The letter, dated Dec. 23, called Mumpower's comments directed at TSU leaders during a Dec. 16 State Building Commission meeting "both unprofessional and inappropriate." ...

TSU is facing a critical situation, and this is the time to ask tough questions and for university leaders to make difficult choices. I stand by my comments regarding the former president.

In a letter penned to Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower, leaders with the Tennessee Black Caucus are calling out rhetoric that they say is: "deeply troubling," "unwarranted," and "unacceptable." ...