov. Lee’s funding proposal. Now lawmakers want a way to track how the money is spent.

Damon Mitchell

March 11, 2022

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Tennessee State University has more than $300 million dollars in deferred maintenance needs.

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: HBCU, Higher Education, Tennessee Legislature, Tennessee State University, TSU

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