Impact on Tennessee State University
The impact of Tennessee’s failure to provide equitable funding to Tennessee State University is powerfully documented in How Dare You by Dr. Glenda Glover.
About the Book
The book reveals how the State of Tennessee avoided paying more than $544 million it publicly acknowledged owing to TSU under the Morrill Act of 1890 — and the deliberate steps taken to conceal the harm done to the university. Dr. Glover traces the origins of the underfunding, the political decisions that shaped it, and the long-term consequences for TSU’s students, faculty, and community.
Drawing on publicly available state documents, legislative reports, and her firsthand experience as TSU’s former president, Dr. Glover exposes what the public was never told: the narrative building, strategic avoidance, and policy choices that allowed inequity to persist for decades. How Dare You provides a clear, compelling account of how TSU was denied resources it was legally owed — and why this moment demands accountability and repair.
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