State lawmakers gave good marks to Tennessee State University during a Tuesday joint Government Operations Committee meeting. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)
Tennessee lawmakers gave Tennessee State University a vote of confidence Tuesday, just a year after the state’s only historically Black university needed help to pay its bills following decades of underfunding.
A joint Government Operations committee voted unanimously to extend the university’s board of trustees for three years, up from the typical two-year extension. The move represented a shift in support for the university’s leadership after lawmakers voted in February 2024 to replace the previous board and forced former President Glenda Glover to resign amid questions about financial and enrollment mismanagement…