The former President of Texas Southern University, John Rudley, lashed out on Twitter earlier this month – singling out 12 key problems he faced while serving as the school's leader.
- Former President of TSU John Rudley tweeted a list of 12 problems that he says he confronted while at the helm of the institution. (Photo Credit: Twitter)
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Rudley let loose on the state of Historically Black Colleges & Universities, or HBCUs – including threats to merge TSU with the University of Houston and on the impact that declining revenue has on financial aid.
The former head of TSU spent 9 years as president of the institution, but after a string of shootings on the school's campus around late summer of 2015, he became a target of criticism.
He says that's when he decided to resign.
News 88.7's Eddie Robinson advanced part of his conversation with Rudley earlier this week, and spoke at length with him to further discuss some of the tweets and why he calls being an HBCU President, "one of the most stressful jobs in America."
At this time, we've received no comment regarding the tweets from Texas Southern University.
Houston Matters aired an extended portion of Rudley’s conversation on Thursday. You can listen to the entire interview here:
