Rate this HBCU Day 75: Texas Southern University

[DrBanneker]

We last covered Central State University which received an average score of 5.75.

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Today we head to H-Town to review Texas Southern University, the second largest HBCU in Texas after Prairie View A&M. Texas Southern's origin story is similar to that of Mississippi Valley State University. It was established by the Texas legislature as one of many last ditch attempts to prove separate can be equal and prevent Blacks enrolling in Texas public PWIs. It was founded in 1947 using the 1927 founded junior college Houston College for Negroes as a nucleus.

From the start Texas Southern was supposed to offer Black Texans everything they needed so they wouldn't advocate for entry into UT and other schools. Within a year of its opening it also had a law school and pharmacy school. However, despite the claimed intentions of its founding it was not adequately funded and supported like White institutions.

Texas Southern students were integral to local civil rights movement initiating sit-ins and even clashing with the police in 1967. In a more recent controversy, in 2020 the Governor appointed Board of Trustees changed the by-laws allowing them to remove any Texas Southern employee and they terminated then president Austin Lane accusing him of fraud. Later admitting he committed no wrongdoing, the Board had to pay him $900k.




Founded: 1947 (antecedent in 1927)

City, State: Houston, TX

Type: 4-year, Public

Nickname: Tigers

Enrollment and percent Black enrollment: 7,524 (5,726 undergraduate), 89% Black

Part-time student percentage: 15%

First Generation Student Percentage: 39%

Percentage of students from households under $30k/over $100k: 62% / 4%

Out of State Percentage: 17%, (Top States: Louisiana, California, Illinois, Michigan, Colorado)

Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 15:1

Admissions Acceptance Rate: 63%

4-yr/6-yr graduation rates: 8% / 23%

Transfer out rate: 35%

Male/Female percentages (Female:Male Ratio): 36% male/ 64% female (1.8:1 ratio)

Tuition: In-state: $9k, Out-of-state: $22k

Median Federal Debt After Graduation: $29k

Median Parent PLUS Loans After Graduation: $20k

Median Earning 10-Years after 10 years from freshman year: $36k

Median Earnings for specific majors after 3 years after graduation:
Computer Science: $59k, Multidisciplinary: $54k, Accounting: $53k, Business administration: $52k

Top Majors by Degrees:
Business Administration, Communication/Journalism/Broadcasting, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Biology, Sports Management, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering


Endowment: $78M

Alumni Engagement: N/A

Athletic Conference: SWAC (NCAA Div I)

Mascot: Tigers

Main Campus:

Alexander Durley Stadium

Gym

Ocean of Soul Marching Band

Cheerleaders

Sensations Dancers

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[DrBanneker]

Notable Alumni:
Barbara Jordan - Groundbreaking congresswoman and presidential candidate

Michael Strahan - Hall of Fame NFL player and TV personality

Yolanda Adams - gospel and R&B singer

Megan Thee Stallion - rapper/singer

Mickey Leland - US Congressman who died in a plane crash in Ethiopia

 

[TEH]

Meg also went to PVAMU

 

[Silkk]

I dont know shyt about TSU tbh. Always mixing them up witg Texas State

 

[DrBanneker]

Meg also went to PVAMU

Yeah I tagged her there too. LOL someone in that thread mentioned she went to TSU

 

[DrBanneker]

I dont know shyt about TSU tbh. Always mixing them up witg Texas State

To be real, I tagged you since you are in the Houston thread a lot. I figured someone in that thread knows something.

 

[get these nets]

Great profile. Notable alumni list has good range.
Almost 3 years after President Lane stepped down, the current president just resigned a few days ago.

TSU President Lesia Crumpton-Young suddenly retires, just 2 years after taking position

President Lesia Crumpton-Young retires from role at Texas Southern University after just two years at the campus.

www.houstonchronicle.com

Likely due to the same political bullsh*t that you mentioned in the profile.

The same bull that lead to President Ruth Simmons of PVMAU to step down, last year.

After leaving PVMAU, Simmons is now inolved in an advisory role at Rice U. She brokered an arrangement between Rice and TSU that was just signed

Rice, TSU announce expanded partnership

Rice University and Texas Southern University (TSU) have announced a partnership to share resources, expertise and best practices to build stronger bridges between their institutions and communities.

news.rice.edu

 

[DrBanneker]

Great profile. Notable alumni list has good range.
Almost 3 years after President Lane stepped down, the current president just resigned a few days ago. Likely due to the same political bullsh*t that you mentioned in the profile.

The same bull that lead to the President Ruth Simmons of PVMAU to step down, last year.

After leaving PVMAU, Simmons is now inolved in an advisory role at Rice U. She brokered an arrangement between Rice and TSU that was just signed

Rice, TSU announce expanded partnership

Rice University and Texas Southern University (TSU) have announced a partnership to share resources, expertise and best practices to build stronger bridges between their institutions and communities.

news.rice.edu

Texas state government been on some terrible BS with HBCUs lately

I hope you aren't right and this will be a template for Desantis.

 

[Mike_Pipeson]

I went to UofH down the street but dated a few TSU women back in the day, plus got a few family members who graduated there.

Shame the presidents keep changing due to BS

 

[staticshock]

One of my favorite schools..band was a force in the 80s & 2000s & they’re on the come up again. Their basketball team is legendary..one of the few HBCUs who you can say they can hang with the big schools on the court

 

[get these nets]

Texas state government been on some terrible BS with HBCUs lately

I hope you aren't right and this will be a template for Desantis.

When the full series is completed, members here can have a real informed discussion about what the future of HBCUs, and the futures of the individual schools will look like. By extension, the future of Black higher education in America.

The backstories in the series have reinforced the resiliency and agency of African American leaders and educators. And how they've worked to counter and push back against the forces working against their interests.
Modern day educators and leaders have seen the direction that the Desantises/Abbotts of the world want to steer the education systems. It's just above the surface now for the rest of us to see.

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In TX and FL, I see resources, students, faculty shifting towards private institutions and away from the publics.

 

[BrehWyatt]

Administrative stability is terrible by HBCU/smaller school standards, which says A LOT.

Co-eds/women are TOP TIER.

Athletics are fairly respectable across the board except the one sport where it matters (Football). Men's hoops always represents well.

Campus looks cool, location is historically significant but less than ideal.

I'll go with 7.5-8.

 

[Houston911]

8.5/10

 

[get these nets]

 

[get these nets]

Texas Southern University to remain independent, officials say

Texas Southern University to remain independent after concerns raised over sudden turnover in presidency

www.houstonchronicle.com

Texas Southern University denies claims of seeking to join system​

June 16, 2023

The Texas Southern University Board of Regents denied claims Thursday that they are considering allowing the HBCU to be absorbed by one of Texas’ larger university systems after a quick turnover in the presidency.

Sen. Borris Miles wrote in an email that he learned the board met with leadership in the Texas House of Representatives to discuss shifting away from its independent governing structure. TSU officials said they could not confirm whether a meeting took place – but they were adamant that the school would remain under its own control