Despite historic underfunding from the state of Tennessee and recent challenges with leadership turnover and student enrollment, Tennessee State University has made major improvements to its fiscal stability. In the fall 2024 semester, total enrollment at Tennessee State University dropped by some 23 percent. That same semester, administrators told the HBCU’s board of trustees that the university was headed towards a $46 million deficit by the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. Shortly after, then-interim president Ronald Johnson abruptly resigned from his position. Following Dr. Johnson’s exit, the university’s board of trustees appointed Dwayne Tucker to serve as interim president. Six months later, Tennessee State University worked with
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