By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Debra K. Porter Johnson was a proud graduate of Tennessee State University, a proclamation from the university said about the woman killed by a prison escapee in her home on Aug. 7. TSU President Glenda Glover, accompanied by senior university administration officials, presented the proclamation to Johnson’s family, with a special donation during a fundraiser organized by WKRN Channel 2 at Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church, where Johnson was a member. “We celebrate the life and the legacy of Debra Johnson,” Glover said. “She was just an ideal sweetheart of a person,…
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By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — “Our decisions must be about the welfare of the students. We are here for the students. We are here on behalf of the students,” President Glenda Glover said as she officially kicked off the fall semester for the university. Glover’s opening message continued with service to students during the faculty and staff gathering, held to commence the start of each academic school year. “We have an awesome responsibility to challenge minds, to change lives, and to ensure the future. Everything we do must be done with that in mind,” she…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University has received two of the top awards from HBCU DIGEST this year. President Glenda Glover was named HBCU Female President of the Year, while Christion Abercrombie was selected Male Athlete of the Year. Glover received the coveted award Aug. 2 at the ninth annual HBCU Digest Awards in Baltimore. She also accepted the award on behalf of the TSU standout who continues to recover from an on-the-field injury. Glover, the eighth and first female president of TSU, was presented with the awards during the ceremony in the Reginald…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University is among the safest college campuses in the nation, a new report shows. The National Council for Home Safety and Security, in its 2019 report of Safest Colleges in America, lists TSU in the Top 8 percent of colleges with the lowest crime rate. The report ranked TSU No. 46 of the 490 colleges rated, using law enforcement and FBI data on crime rate and police adequacy. “It is extremely important that our students, parents, along with university employees know, they are safe on our campus, and this…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Frank Stevenson, TSU’s associate vice president and dean of students, has been selected to participate in the 2019-2020 class of Leadership Nashville. Stevenson was one of 44 individuals selected from among 280 applicants to participate in the program’s 44th class, which starts in September. For more than 40 years, Leadership Nashville has organized an intensive program that assists community decision-makers. Over nine months, participants learn about pressing issues affecting their community and gain an in-depth understanding of the nature of those problems. The nonpartisan group refrains from taking positions on issues,…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — When Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover traveled to her hometown of Memphis last week, she had one goal in mind: Bring back Tupac Moseley. Moseley had recently graduated valedictorian of his class at Raleigh-Egypt High School, and received $3 million in scholarships, all while homeless his senior year. This hands-on treatment didn’t go unnoticed by the shy teen. “For the president herself to drive down to one of the schools to actually assist a student personally, one-on-one, to take him or her up there for a visit, it’s just mind…
By Emmauel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — From the 5th grade, Christian Bond always had an interest in biology and how the human body works “I remember being in a human anatomy class in the 10th grade and just being fascinated with how the various mechanisms are put in naturally,” says Bond, a top rising senior majoring in biology. “That has always been interesting to me. So, I wanted to further my education in science to understand the biology of the body.” And Bond is well on her way. Her goal is to become a doctor of osteopathic…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Renowned activist and civil rights leader, the Reverend Al Sharpton, and Georgetown University professor and bestselling author, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, will be the commencement speakers at Tennessee State University’s dual spring graduation ceremonies. Sharpton will speak on Friday, May 3, at the graduate commencement ceremony in the Howard C. Gentry Complex, beginning at 5 p.m. On Saturday, May 4, Dyson will address undergraduate students in Hale Stadium. The ceremony will begin at 8 a.m. Overall, more than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students will receive degrees in various disciplines. Sharpton, a…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — At least 40 vendors from across the city participated in the Community Health and Wellness Fair at Tennessee State University on April 5. Chiropractic care, dental screenings and HIV testing were just a few of the free services offered at the fair, which was a partnership between TSU, the DP Thomas Foundation for Obesity, Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s HIV Vaccine Program, and the Turnip Truck, a natural foods grocer in Nashville. Participants also received information on weight-loss management and nutrition, as well as fitness demonstrations and health screenings. Dolly Patton-Thomas, executive…
By Emmanuel Freeman NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University welcomes rap icon Gucci Mane for Homecoming 2018. The Billboard Music Award winner, known for hits like “I Get the Bag,” “Wake Up in the Sky,” and “Kept Back,” will headline this year’s Homecoming concert in the Gentry Center Complex on Thursday, Oct. 18. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 for students, and $35 for the public. Homecoming week runs from Sunday, Oct. 14 and culminates on Saturday, Oct. 20 with the parade along Jefferson Street, and the football game between TSU and Tennessee Tech at…