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Former TSU President Returns As Instructor

POSTED: Wednesday, August 30, 2006

UPDATED: 10:39 am CDT August 30, 2006

HOUSTON -- The recently fired president of Texas Southern University returned to the school to teach classes, KPRC Local 2 reported.

Priscilla Slade is a tenured assistant professor of business at the university.

Slade was fired as president in June after she was accused of improperly spending public funds on personal items for her home.

"Even though Dr. Priscilla Slade was terminated as President of Texas Southern University by the Board of Regents, she still retains her status as a tenured professor of the University," read a statement released by TSU. "Tenure is a property right and a lifetime appointment."

A spokeswoman for the university said she did not know what courses Slade would be teaching.

Slade was indicted in August on two criminal charges of misapplication of fiduciary property.

Three other university officials were indicted on similar charges.

If convicted, it is possible Slade could lose her tenure.

"The TSU Faculty Manual outlines the process and conditions for which tenure is granted or removed," the statement from TSU read.

Previous Stories:

August 17, 2006: State Says TSU Mismanaged Endowments
August 2, 2006: Former TSU President Posts Bond
August 1, 2006: Former TSU President Indicted
June 7, 2006: Slade No-Show At Her TSU Termination Hearing
May 19, 2006: Search Warrant Executed At TSU President's Home
May 5, 2006: TSU Embattled President's Home Goes On Market
April 18, 2006: TSU's Slade To Appeal Firing
April 17, 2006: Regents Vote To Fire Texas Southern President
April 14, 2006: Slade's Future Could Be Decided In Emergency Meeting
March 29, 2006: TSU Selects Interim President
March 17, 2006: Embattled TSU President To Take Paid Leave
March 15, 2006: Emergency Meeting To Determine Slade's Future
February 4, 2006: TSU Regents Keep President Slade

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