Tennessee lawmakers move to remove and replace Tennessee State University Board



The same old same by the same folks, ... consistently underfund the school and play innocent while shifting the blame to the school for the consequences of the underfunding.

All state legislatures use the same play-book when it comes to HBCUs. It's a shame how many people fall for that game, considering it's the same play-book that is used to underfund, defund or deny funding for anything pertaining to black folks.

The white legislator that asked why are black kids walking by PWIs to attend an HBCU should have been asked the same about white kids walking past HBCUs to attend PWIs. We let folks like that get away with too much.
 
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Tennessee State University is back in the hot seat.

  • A year after a scathing report that was fiercely critical of the university's senior leaders, Republican lawmakers are moving to remove and replace the members of its governing board.
  • A bill that would vacate the board won approval from a Senate panel Wednesday.

Why it matters: The TSU board is in the midst of choosing a new school president. Overhauling the board now would likely change who gets to make that pivotal hire and would have long-term effects on university management.

  • Current president Glenda Glover, who was on the receiving end of lawmakers' ire, plans to retire at the end of the 2023-24 academic year.
 
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🙏 is needed for all of our HBCU's right now. This type of stuff along with many of the Red states eliminating DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) initiatives will definitely bring about challenges for our universities. The Land Grant Institutions such as TSU may need to seek Federal Government Legal Assistance to deal with these racist State leaders. (I can see melanin-challenged leadership being forced upon our institutions in the future).
 
They have underfunded the HBCUs in Alabama, but all attempts to take over have failed so far. Who knows what going to happen next. They have made shady runs into ASU and AAMU, that caused a few dark periods, but were rebuffed.

Tennessee republicans are taking over TSU.
 

Black people better wake up. The problem is so many black people keep asking what are we getting for voting, then when stuff like this happens it shows the consequences of not voting in massive numbers. We can deny it all we want to but white Americans know their days are numbered as the majority of America and they're making sure it takes generations with decades to overcome.
 
TSU did this to themselves. They had an opportunity to prove to the state they were running the institution properly and were good stewards of state funds but they failed terribly with the audit. I don't understand how people are spinning this as some type of racial attack instead of what it honestly is. Clearly they are not looking at the facts and enjoy focusing on the race aspect of this fiasco. Not everything bad that happens to Black people is unfair or racism ... sometimes it's deserved
 
tsugraytiger said:
TSU did this to themselves. They had an opportunity to prove to the state they were running the institution properly and were good stewards of state funds but they failed terribly with the audit. I don't understand how people are spinning this as some type of racial attack instead of what it honestly is. Clearly they are not looking at the facts and enjoy focusing on the race aspect of this fiasco. Not everything bad that happens to Black people is unfair or racism ... sometimes it's deserved
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How can you show you are a good steward when you a severely underfunded and you have to rob Peter to pay Paul? Don't fall for the okie doke. There may be mismanagement but underfunding many times leads to what appears to be mismanagement. They set us up to fail. The PWIs mismanage too but they have enough money to cover it up.
 
Herbert77060 said:
How can you show you are a good steward when you a severely underfunded and you have to rob Peter to pay Paul? Don't fall for the okie doke. There may be mismanagement but underfunding many times leads to what appears to be mismanagement. They set us up to fail. The PWIs mismanage too but they have enough money to cover it up.
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Was there fraud or criminal conduct mentioned in the audit? This is more than a Tennessee problem. The governor in Louisiana is seeking to appoint the chairman of the higher ed boards. Limiting African American access to higher education is a plan long in the making, with longer term consequences. We have to confront this attack on our very existence through civic mindedness and education. Apathy will no longer suffice.
 
tsugraytiger said:
TSU did this to themselves. They had an opportunity to prove to the state they were running the institution properly and were good stewards of state funds but they failed terribly with the audit. I don't understand how people are spinning this as some type of racial attack instead of what it honestly is. Clearly they are not looking at the facts and enjoy focusing on the race aspect of this fiasco. Not everything bad that happens to Black people is unfair or racism ... sometimes it's deserved
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You definitely live in fantasy land. It was definitely a move for them to take over and show power. This is the same legislature who suspended the two brothers.
 
https://www.tennessean.com/story/ne...tennessee-state-university-board/73124246007/ The article gives insight into a lot. TNSU audit found no mismanagement of funds. The 250 million that TnSU received last year went to scholarships or debt students incurred (which helped many students stay in school and graduate and incoming freshman have a pathway of not worrying about money problems. That is why TnSU saw an increase in enrollment, but the Tennessee legislators got upset because students were staying in hotels. TnSU officials made it known that many universities put students in hotels. The article also talked about the 2.1 billion in underfunding. “Tennessee State University was denied those resources, and because they were denied the resources there were problems that occurred," said Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis. "But instead of us rectifying the problems that we created through racist policies by underfunding Tennessee State University, we're now advocating to vacate their board."
 
IMHO, the critical mistake HBCU land grant institutions are making (thus far) is not filling a FEDERAL lawsuit (perhaps class action) to retrieve 100% of the billions that has been stolen. The aforementioned can be done IN ADDITION to what HBCU(s) and black state legislators are doing in their respective states for different buckets of monies due. If our black state legislators and HBCU communities think the conservative state legislators have any intent of dealing fairly, they have loss their new age minds. Tennessee is currently ground zero, so you can expect copy cat states to follow their blueprint. I believe Georgia (HBCU Alums) have the right idea……..

www.highereddive.com

Georgia system sued over alleged underfunding of 3 public HBCUs

The lawsuit says poor state investment has disadvantaged Black students at these institutions and subjected them to de facto segregation.
www.highereddive.com www.highereddive.com
 
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Aubryknight said:
Was there fraud or criminal conduct mentioned in the audit? This is more than a Tennessee problem. The governor in Louisiana is seeking to appoint the chairman of the higher ed boards. Limiting African American access to higher education is a plan long in the making, with longer term consequences. We have to confront this attack on our very existence through civic mindedness and education. Apathy will no longer suffice.
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The audits found no wrong by the school.

Roland Martin did his show from a church near the college (It was planned to be done at TSU who decided not to). He and others called out everyone including the NAACP-who TOLD members to NOT wear NAACP stuff.

They know who the new members are and they are all TSU alum.
 
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