Texas Southern University is a public historically black university in Houston, Texas. The university is one of the largest and most comprehensive HBCUs in the nation with over 10,000 students enrolled and over 100 academic programs. The university is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and it is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". 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. 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.
| Motto | Excellence in Achievement |
| Type | State university, HBCU |
| Established | March 7, 1927 |
| Endowment | $59.4 million (2018) |
| President | Lesia L. Crumpton-Young |
| Provost | Kendall Harris |
| Administrative staff | 500 |
| Students | 10,237 (Fall 2017) |
| Campus | Urban, 150 acres |
| Newspaper | The TSU Herald |
| Colors | Maroon and Gray |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I FCS – SWAC |
| Mascot | Tiger |
О Тейлор Texas Southern University
Historically black university founded as the Houston Colored Junior College before being declared the first state university in Houston in 1947. It was renamed Texas State University for Negroes at that time before becoming Texas Southern University in 1951.
Достижении Texas Southern University
The school became a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and is home to the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, one of four public law schools in Texas.
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