Texas State Representative John Zerwas provided the coin toss for Texas Southern University’s November 11th football game against the Southern University Jaguars. Zerwas, who represents District 28, which encompasses...
HOUSTON (August 30, 2018) – Texas Southern University (TSU) scholars will help in the fight against cancer via a recently announced $5.1 million academic research grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)....
HOUSTON (August 9, 2018) – The Accreditation Committee of the American Bar Association (ABA) has concluded that Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law is making progress toward full compliance of several...
Southern University Vice President for University Advancement Eva K. Pickens and KTSU Radio 90.9 FM General Manager Ernest Walker are announcing a new schedule line up, new shows and hosts at the university’s radio station. TSU students...
Texas Southern University was honored with 2017 Tree Campus USA® recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management.
“Students are eager to volunteer in their communities and...
Texas Southern University Tigers have been selected as the #4 seed in the 2018 NCAA Baseball Tournament. TSU will face the Texas Longhorns, seeded #1 in the tournament’s regional match-up, on Friday, June 1 at 8:00 p.m. CDT in Austin....
The world-renowned Debate Team at Texas Southern University received a proclamation from Mayor Sylvester Turner and City Councilman Dwight Boykins in honor of their win at the inaugural HBCU National Speech and Debate Championship Tournament in...
When Texas Southern University Computer Science professor, Dr. Oscar Criner sat down with his students in 2013 to develop new software, he urged his students to assess the market and see where the programming application needs were.
“We...
Jesse H. Jones School of Business alumna Marinda Frugé has been elected to represent the District of Columbia in the Miss Black U.S. Ambassador Program. Frugé will be competing in the national pageant July 3-9 in Oklahoma...
The Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company Fund are searching for students to compete in the 2016 Ford Historically Black Colleges and Universities Community Challenge. The program, now in its fourth year, has awarded more than $200,000 in...
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority visited Texas Southern on June 19 for a bench dedication and to present a check for $10,000 to TSU President Dr. Austin A. Lane as part of their “29 Moments of Service” and the #ThinkHBCU initiative....
HOUSTON (June 20, 2018) -The Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Texas Southern University has received accreditation from AACSB International. The organization's peer-review team delivered a rigorous evaluation that included checking...
HOUSTON (June 20, 2018) – KTSU-FM 90.9, the community radio station on the campus of Texas Southern University has been ranked #29 nationwide in public radio, according to a report by Nielsen Audio via the Radio Research Consortium. KTSU...
HOUSTON (June 26, 2018) – The collective work from 21 art majors at Texas Southern University is the focus of an innovative new exhibit. Changing of the Guard: Emerging Artists of 2018steps out of the artistic norm...
TSUPresident Austin A. Lane, Tarrant County College Chancellor Eugene Giovannini (l-r, seated) with Glenn O. Lewis, chairman and TCC Provost Elva LeBlanc after signing an academic partnership agreement in Fort HOUSTON (June...
HOUSTON (June 21, 2018) – Attorney Jaime Tijerina has been appointed judge of the 93rd Judicial District Court by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. His term will expire on Dec. 31, 2018 or until his successor is elected. Tijerina, a native of...
Texas Southern University will hold two ceremonies for the 2018 Spring Commencement. Ceremony One will start at 8:00 a.m. and Ceremony Two will begin at 12:30 p.m.
“Commencement is a momentous occasion for the students, faculty, and...
Texas Southern University Tigers have been selected as the #4 seed in the 2018 NCAA Baseball Tournament. TSU will face the Texas Longhorns, seeded #1 in the tournament’s regional match-up, on Friday, June 1 at 8:00 p.m. CDT in Austin....
Texas Southern University (TSU) is proud to announce that Dr. Lillian B. Poats, dean of the College of Education, and Mary Young, executive director and chief of police for the Department of Public Safety, have been named as two of...
Beyoncé, through her BeyGOOD initiative, has announced a partnership with Google.org, the charitable arm of tech giant Google, to award four new scholarships to Historic Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as part of her Homecoming...
HOUSTON (April 12, 2018) – Texas Southern University (TSU) is proud to join a consortium of colleges with Rice University in its plan to develop an innovation hub for Houston. The initiative will be housed in the former Sears building in...
Roland Martin, an award-winning print, radio and television journalist who is a host on TV One, will be the keynote speaker at Spring Commencement exercises at Texas Southern University on Saturday, May 12. TSU will hold two ceremonies at 8:00...
Tamron Hall, an Emmy-nominated journalist, former national news anchor for NBC News, and current host of Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall on the Investigation Discovery channel will serve as keynote speaker for Texas Southern...
Texas Southern University President Austin A. Lane has held meetings with leaders of local, state and national companies and organizations in an effort to enhance real-world experiences for TSU students. The effort is designed to strengthen...
Texas Southern University officials commemorated construction of its new Library Learning Center today in a special groundbreaking ceremony. The library will be located adjacent to the Barbara Jordan–Mickey Leland School of Public...
Dr. Thomas F. Freeman was the inaugural recipient of Mayor Sylvester Turner's History Makers Awards–Living Legend. Freeman was feted on February 9 at the Houstonian Hotel at a luncheon hosted by Comcast. Dr. Bobbie...
HOUSTON (March 15, 2018) – Texas Southern University (TSU) continues its historic drive in the NCAA Tournament after moving on Wednesday night with a decisive 64-46 win over North Carolina Central in the First Four round of the NCAA...
HOUSTON (March 15, 2018) – The world-renowned Debate Team at Texas Southern University won the 28th Annual International Forensics Association’s Speech and Debate Tournament held March 12-13, 2018 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
HOUSTON (March 13, 2018) – Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced a joint agreement today in which Precinct One will pay $30 million to improve seven streets in the Texas Southern...
HOUSTON (March 12, 2018) – Comcast has partnered with Texas Southern University (TSU) to offer its Xfinity On Campus service to TSU students. Students can now watch live TV, On Demand and recorded content on their IP-enabled devices,...
Texas Southern University has been recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation offering online learning by The Community for Accredited Online Schools (AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org). The site released its annual ranking for 2017, honoring...
The world-renowned Debate Team at Texas Southern University won the inaugural HBCU National Speech and Debate Championship Tournament on January 28 at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. The three-day competition featured teams from 22 historically...
Texas Southern University accepted $500,000 payment from the State Office of Risk Management (SORM) September 12 to begin repairs to campus buildings following Hurricane Harvey in early September. The funds are proceeds from SORM’s...
Dr. Thomas F. Freeman was the inaugural recipient of Mayor Sylvester Turner's History Makers Awards–Living Legend. Freeman was feted on February 9 at the Houstonian Hotel at a luncheon hosted by Comcast. Dr. Bobbie...
Texas Southern is kicking off Black History Month with the Black History is Our History campaign. This initiative will recognize those who have contributed to the University’s rich 90-year history and the local, national and global...
Dr. Bobby Wilson has been honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) “for his extraordinary efforts to significantly increase the number of African Americans with Ph.D. degrees in science, technology,...
The Office of Continuing Education has increased its online certificate programming with the addition of the Attorney Ricky Anderson Entertainment Law Institute Virtual Campus (ARAELI). The institute’s e-learning certificates are...
Stanley Nelson, an award-winning documentary filmmaker, visited Texas Southern as part of his HBCU tour to promote his new film, Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities. TSU and KTSU sponsored a screening and panel...
Dr. Robert D. Bullard, distinguished professor of urban planning and environmental policy at TSU, was ranked 11th in the top 25 rankings of urban planning faculty in the United States and Canada. Professor Bullard’s book, Dumping in...
The Office of Continuing Education has increased its online certificate programming with the addition of the Attorney Ricky Anderson Entertainment Law Institute Virtual Campus (ARAELI). The institute’s e-learning certificates are...
HOUSTON (January 22, 2018) – Texas Southern University (TSU) announced the establishment of the Center for Justice Research (CJR), a new initiative designed to produce innovative solutions to criminal justice reform and address...