Back جامعة جنوب تكساس Arabic جامعة جنوب تكساس ARZ گونئی تکزاس بیلیمیوردو AZB Тэхаскі паўднёвы ўніверсітэт BE Texas Southern University German Texas Southern University NB Texas Southern University SIMPLE
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Former name | Houston Colored Junior College (1927–1934) Houston College for Negroes (1934–1947) Texas State University for Negroes (1947–1951)[1] |
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| Motto | Excellence in Achievement |
| Type | Public historically black university |
| Established | March 7, 1927 |
| Endowment | $100 million (2024)[2] |
| President | James W. Crawford III |
| Provost | Lillian B. Poats (interim) |
Administrative staff | 500 |
| Students | 8,632 (fall 2022)[3] |
| Undergraduates | 6,830 (fall 2022) |
| Postgraduates | 1,802 (fall 2022) |
| Location | , U.S. 29°43′20″N 95°21′40″W / 29.72222°N 95.36111°W |
| Campus | Urban, 150 acres (61 ha) |
| Newspaper | The TSU Herald[4] |
| Colors | Maroon & gray[5] |
| Nickname | Tigers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I FCS – SWAC |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Website | tsu |
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Texas Southern University (Texas Southern or TSU) is a public historically black university in Houston. The university is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[6] It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[7]
Texas Southern University is an important institution in Houston's Third Ward. Alvia Wardlaw of Cite: The Architecture + Design Review of Houston wrote that the university serves as "the cultural and community center of" the Third Ward area where it is located, in addition to being its university.[8] The university also serves as a notable economic resource for Greater Houston, contributing over $500 million to the region's gross sales and being directly and indirectly responsible for over 3,000 jobs.[9]
Texas Southern University intercollegiate sports teams, the Tigers, compete in NCAA Division I and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Texas Southern is home of the Ocean of Soul marching band.
- ^ "HISTORY". tsu.edu. Texas Southern University. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Texas Southern University Endowment Soars Above $100 Million with $5 Million Gift". Texas Southern University. July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
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- ^ "The TSU Herald - Online". The Tsu Herald. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ TSU Graphic Standards (PDF). September 1, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
- ^ "COC Colleges & Universities" (PDF). Southern Associates of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
- ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
- ^ Wardlaw, Alvia. "Heart of the Third Ward: Texas Southern University" (Archive). Cite: The Architecture + Design Review of Houston. Rice Design Alliance, Fall 1996. Volume 35. p.20.
- ^ Johnson, Tilicia. "TSU Economic Impact Study".