Background

Located near the heart of downtown Houston, with a sprawling 45-building campus situated on 150 acres of land, Texas Southern University is unique in its contribution to higher education. TSU is one of two comprehensive Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the world and one of only two, four-year colleges in Texas with an open enrollment policy, accepting all eligible students with a high school diploma or GED equivalent.

More than 9,000 students, faculty, and staff comprise the University’s community, and like its curricula, the student body is characterized by diversity. While many of the undergraduate and graduate students enrolled are native Texans, the student and faculty population is represented by almost every state in America, including the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, and by more than 50 nations.

Achieving the Dream

Texas Southern University’s overarching goal for its Achieving the Dream work is to develop new strategies to ensure student retention and success. The University has developed a strategic plan that focuses on the following two major priorities:

Create a campus culture of learning
Develop a significant cadre of Master Teachers

Creating a culture of learning has been identified as a top priority to help the TSU students succeed on the collegiate level. The development of a cadre of Master Teachers is a three-pronged plan to train faculty in working with today’s students, to train them in supplemental instruction, and for faculty to undertake action research projects in their classrooms.

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