Tennessee State University
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Former names
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Tennessee A & I College Tennessee Normal School for Negroes |
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| Motto | Think. Work. Serve |
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Public HBCU Land-grant |
| Established | June 19, 1912 |
| Affiliation | Tennessee Board of Regents |
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Academic affiliation
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APLU TMCF ORAU |
| Endowment | $51 million |
| Chancellor | John Morgan |
| President | Glenda Baskin Glover |
| Provost | Mark Hardy |
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Academic staff
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483 |
| Students | 9,027 (Fall 2014) |
| Undergraduates | 7,073 (Fall 2014) |
| Postgraduates | 1,954 (Fall 2014) |
| Location |
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. 36°10′00″N 86°49′50″W / 36.16667°N 86.83056°WCoordinates: 36°10′00″N 86°49′50″W / 36.16667°N 86.83056°W |
| Campus | Urban, 903 acres (4 km²) |
| Colors | TSU Blue and White |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I – OVC |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Website | www |
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Tennessee State University Historic District
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| Location | 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Architect | Marr & Holman, et al. |
| NRHP Reference # | 96000677 |
| Added to NRHP | June 14, 1996 |
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| U.S. News & World Report | Tier 2 |
| Washington Monthly | 56 |
Tennessee State University (Tennessee State or TSU) is a public land-grant university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1912, it is the largest and only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Tennessee State University is a comprehensive urban institution offering 38 bachelor’s degrees, 24 master's degrees, and seven doctoral degrees.
The university was established as the Tennessee A&I State Normal School for Negroes in 1912. Its dedication was held on January 16, 1913. It changed its name to Tennessee A&I State Normal College in 1925. Two years later, in 1927, it became known as Tennessee A&I State College.
In 1941, the Tennessee General Assembly directed the Board of Education to upgrade the educational program of the college. Three years later the first master's degrees were awarded and by 1946 the college was fully accredited the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
In 1968, the college officially changed its name to Tennessee State University. And in 1979, the University of Tennessee at Nashville merged into Tenneessee State due to a court mandate.
Today, Tennessee State University is divided into eight schools and colleges and has seen steady growth since its inception. The university's health science program is the largest in the state and one of the largest in the nation.
The 500 acres (2.0 km2) main campus has more than 65 buildings, and is located in a residential setting at 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd in Nashville, Tennessee. Tennessee State's main campus has the most acres of any college campus in Nashville. The Avon Williams campus is located downtown, near the center of the Nashville business and government district. Tennessee State offers on-campus housing to students. There are on campus dorms and two apartment complexes for upperclassmen. On campus facilities include dormitories Wilson Hall, Watson Hall, Eppse Hall, Boyd Hall, Rudolph Hall, Hale Hall, as well as the Ford Complex and New Residence Complex, TSU's two on-campus apartment complexes.
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