How Dare You

About this book

The State acknowledged the debt ...and payment is the only remedyFor decades, Tennessee State University was denied the land-grant funding mandated under the Morrill Act for equitable funding. The State fully funded its other land-grant institution but withheld funding from TSU. When Dr. Glenda Glover began the process of calculating an initial amount owed to TSU in underfunding, the State's own calculation later produced a staggering total: $544 million. As president of TSU, Dr. Glover found herself at the center of a struggle that stretched far beyond one campus. It became a battle for equity, accountability, and the future of every underfunded HBCU in America. With the combined precision of a CPA, attorney, and university leader, she details how the State calculated the $544 million, what it did next, and the decisions that kept the obligation from being fulfilled. The book reflects on what it means when a government acknowledges a debt yet leaves it unresolved. A story of truth, persistence, and a debt the State itself confirmed.