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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 16, 2024

Tennessee State University (TSU) appointed a new interim president shortly after its previous interim president resigned last week citing disagreements with the board over how to prevent the university from running out of money. The Tennessean reports that the board named one of its own members to the post. Dwayne Tucker, CEO of the charter school network LEAD Public Schools and a TSU alumnus, will serve as interim president. "We don't want to start 2025 off by litigating the past," Tucker said at a board meeting last week. Tucker's term as interim president will end June 30. The board plans to relaunch its search for a permanent president in January, with the goal of appointing someone to start in July, the paper reports. Since Tucker had to resigned his seat on the board, Gov. Bill Lee will be tasked with appointing a replacement, according to the paper.