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Article: Can Bush Sr. deliver for Texas Southern? TSU receives high-profile fund-raising support from former President George Bush. (Houston).(Statistical Data Included)
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- Black Issues in Higher Education
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- November 22, 2001
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HOUSTON
Amid a tumbling economy and a not-so-distant history of leadership problems and financial trouble, Texas Southern University is launching a $50 million capital campaign spearheaded by former President George Bush.
The campaign is a rare venture for a historically Black university that has straggled for many years just to remain autonomous, much less brag about high points.
A 1999 report showed that TSU's more than 30,000 alumni gave an average of only $2 a year to their alma mater. So it's not surprising when organizers say the $50 million campaign, now in its "quiet phase," may be the first major fund-raising drive of its kind at the ...