What the hell is going on at TSU?

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Is the state planning a takeover of Tennessee State University or are they planning a merger between TSU and UT? The right-wing war on TSU has elevated to full force, and students, faculty, staff, and alumni cannot go to sleep while they are scheming. The plan to force TSU to spend its reserve funds started last fall when the state conducted a financial aid and academic audit on TSU that resulted in certain findings and several recommendations. Then, in an unprecedented move, the state decided to withhold millions of dollars owed to TSU until those recommendations were implemented. This historic and unprecedented act of withholding funds until all audit findings had been cleared was devastating to the operations of the university. TSU was forced to use its reserve funds to meet normal operating needs. This article does not address the $2.1 billion that was stolen from TSU, but these are scholarship funds for 2023-2024 that TSU advanced to students on behalf of the state. This is a right-wing assault on one of the most important universities in the state for Black, disadvantaged, and many Pell-eligible students who are often the first in their family to go to college....