Texas Southern University proudly congratulates Jazmine Gendorf, the Summer 2023 Salutatorian, whose journey from Waco to Houston has been marked by academic excellence, athletic prowess, and a commitment to making a positive impact on the...
Fall 2023 graduate Jacob Bey loves Texas Southern University, and he’s not ashamed to tell anyone who listens. “I bleed maroon and gray,” he said. “I can say I really lived the college, Texas Southern...
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) and Texas Southern University (TSU) announced a partnership to train aspiring teachers. Through the initiative, students in TSU’s College of Education will earn their teacher certification...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University was selected as one of the eleven “Grantmakers” under its $600 million...
For Houston native Isaac Palacio, it was TSU or bust.
“Texas Southern University was my first-choice college graduating from high school so knowing that I was going to be attending an HBCU as a Latin American was definitely a big step...
The newest tv news reporter in Houston is TSU alumna Katiera Winfrey. She returned home in December to work for KHOU, Houston’s CBS affiliate, after making history as the first multicultural reporter in Indianapolis, Indiana. As the...
A Legacy of Dr. Hunters: In the Hunter family, the title of "Dr. Hunter" isn't just a designation; it's a legacy. J'Naudia's grandfather, father, mother, brother, sister-in-law, and adoptive brother—all...
👩🏾🎓 Graduate Spotlight: Valencia Stewart, Master of Science in Transportation Planning and Management, Fall 2023
Armed with a Master of Science in Transportation Planning and Management, Valencia...
A Journey Rooted in 5th Ward and Yates High: Hailing from the vibrant communities of 5th Ward and South Park in Houston, TX, Tynesha is a proud graduate of Jack Yates High School. Her journey is a testament to the strength that emanates from...
Catherine “Cat” Hernandez has been named valedictorian for Fall 2023.
The Port Lavaca native was a pitcher on TSU’s softball team. Balancing softball, academics, and life in the big city was tough, but she made it...
Houston City Council unanimously approved Houston Airports to use $5.5 million from its Airport Improvement Fund to build the Texas Southern University Flight Academy at Ellington Airport.
The 2-acre facility will be...
TSU Professor of biology Dr. Alamelu Sundaresan traveled to New York this semester to serve as a distinguished guest speaker for the UN General Assembly Science Summit.
The summit is considered a paramount gathering of global thought leaders,...
Armand Byrd is a two-time Tiger. He earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration and an executive master's degree in Public Administration. Byrd spent time as a parole officer for the State of Texas, serving in the...
Megan Thee Stallion returned to her alma mater, Texas Southern University (TSU), to surprise select graduating seniors with the Flamin’ Hot® scholarship fund totaling $175,000.
While on campus, the three-time GRAMMY...
Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch and Texas Southern University have been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to use human-centered artificial intelligence to tackle the social and cultural...
Houston's mayoral candidates will gather on stage at Texas Southern University Monday to debate the biggest issues the city is facing. The debate is sponsored by ABC13 in partnership with TSU.
It will feature candidates who are polling at...
Aris Singleton graduated from Texas Southern University in 2017. Six years later, she is the youngest CEO of a textured hair care brand. In September, she graced the cover of the Collector’s Issue of JET Magazine.
“I am filled...
From expanding state parks and high-speed internet access to authorizing property tax relief and financing natural gas electric generating plants, a new survey suggests Texas voters are poised to approve some of the highest-profile proposed...
Texas Southern University is set to launch a new institute aimed at increasing participation in the electoral process with the support of a $990,000 grant from Houston Endowment Inc.
The Institute for Voter and Civic Engagement, led by TSU...
The Texas Southern University Board of Regents elected Regent Brandon L. Simmons as its new chairman during its regular meeting on Thursday, October 19, 2023.
Chairman Simmons is an entrepreneur, investor, and former corporate attorney. He is an...
Texas Southern University (TSU) and Wiley College, a private Historically Black college in Marshall, Texas, have formalized a new partnership to assist students in completing undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The partnership creates pathways for...
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Economic Impact and Diversity (ED) has announced a cooperative agreement totaling approximately $1.5 million to Texas Southern University (TSU) Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate...
The Texas Southern University Foundation recently announced it was awarded more than $1 million by Houston Endowment to support the establishment and operations of The Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law’s...
It is with deep sadness to announce that Dr. Dianne Jemison Pollard peacefully transitioned to be with the Lord on October 4, 2023. Dr. Jemison Pollard was survived by her son Edward (Vanessa), daughter Celestine, grandchildren EJ and...
Dr. Peter Hotez, a world-renowned epidemiologist and leading infectious disease expert known widely for his contributions to COVID-19 research, is the first speaker of the new academic year for the TSU TALK / Frederick Douglass Lecture. The...
Texas Southern University celebrated its 96th Founders’ Day with the annual Founders’ Day Convocation. Hundreds of students, as well as faculty, staff and alumni were greeted by Interim President Dr. Mary E....
In the latest edition of InsideTSU: The U.S. Department of State recognizes Texas Southern University as a Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leader for the fourth consecutive year for its support of international students, TSU students overcome...
Texas Southern University has been named as a Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader for the fourth consecutive year.
Each year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and...
The team from Texas Southern University (TSU) earned third place in the 5th annual Moguls in the Making entrepreneurial pitch competition, where 60 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) developed innovative and...
Texas Southern University’s Center for Justice Research, Baylor College of Medicine, and UTHealth McGovern Medical School will receive $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to examine perinatal health disparities in the...
Carme Williams, CFRE, a veteran fundraising executive with almost three decades of experience serving higher education institutions and non-profits has been named Advancement Consultant-Interim Vice President of Development and Alumni Affairs at...
In the latest edition of InsideTSU: the TSU-PVAMU rivalry comes alive in time for the Labor Day Classic; students start the new academic year with a host activities for Welcome Week. Read about the National Battle of the Bands competition...
The administration of Texas Southern University (TSU) announced the balances owed to the university were forgiven for more than 2,000 students.
More than 900 students who had begun registering for the fall 2023 semester are now able to continue...
Houston radio legend Madd Hatta is finding ways to give back to the community that gave so much to him throughout his career. The 30 year media vet has influenced culture and dominated Houston airwaves as the host of the city’s #1...
In the latest edition of InsideTSU: It’s that time of year once again, we welcome new and returning students to their homes away from home; freshman class tops more than 1,300 this fall; and students return to campus and engage in a host...
A new Official Texas Historical Marker for the late alumnus and Congressman George Thomas “Mickey” Leland was unveiled at Texas Southern University during a formal ceremony on August 18, 2023, at the Barbara Jordan-Mickey...
Texas Southern University student leaders are invited to participate in the Student Leadership Institute (SLI). This is a one-day, mandatory training for all students serving as president for a registered TSU organization. Please...
Texas Southern University alumnus Brandon Jones is making professional moves. Comerica Bank announced he has been promoted from vice president of external affairs to senior vice president for external affairs.
In his new role, Jones...
The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has selected Dr. Aisha Moultry, interim dean for TSU’s College of Transdisciplinary Studies professionals to participate in the 2023 Emerging Leaders...
The record high temperatures in Texas during this summer have left many parched and in need of constant hydration. Members of the Texas Southern University Ocean of Soul Marching Band are no different. As members rehearse their musical parts and...
Texas Southern University’s aviation program has achieved one of the highest levels of recognition in the industry. The program has been professionally accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI).
“This...
The Choice, KTSU 90.9, has made listening to its urban alternative station, The Vibe, easier. KTSU has expanded the listening experience by placing The Vibe on 90.9 FM HD2.
The Vibe launched in 2020 to target millennials and Generation Z through a...
As a child growing and coming of age in rural Nacogdoches, Texas, for Bertrand “Bert” Simmons, Texas Southern University alumnus (class of 1975), the importance of philanthropy and giving back from his parents.
“Both...
In his new role with Arizona State University as an assistant professor of music business in the School of Music, Dance and Theatre, Texas Southern University alumnus Gregory Daniel, Esq. brings a breadth of knowledge and skill set that will...
In today’s art world, digitization is central to the preservation and durability of artifacts. For this reason, Humanities Texas awarded Texas Southern University $20,000 to support the major project HBCU Art Legacy: Digitizing Texas...
The Texas Southern University community celebrates the recognition of Dr. Alvia Wardlaw, professor and director/curator of the University Museum on becoming a Houston 2024 Women of Distinction for Champions for a Cure for the...
Texas Southern University students and faculty recently attended the HBCU History & Culture Access Consortium Student Leadership Convening in Atlanta and hosted by Clark Atlanta University, as part of the University Museum's ongoing...
Thanks to the generosity of a donor, the Texas Southern University Department of Music has acquired a Steinway piano complete with SPIRIO Technology. The piano was purchased by the donor only four years ago and has a replacement value of...
Texas Southern University has launched the annual Back to School Alumni Giveback campaign. Each year, the University accepts support from alumni and friends to help ensure student success as they prepare for a new academic year.
“Our...
In the latest edition of InsideTSU: A new student regent joins the TSU Board of Regents, former U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Roderick (Rod) R. Paige celebrates 90th birthday by raising funding for and endowment scholarship for students...
Retirement is not slowing Roderick (Rod) R. Paige, Ed.D., former U.S. Secretary of Education, in continuing his vision and mission to affect change in addressing many of the challenges presently faced by teachers and administrator in urban school...
Texas Southern University is hosting 40 rising seventh through ninth grade girls for the GEMS Camp. GEMS, which stands for Girls interested in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science, is a 501(c)3 based out of Dallas.
The GEMS Camp was founded in...
The Texas Southern University community honored Juneteenth at several events both on campus and in the greater Houston region.
Most of the activities, throughout the holiday weekend, paid homage to enslaved persons in Galveston, Texas, who were...
During Juneteenth celebrations, Kroger and Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages announced a generous donation of $40,000 to Texas Southern University to assist with sustainability programs and student food security efforts. Both companies united for...
Members of the Texas Southern University Board of Regents have unanimously appointed Mary Evans Sias, Ph.D. to assume the role of interim president. Dr. Sias, a member of the TSU Board of Regents and appointed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott in...
The Greater Houston Partnership and the Houston Energy Transition Initiative (HETI), in partnership with five regional universities, including Texas Southern University, the University of Houston, University of Texas, Austin, Rice University and...
Members of the Texas Southern University community will honor Juneteenth at several events throughout the month on campus and in the Houston region.
Juneteenth celebrates the day that enslaved persons in Galveston, Texas, were notified of their...
Texas Southern University graduate, Perry J. Miller, has been selected as chair of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) for 2023-24. Founded in 1928, AAAE is the world’s largest professional organization representing...
The Texas Southern University Board of Regents (BOR), in alignment with a core requirement of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, has appointed Dakota Doman, Ed.D. acting chief executive officer (CEO) for...
Texas Southern University’s Executive Master of Public Administration Program and the League of Women Voters-Houston have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish cooperative initiatives to support civic engagement...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed seven student regents to their respective universities, including Texas Southern University, for terms set to expire on May 31, 2024.
Dylan Getwood of Port Arthur, who is pursuing a...
There are so many amazing things happening at Texas Southern University. In the final InsideTSU of the spring semester, we recap commencement where more than 900 students graduated, the Ocean of Soul is selected to perform in the Pepsi National...
Nora Rodriguez came to Texas Southern University from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
“I felt so supported,” she said. “It just felt like TSU was giving me this hug and they were just helping me through anything I...
Devansh Chadha’s journey to salutatorian started on the other side of the world.
“I’m from Kolkata, India,” Chadha said. “That’s where home is for me. But I spent junior and senior year...
Students in Texas Southern University’s Future Bankers Leadership Program (FBLP) achieved an impressive 100 percent pass rate for a key professional certification exam – giving them a distinct advantage as they pursue careers...
Texas Southern University to cohost international conference and workshops as part of the Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC partnership for the Aerosol, Cloud, Precipitation and Climate (ACPC) working group on May 17-19. The ACPC meeting will be...
Texas Southern University graduating senior Dexter Maryland has been awarded a 2023 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship following a highly competitive nationwide contest. A distinguished panel selected him out of almost 900 outstanding...
In this special Commencement edition of InsideTSU: Texas Southern University to graduate 926 students during Spring Commencement, spring valedictorian and salutatorian make TSU history, the newly-established College of Transdisciplinary Studies...
Texas Southern University graduates will cross the stage during Spring Commencement on Saturday, May 13, 2023. The ceremony will recognize and celebrate students who have persevered through portions of an academic journey impacted by COVID-19 and...
A mother-daughter duo is creating another special bond as they graduate together at the Texas Southern University’s Spring Commencement with Doctor of Pharmacy degrees. Still, they can now boast being the first- and second-generation...
The Texas Southern Department of Athletics made history as a pair of student-athletes were named the TSU Spring 2023 Baccalaureate Degree Class Valedictorian and Salutatorian in softball's Nora Rodriguez and men's golf Devansh...
Rice University and Texas Southern University (TSU) are excited to announce a partnership to share resources, expertise and best practices to build stronger bridges between our institutions and communities. We believe this collaboration will...
Texas Southern University today announced it has established a new scholarship program, The Milton Carroll Scholarship Fund presented by CenterPoint Energy, in recognition of former CenterPoint Energy Board chairman and former TSU Board of Regents...
Texas Southern University has enjoyed a big week! In this edition of InsideTSU, we celebrate groundbreaking partnerships at the annual President's Tiger Ball, the aviation program reaches new heights with approval from the City of Houston for...
Houston Airports continues to invest in aviation by supporting the next generation of aeronautical professionals with an innovative learning environment.
On Wednesday, May 3, 2023, Houston City Council gave final approval and authorized a binding...
The Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice has been awarded a $1.05 million grant from the Macquarie Group Foundation, which drives social impact work for Macquarie Group. This grant will be used to fund a new Bullard Center HBCU...
Texas Southern University (TSU) hosted its second annual President’s Tiger Ball at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday, April 29, 2023. This event, presented by the TSU Foundation Board of Trustees, serves as...
Texas Southern University will welcome Dietra Trent, Ph.D., executive director of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHI-HBCUs) as...
A seasoned higher education administrator and effective champion of faculty and student success will become the new provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Texas Southern University. Dr. Carl Goodman will arrive at TSU on July...
Three Texas Southern University students placed second overall in the final case study competition in The Goldman Sachs Market Madness: HBCU Possibilities Program. The presentation was held April 24 at the Goldman Sachs corporate headquarters in...
Texas Southern University will host fashion scholars from around the world for “Text & Textile,” a two-day symposium and fashion show, on April 20-21.
Students, faculty and alumni are collaborating on this...
Texas Southern University and PNC Bank will launch the PNC Regional Center for Entrepreneurship during a roadshow event on Thursday, April 13 from 12-4 p.m.. Through PNC’s support for this initiative, the Center for Entrepreneurship will...
The Texas Southern University Cheerleading Team made history as they won a national title at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) College National Championship in Daytona Beach, Florida on Friday. Competing in the Cheer Spirit...
The Final Four has come and gone, but the impact will go with four TSU students well into their future. During Final Four weekend, they were awarded Earvin “Magic” Johnson Coca-Cola scholarships in the amount of $5,000.
Amos...
TSU celebrates academic achievement during annual Honors Day Convocation, HUD awards TSU $3 million for sponsored research, TSU to create pathways for students from community colleges in Colorado to transfer seamlessly, and much more in this...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded Texas Southern University $3 million for the Center of Excellence for Housing and Community Development Policy Research (CEHCDPR). This funding is part of a $5.5 million award...
Monterey Jazz at TSU returns to campus with world-renowned jazz artist Chris Walker, Research and Innovation Week takes center stage on campus, TSU gears up to be in the national spotlight for the HBCU All-Star Game, and so much more in the...
Texas Southern University professor Dr. Robert Bullard has been selected to receive the Horizon Award from the Harvard Law School’s Environmental Law Society. The Award is presented annually to an individual who has made extraordinary...
Texas Southern University and the Foundation for India Studies presented the inaugural symposium for the India Studies program in the Graduate School. Dr. Michael Nojeim, professor and program coordinator in political science at Prairie View...
Texas Southern University’s Division of Research and Innovation (DRI) will host Research and Innovation Week March 27-31, 2023. The theme is “Transdisciplinary Research and Innovation: A Crucial Driver for Discovery and...
Spring Break didn't stop the good news from coming. We have two weeks of great news and accomplishments to share with you. In this edition of InsideTSU: details about a new $5 million grant awarded to the Bullard Center for Environmental and...
Boots and Bling After the Rodeo is a family and community-friendly festival on the campus of Texas Southern University to raise funding for student scholarships for the College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences. It will take place...
Nine students from the Texas Southern University Debate Team spent their spring break competing in the 33rd Annual International Forensic Association (IFA) Speech & Debate Championship Tournament in Tokyo. TSU’s team came in second...
Texas Southern University will host the HBCU All-Star Game comprised of the top 24 players from HBCUs across the nation making up the two rosters for the contest. The game is set for Sunday, April 2 at 3 p.m. CST in the H&PE Arena and airs...
The Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University has been awarded a $5 million grant from the Waverley Street Foundation (WSF).
The grant will be used to support Bullard Center personnel and current research,...
In the latest session of the Justice40: A Time for Righteous Investment initiative, community members known as Justice40 Hub Leaders are set to learn how to use multiple screening tools including the highly anticipated HBCU Climate and...
TSU Day at the Capitol is a big success, Alumna and Houston City Council member Dr. Carolyn Evans-Shabazz celebrates with TSU during Women's History Month Convocation, and TSU researchers selected for prestigious national research consortium....
Texas Southern University has been selected to participate in the Chemical Biology Consortium (CBC), the discovery engine of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Experimental Therapeutics (NExT) Program, administered through the Frederick National...
Texas Southern University has had big news and big visits. From one of the only two Black women leading a Fortune 500 company dropping major knowledge and advice on our students, to the College of Science, Engineering, and Technology being...
Texas Southern University School of Communication student journalists told the under-told stories of Houston's Black community on KPRC2 and KTSU2 in February.
This groundbreaking project is being led by SOC's...
Three Texas Southern University students have been chosen to participate in the Goldman Sachs Market Madness: HBCU Possibilities Program.
The global investment banking, securities and investment management firm launched year three of the program...
Texas Southern University’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology (COSET) earned three grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation totaling nearly $3 million for transportation infrastructure research over the next five...
Texas Southern University’s Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation and Professor of Pharmacology Dr. Omonike Olaleye has been named an American Council on Education Fellow (ACE).
The ACE Fellows Program...
Texas Southern University has entered a groundbreaking collaboration with PING x HIDEOKI that will secure custom gear and apparel for TSU’s men’s and women’s golf programs and several student-centered initiatives...
In a pregame ceremony at Minute Maid Park during the Cactus Jack HBCU Classic, it was announced that the Astros Foundation is investing in Texas Southern University by providing $1 million in funding for the university to build both baseball and...
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), during his first-ever visit to Texas Southern University, announced $2 million in federal funding to support TSU’s Institute for Urban Public...
Texas Southern University’s baseball team is one of six teams selected to play in the first annual Cactus Jack HBCU Classic, a round-robin collegiate baseball tournament highlighting Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)...
Dr. Teriya Richmond brings a wealth of practical clincal and public health experience to her assignment as the University Physician at Texas Southern University. As University Physician, she oversees the daily medical operations of Student Health...
Texas Southern University’s Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) has been named one of the best online MPA programs in the nation.
In the Best Online MPA Programs for 2023 rankings released by OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD)...
The medically underserved community of East Harris County has caught the attention of Texas Southern University’s Joan M. Lafleur College and Pharmacy and Health Sciences due to the pandemic. TSU professor and principal investigator, Dr....
KTSU 90.9 FM continues its 50th anniversary celebration with a jazz series featuring many of the legendary greats in the jazz genre.
The series kicked off on February 5 with “Love, Jazz, & Romance” at...
Graduates of Texas Southern University’s Joan M. Lafleur College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS) class of 2022 outperformed the state and national first-attempt passage rate on the pharmacy licensure exam (NAPLEX®).
TSU...
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Richard A. Johnson, III, Ed.D. and Brandon Simmons and reappointed James Benham to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents for terms set to expire on February 1, 2029.
Richard A. Johnson, III,...
Texas Southern University has launched the Center for Transformative Health (CTH), an initiative to reconstruct, strengthen and enhance the conditions that promote health through research, community engagement and education.
The center is in...
Texas Southern University’s Jesse H. Jones School of Business (JHJ) on-campus MBA program has been named in The Princeton Review’s 2023 Best Business School Rankings.
The Princeton Review®—known for...
Texas Southern University officially kicks off Black History Month on Wednesday, February 1, with a comprehensive calendar of events highlighting the excellence of African Americans and featuring events produced and hosted by students, faculty,...
Mr. Texas Southern University, Taylor Getwood, now holds a new title: the 19th Mister HBCU.
He beat out 21 other HBCU kings at the Mister HBCU Kings’ Leadership Conference and Competition on January 28 in St. Louis, Missouri to...
Texas Southern University has been named to the NBCU News Group’s NBCU Academy, joining 14 other colleges and universities as new academic partners.
“Journalists who trained at Texas Southern University are leading the industry...
Tiger Nation Takeover Spring 2023 will take place January 16-20.
Monday, January 16 TSU vs. Jackson State H&PE Arena5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 17 Cappuccinos and Lattes with President Dr. Lesia Crumpton...
Join the celebration with the TSU Foundation Board of Trustees, Board of Regents, and President Lesia L. Crumpton-Young on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The Tiger Ball is the largest single...
The Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs (BJ-ML SOPA) at Texas Southern University will begin offering “mini-courses,” as part of its community engagement initiative. The first course begins on Saturday,...
Texas Southern University and Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA)—which manages Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy—have signed an agreement to advance research and innovation in the...
Aviation student credits United Airlines partnership with helping her earn commercial pilot license
Katherine Cabrera has wanted to get into aviation ever since she was a child. While the Houston native knew where she wanted to go, she...
