Texas Southern University (TSU) (Houston, Texas)

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Texas Southern University (TSU) is an historically black university (HBCU) located in the Third Ward community of Houston, Texas. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, TSU is one of only four independent public universities in Texas not affiliated with any of the state's six public university systems.

The university was established on March 3, 1947 by the Texas Legislature and it was initially named the Texas State University for Negroes, established to serve African Americans in Texas and offer them fields of study comparable to that available to white Texans. Prior to becoming a state university, TSU was owned by the Houston Independent School District and had been known as the Houston College for Negroes.

The university sits on a 150-acre campus, and consists of 11 schools and colleges:

○College of Liberal Arts and Behavioral Sciences
○Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs
○College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
○Thurgood Marshall School of Law
○Thomas F. Freeman Honors Colege
○College of Education
○College of Continuing Education
○College of Science and Technology
○Jesse H. Jones School of Business
○Graduate School
○School of Communication

Notable alumni and former students include:

●Yolanda Adams - Grammy Award-winning gospel singer
●Barbara Jordan - the first black woman from a Southern state to serve in the U.S.
House of Representatives
●Michael Strahan - former pro football player and TV personality
●George "Mickey" Leland - former member, U.S. House of Representatives
●Kirk Whalum - jazz saxophonist and recording artist
●Rodney Ellis - Harris County Commissioner and former State Senator
●Senfronia Thompson - member, Texas House of Representatives

ATHLETICS NICKNAME: Tigers
SCHOOL COLORS: Maroon and Gray

www.tsu.edu