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Winston wins prestigious ATHENA Young Professional Award

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) — Dr. Tameka Winston, interim chair of Tennessee State’s Communications Department, recently received the 2017 ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award. The Nashville ATHENA Awards and Scholarship Program announced its 2017 award recipients last month at OZ Arts Nashville. Mayor Megan Barry was a special guest at the event, which also … Continue reading Winston wins prestigious ATHENA Young Professional Award →

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TSU’s Tameka Winston Named 2017 Women of Influence Award Winner

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Dr. Tameka Winston, interim chair of Tennessee State’s Communications Department, has been named a 2017 Women of Influence Award winner by the Nashville Business Journal. Recognized for inspiring and mentoring students, Winston is among 32 honorees chosen for this year’s award, which will be presented at a luncheon on Wednesday, … Continue reading TSU’s Tameka Winston Named 2017 Women of Influence Award Winner →

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TSU Professor Tamika Winston Receives 2015 Women in Higher Education Award

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – The accolades keep piling up for Dr. Tameka Winston. A Nashville Business Journal Top 40 Under 40 winner for 2015, she has received yet another award with statewide recognition. Dr. Winston, a professor in the Department of Communications at Tennessee State University, recently received the 2015 Woman of Achievement … Continue reading TSU Professor Tamika Winston Receives 2015 Women in Higher Education Award →

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TSU earns spot in top eight teams at the Honda Campus All Star Challenge national championship

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – The Tennessee State University Honda Campus All Star Challenge (HCASC) team earned a spot in the top eight teams at the National Tournament held in Torrance, California. HCASC is a knowledge bowl competition for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) sponsored by the American Honda Motor Company, which supports HBCUs. This … Continue reading TSU earns spot in top eight teams at the Honda Campus All Star Challenge national championship →

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Former TSU official discusses new book on TSU history, career and urges students, alumni to protect university’s legacy

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Discussing his experience during the merger of Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee, a former TSU administrator said April 5 that the historically black university’s continued existence will greatly depend on the strength of its students and alumni. Dr George A. Pruitt, former vice president of Student Affairs, … Continue reading Former TSU official discusses new book on TSU history, career and urges students, alumni to protect university’s legacy →

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TSU advances to Honda Campus All-star challenge national championship 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – The Tennessee State University  Honda Campus All‐Star Team is headed to the National Championship, with a chance to win the title and a $75,000 institutional grant from the motor company. The Honda Campus All-Star Championship (HCASC) consists of four‐student teams facing off in head‐to‐head competition, quickly answering questions about history, science, literature, … Continue reading TSU advances to Honda Campus All-star challenge national championship  →

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TSU Takes 2nd Place at Honda Campus All-Star Challenge

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University is heading to the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship Tournament. TSU earned the bid after its second place finish at the qualifying round held at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia.  The team placed second in the tournament defeating Florida A&M, Spelman, and Voorhees College. The team defeated Morehouse College … Continue reading TSU Takes 2nd Place at Honda Campus All-Star Challenge →

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CBS national correspondent Michelle Miller delivers Spring Commencement address, calls TSU graduates ‘survivors’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – More than 200 graduate students received degrees in various disciplines on Friday at Tennessee State University’s Spring Commencement ceremony in Hale Stadium, the first in-person ceremony in over a year. Earlier this month, TSU officially announced the 2021 graduation exercises would return to campus and be held in the … Continue reading CBS national correspondent Michelle Miller delivers Spring Commencement address, calls TSU graduates ‘survivors’ →

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TSU Forensics team named national champions, top HBCU team in the country for second consecutive year

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – Tennessee State University’s Forensics team was recently named the overall national champions and the top HBCU speech and debate team in the country for the second consecutive year. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s HBCU National Speech and Debate Championship was held virtually Feb. 27-28. It featured 14 … Continue reading TSU Forensics team named national champions, top HBCU team in the country for second consecutive year →

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Tennessean Names Conference Room in Honor of Late Reporter and TSU Professor

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) – The Tennessean newspaper has named a conference room in honor of the late award-winning business reporter and TSU adjunct professor Getahn Ward, who died in 2016. He was 45. The Getahn Ward Conference Room, in the newspaper’s new office building, includes a table with four chairs, a cabinet displaying … Continue reading Tennessean Names Conference Room in Honor of Late Reporter and TSU Professor →