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Today, we’re hosting a reporter roundup — student edition!
Student reporter roundup
Today, we’re hosting a reporter roundup — student edition!
Human rights organizers gather in Nashville to discuss policing, labor rights and Palestine
More than a hundred human rights organizers from around the country, many wearing keffiyeh or other pro-Palestinian symbols, gathered at TSU’s downtown Avon Williams Campus for the thirteenth bi-annual Southern Human Rights Organizers’ Conference (SHROC).
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.
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.
Celebrating local Grammy winners
In this episode, we check in with Nashville Public Radio’s Jewly Hight about other local winners and what the awards mean for the Nashville music industry. In honor of AOB’s big wins, we’ll revisit an earlier interview with Larry Jenkins, TSU’s assistant director of bands.
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