Tennessee State University

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historically Black university land-grant university public university research university

Tennessee State University is a public historically Black land-grant university in Nashville, Tennessee, known for its strong academic programs and notable alumni including media icon Oprah Winfrey.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historically Black university → land-grant university → public university → research university →
accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges → surface form: "Southern Association of Colleges and Schools"
affiliation	Thurgood Marshall College Fund →
athleticsConference	Ohio Valley Conference →
campusSetting	urban →
colors	royal blue → white →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
formerName	Agricultural and Industrial State Normal School → Tennessee State University → surface form: "Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College"
foundingDate	1912 →
governingBody	Tennessee Board of Regents →
hasBand	Aristocrat of Bands →
hasCampus	Avon Williams Campus → Main Campus →
hasCollege	College of Agriculture → College of Business → College of Education → College of Engineering → college of health sciences → surface form: "College of Health Sciences" College of Liberal Arts → College of Life and Physical Sciences → College of Community and Public Service → surface form: "College of Public Service"
hasNotableAlumnus	Ed Temple → James Shaw Jr. → Joe Gilliam → Oprah Winfrey → Ralph Boston → Richard Dent → Wilma Rudolph →
hasNotableProgram	agricultural sciences program → business program → education program → engineering program → health sciences program →
isHBCUIn	Nashville → surface form: "Nashville, Tennessee"
isHistoricallyBlackCollegeOrUniversity	true →
isLandGrantInstitution	true →
isMemberOf	NCAA Division I →
landGrantDesignationYear	1912 →
locatedIn	Davidson County, Tennessee → Nashville → surface form: "Nashville, Tennessee"
mascot	Aristocat the Tiger →
motto	Think. Work. Serve. →
offersDegreeLevel	bachelor's degree → doctoral degree → master's degree →
sportsNickname	Lady Tigers → Tigers →
state	Tennessee →
type	public, coeducational →

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard Dent → collegeAttended → Tennessee State University →

Davidson County → contains → Tennessee State University →

Middle Tennessee → containsUniversity → Tennessee State University →

Amelia Boynton Robinson → educatedAt → Tennessee State University →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee State Agricultural and Industrial College"

Oprah Winfrey → education → Tennessee State University →

Tennessee State University → formerName → Tennessee State University →

this entity surface form: "Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College"

Nashville → hasUniversity → Tennessee State University →

Ohio Valley Conference → memberInstitution → Tennessee State University →