Houstonist: Changes at TSU — or not?

Eric

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:03:39 -0600

The TSU debate is an interesting one. I wish everyone would be color-blind on this subject and stop seeing institutions as "black" or "white" -- it's all about earning a higher education (and a quality one at that), no matter your ethnicity.

finnadat

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:39:24 -0600

Just because there is an outcry doesn't mean that it isn't the right thing to do. Here is a freakanomics post on historical black colleges - http://www.freakonomics.com/blog/2007/04/22/are-historically-black-colleges-good-for-black-students/ The question we need to ask is why should the taxpayers of texas pay for a troubled school that could create an economic disadvantage for it's students and is a source of fraud?

jim

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:22:16 -0600

Jason, that was discussed a few years back, during one of TSU's earlier financial crises — but the outcry against it was amazing. I'm not sure if it has been brought up since then.

jason

Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:56:32 -0600

I honestly don't know why there hasn't been an active and seemingly logical discussion of folding TSU into UH or having it be a "UH Campus" like downtown or clear lake. There is a nearby black heritage school (Prairie View) and with UH and TSU being across the street from each other, why not consolidate the two campuses into one? It would save a great deal of money, accreditation and eliminate the majority of costly problems that TSU's administration has created. It is a valid discussion to have and needs to be seriously considered.