Huston-Tillotson University

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…

From Texas Standard.There are about 100 public and private historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the country, most of them in the south.…

The last time Huston-Tillotson, Austin's only historically black college or university, got new pianos was in the 1970s. The university wanted an upgrade,…

Colette Pierce Burnette didn’t have the smoothest of landings when she arrived in Austin just over two years ago.She fell in the Atlanta airport and was…