By Lucas Johnson NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University Professor Janice M. Williams has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to South Africa in Dental Sciences. Prof. Williams will lecture in the dental therapy program at the University of KwaZulu Natal as part of a project to teach students and train faculty on the integration of hybrid and online learning curriculum. “I am very excited to receive this Fulbright Scholar Award,” Williams said. “It will ultimately help fulfill my lifelong aspiration of traveling the world and exposing myself to different cultures in hope of becoming a…
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By Lucas Johnson NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University has launched a national initiative that seeks to bring coding experiences to historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and underserved communities. TSU hosted the inaugural “HBCU C2 Presidential Academy” July 14-19 through its newly established National Center for Smart Technology Innovations. HBCU C2 will bring coding and creativity opportunities to students across HBCU campuses and to a broad group of students across Nashville. Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted following the launch: “Anything is possible when people come together with a shared vision. Thank you to @TSUedu for your…
By Lucas Johnson Kelli Sharpe contributing writer NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University joined the world in remembering alumna Wilma Glodean Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympiad. She also galvanized the country and made the world take notice as the first African American female to accomplish this feat. Rudolph would have been 79 on Sunday, June 23. But even in death, her legacy lives on. “We are so very blessed to have had the great Olympic Champion and former Tigerbelle Wilma Rudolph attend and graduate from Tennessee State University,”…
By Lucas Johnson NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — A Tennessee State University agriculture professor has received close to a million dollars to conduct research that will study how crops adapt to climate change. Dr. Jianwei Li received the $999,429 from the National Science Foundation. It will be used to study the effects of high temperatures on microbiome, or the combined genetic material of microorganisms in a particular environment, in cropland soils in Middle Tennessee. Li said there is very little data in this area, and the consequential release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which scientists say is one…
By Lucas Johnson NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University Police Chief Gregory Robinson is the recipient of a prestigious international campus safety award. Robinson has been selected to receive the 2019 International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) Award for Administrative Excellence. He will be presented the award in June at a ceremony in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The IACLEA is the leading authority for campus public safety. Its members represent campus law enforcement and security issues before law and policy makers, higher education officials, and members of the public around the globe. “This award is…
By Lucas Johnson NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University Spring Commencement speakers, civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton and bestselling author Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, were presented honorary degrees. Sharpton gave the address at the Graduate Commencement Ceremony on May 3, and Sharpton spoke at the Undergraduate Commencement the following day. They received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in recognition of their body of work, and their impact on society. Both men encouraged graduates to continue to better themselves. “Tonight, you have shown you can achieve something,” said Sharpton, who serves as the host of…
By Lucas Johnson NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — A number of graduates in Tennessee State University’s spring commencement will go right into the workforce once they get their degrees. And they have TSU to thank. “Tennessee State University has definitely prepared me professionally,” says T’Anna Williams, a computer science major headed to Northrop Grumman. “It’s really awesome having a job lined up after I graduate. That’s one less stress.” More than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students will receive degrees in various disciplines in this year’s dual graduation ceremonies. The graduate commencement ceremony is Friday, May 3, at 5 p.m.…
NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University will soon implement a new program that will allow veterans to count military training for credit hours when they enroll at the institution. TSU plans to launch the new initiative this fall with a $69,200 grant from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. The program is part of the State of Tennessee’s Veteran Reconnect initiative. “We owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women that have sacrificed so much for our nation’s freedom, and providing a seamless process for them to pursue their education, during and after their service,…
By Lucas Johnson NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — High school students recently participated in a summer program at Tennessee State University that taught them how to not only fly a drone, but build one. Drone pilot and program instructor Wendy Jackson-Dowe, a TSU alum, gives some final direction to student McKenna Harris before flight. (photo by Lucas Johnson, TSU Media Relations) The initiative is part of a one-week pre-college program at TSU that seeks to encourage high school students to consider STEM careers. Last year, students learned how to design and build an app. “This year, we decided to…
By Lucas Johnson NASHVILLE, TN (TSU News Service) — Tennessee State University received awards for “Best Student Organization” and “Alumnus of the Year” at the recent 2018 Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ Digest Awards. The winners were announced at a ceremony on June 22 in Washington, D.C. TSU’s Collegiate Citizens Policy Academy received the “Best Student Organization” honor, and James Shaw, Jr. got the top alumnus award. The Academy, believed to be the first in the nation, is an opportunity for students to see “what real police work looks like,” says TSU Dean of Students Frank Stevenson, the brainchild of…