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- Mailing Address
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3100 Cleburne Street -TSU Box 1855
Office of Admissions Bell Building #200
Houston, Texas 77004 - Phone
- (713) 313-7071
- Email address
- admissions@tsu.edu
- Website
- http://www.tsu.edu/
- School Information
- "Texas Southern University, one of the nation’s largest HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), possesses an impressive array of undergraduate and graduate programs, a diverse faculty, 80-plus student organizations, and an alumni network comprised of educators, entrepreneurs, public servants, lawyers, pilots, artists, and more, many of whom are change agents on the local, national and international stage. Texas Southern University is located in Houston, TX, the fourth largest city in the US, and one of the fastest-growing and forward-moving cities in the world. Nestled upon a sprawling 150-acre campus, Texas Southern has served as a cornerstone for developing the greatest potential in leaders from various socio-economic, cultural, and racial backgrounds. More than 9,700 students, along with nearly 1,500 faculty and staff comprise the University’s community, and like its curricula, the student body is characterized by diversity. While many of the undergraduate and graduate students enrolled are native Texans, the student and faculty population is represented by almost every state in the country, including the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, and by more than 50 nations. Texas Southern's international student population hails from such places as Africa, Canada, the Canal Zone, the Caribbean, Central America, China, Europe, Mexico, South Asia, and the West Indies" (Source: https://www.linkedin.com/school/texas-southern-university/). Founded in 1927, TSU has a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1. The university has 10 colleges and schools, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees.
- General Information
- Texas Southern University is engaging in diversity training for employees. Furthermore, the Office of DEI offers numerous diversity workshops and programs for students. At this time, such training appears to be optional yet encouraged. See developments below:
Actions Taken
- Anti-Racism, Bias, and Diversity Training
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TSU offers diversity training to employees.
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TSU's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offers "workshops that advance diversity education and cultural competence."
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TSU has offered "Diversity Training" for all employees since 2015.
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In February 2023, TSU's Institute for Urban Public Health and Housing Equity (UPHHE) and the Urban Public Health Initiative (UPHI) were awarded $2 Million in federal funding. The programs "address social determinants of health in historically underserved communities and increase opportunities for health care professionals of color through training and research by providing health services" to local residents.
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- Faculty/Staff Requirements
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According to the TSU's Training Policy (Policy 02.05.16), "Diversity for all Employees" is a mandatory training that must be completed annually. Supervisors and managers are also required to complete additional training every year, which includes "Diversity – Legal Basics for Supervisors." The policy states that "failure to complete mandatory training will result in discipline for the employee and/or supervisor."
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- Program and Research Funding
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TSU states that, "The Robert D. Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University combines scholarship and action to dismantle systemic inequality and structural racism that cause disproportionate pain, suffering and death in Black and other people of color communities."
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On February 2, 2021, TSU announced that the school has "been awarded funding totaling $4.75 million from Houston Endowment for several academic, arts and social justice initiatives" and "grants were awarded to TSU’s Center for Justice Research (CJR), the University Museum, Earl Carl Institute (ECI) and establishment of the Robert D. Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice (CECJ)."
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On September 8, 2021, the school announced that it has "been awarded $4 million from the Bezos Earth Fund to support the Robert D. Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice.
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In 2023, the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University was awarded a $50 Million Grant from the EPA. The Bullard Center is a part of the Grantmakers Program, which aims "to deliver on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Justice40 Initiative whose goal is to ensure 40% of the overall benefits of certain federal investments flow to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized by underinvestment and overburdened by pollution."
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University’s Center for Justice Research (CJR) was awarded a $600,000 grant from Arnold Ventures. The CJR works towards "just systems where diverse communities inform and drive solutions." It does it through its many programs, such as the "Culturally Responsive Researcher Network" which values "culturally responsive methodologies," "equitable tactics" "equitable reforms," and "inclusion." It also "offers opportunities for engagement across research, training, capacity building, policy advocacy, and community empowerment."
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In December 2022, TSU's Center for Justice Research "received a $351,000 grant" from the Walmart Foundation's Center for Racial Equity to form an "HBCU Criminal Justice Research Hub."
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The Health Equity Program helps "create healthcare access, address social determinants of health barriers, and reduce health disparities among ethnic minority population." The program accepts donations and has options to donate from $50 to $10,000.
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The Center for Biomedical and Minority Health Research was awarded a $200,000 Aflac CareGrant to "advance health equity" in October 2022. The money "will help to advance health equity for diseases that disproportionately impact underrepresented communities."
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TSU's Center for Justice Research provides "Culturally Responsive Research and Advising" training which provides "real-world skills and knowledge" for "individuals and teams to succeed in advancing equity and justice through research and analysis."
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- Resources
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TSU offers diversity related resources.
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TSU has an Office of DEI which functions in "providing intercultural dialogues, university programs partnerships, and highlighting organizations and services that promote diversity, equity and inclusion," "offering transformative diverse campus programming and by providing leadership experiences that maximize their potential," and "offering meaningful educational programs, lecture series, and workshops that advance diversity education and cultural competence."
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Department of Health, Kinesiology and Sport Studies Professor Dr. J. Kenyatta Cavil "teaches about consumer behavior in HBCU athletics, strategic management, vision and leadership in HBCU athletic programs, and the contextualization of critical race theory in the Sporting HBCU Diaspora.
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As of March 7, 2024, TSU's Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion "develops programming and trainings, facilitates mentoring opportunities, and engages in outreach and advocacy efforts to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice."
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The school released a FAQ sheet on DEI and the Implementation of Senate Bill 17. The document answered common questions regarding the law which "prohibits institutions of higher education from having DEI offices and engaging in certain DEI functions."
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