Posted 3/19/24

Tennessee’s Senate Education Committee voted last week to vacate the Tennessee State University Board of Trustees, which would sweep out the current members and replace them with new ones. To go into effect, the bill now must be approved by both the state House and Senate, Nashville Scene reported.

The University has struggled in recent years, prompting scrutiny from lawmakers over inadequate housing inventory and alleged missteps by leaders, including in the way they disbursed student scholarships.

The vote to vacate the board passed the committee with the one member voting against the effort. If it passes both bodies of the state legislature, Governor Bill Lee will appoint eight new members to the 10-person board, which also includes one student and one faculty representative.