Karma comes back to bite those who unjustly attacked Tennessee State University

In the annals of Tennessee politics, there are few more egregious examples of injustice and abuse of power than the way certain state lawmakers targeted Tennessee State University in recent years. However, the karma for those responsible is now coming back to haunt them, and I believe this is only the beginning. Let us not forget the concerted efforts of State Senator Jon Lundberg and State Representative John Ragan to remove the capable leadership at TSU, amid the university’s diligent work to address the issues outlined in a biased and flawed comptroller’s report. These lawmakers, along with certain Republican cohorts, scoffed at the notion that decades of historic underfunding was a legitimate reason for the challenges facing the state’s only four-year public Historically Black College and University (HBCU). The karma for their actions has now come full circle. In the recent elections, both Lundberg and Ragan were unceremoniously voted out of office by their East Tennessee constituents, many of whom were supporters of TSU. Lundberg co-sponsored the bill to vacate TSU’s Board of Trustees. He relentlessly came after Dr. Glenda Glover, the institution’s first female and alumna president. He took the leading role for the senate in discrediting Dr. Glover’s...