Huston-Tillotson University

Melva K. Williams took over as the seventh president and chief executive officer in August. Her goals are to grow the HBCU's campus, enrollment and partnerships with Austin's tech community. But first, she has to make sure HT can provide every accepted student with housing.

Huston-Tillotson’s roots date back to 1875, predating UT Austin as the city’s oldest institute of higher learning.

Dr. Collette Pierce Burnette is stepping down after seven years on the job. She says she doesn't think Austin fully appreciates and understands H-T, but she thinks more people do now than when she started.

Burnette was named president of Austin’s only historically black university in 2015. She was the first female president of the university since the merger of Tillotson College and Samuel Huston College.

Bertha Sadler Means was known as a community leader, political activist, businesswoman and educator.

President Colette Pierce Burnette says operating with limited resources during the pandemic is nothing new for this campus and other historically Black universities.

From Texas Standard:A group of black community activists led a march from Huston-Tillotson University to the state Capitol on Sunday. Thousands of people…

Thousands gathered at Huston-Tillotson University in East Austin on Sunday to rally against police violence against black people and systemic racism. It…

Marchers walked through Austin on Monday to honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The civil rights leader fought against racial inequality…

A few dozen people gathered last week at the King-Seabrook Chapel at Huston-Tillotson University for a community safety meeting organized by the Austin…