By Lucas Johnson NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) – TSU alumna and media mogul Oprah Winfrey was the talk of the 2018 Golden Globes after her acceptance speech Sunday for the coveted Cecil B. DeMille Award. TSU alumna Oprah Winfrey. While receiving the lifetime achievement designation was groundbreaking for Winfrey as the first African American female, it was her remarks that had a lasting impact. Tennessee State University President Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover had these comments on Winfrey’s trailblazing achievement. “On the behalf of Tennessee State University family, we congratulate Ms. Winfrey, a fellow alumnae of our university, on receiving…
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By Lucas Johnson TSU Media Relations NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University participated in the ceremonial signing of historic legislation that will benefit HBCUs across the state. Gov. Bill Haslam on Wednesday signed the “Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities” that creates an office within the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to focus on HBCUs, public and private. “Governor Bill Haslam’s signing of the HBCU Initiative is an historic moment for the State of Tennessee and speaks to his ongoing commitment to higher education,” said TSU President Glenda Glover. “Funding this legislation sends a clear message on…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) -Tennessee State University graduates look to have an advantage entering the workforce due to a $2 million career development grant from the United Negro College Fund. Staff with the university’s career development center believe the funding will give them the tools to prepare and ultimately help TSU graduates secure employment immediately. “We want to make sure that when they graduate, they’ll have jobs,” said Tina Reed, associate director of TSU’s Career Development Center. A number of students who graduated from TSU in May had jobs waiting for them. Most of them credited faculty at TSU…
By Lucas Johnson, TSU, Department of Media Relations NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — The late father of Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover was honored for his leadership and community service as a civil rights activist. An unveiling ceremony in Memphis, Tennessee, took place on Saturday, June 17, to name a portion of Weaver Road after Henry Earl Baskin, Sr. The Memphis City Council earlier this year approved the street naming resolution that was sponsored by Councilman Edmund Ford, Jr. and Councilwoman Patrice J. Robinson. “My family and I are extremely grateful and humbled by this recognition for our…
By Lucas Johnson NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) –Tennessee State is a step closer to having a university board. The state Legislature on Monday, Feb. 13, approved Gov. Bill Haslam’s nominees for TSU’s University Board of Trustees. The Senate unanimously approved the group, and the House overwhelmingly passed them 94-3. The nominees now head to the governor’s desk for final approval. The board is part of the governor’s Focus on College and University Success (FOCUS) Act, which changes the way public higher education institutions in Tennessee are governed. Instead of being under the Tennessee Board of Regents, the state’s six…