NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A university in Tennessee announced this week that it will pay off the account balances of returning students in an effort to allow more time for studying "and less time worrying about finances."Tennessee State University, a public historically Black university in Nashville, said Wednesday that it is forgiving the account balances of returning students who were enrolled in the spring of 2020, fall of 2020 and spring of 2021.
It will also cover thesummer of 2020 and 2021."We are keenly aware that the number one reason that students do not return to college is lack of funds," TSU President Glenda Glover said in a statement.