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ISIAH CAREY'S 'INSITE' (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
SLADE IS HEADED BACK HOME! Ousted Texas Southern President and Mississippi native Priscilla Slade is returning to her alma mater, Jackson State University, where she will teach accounting this fall. "The situation in Texas was resolved in Texas," said Glenda Glover, dean of JSU's College of Business. "It has nothing to do with the state of Mississippi." Slade will be an asset to the university, Glover...
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ISIAH CAREY'S 'INSITE' (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
DR. SLADE MAY BE CALLED TO TESTIFY! The three students who blew the whistle, leading to the criminal charges against then-Texas Southern University President Priscilla Slade are suing the university for alleged retaliation. The civil trial got underway today in Federal Court. In 2004, TSU students Oliver Brown, William Hudson and Justin Jordan stumbled upon a pile of paperwork. Documents they believe...
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South Texas Chisme (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
Almost two years after former Texas Southern University President Priscilla Slade and three aides were indicted on charges of misusing university funds, the last of those aides struck an agreement with prosecutors Thursday that should prevent him from going to trial. Prosecutors say Bruce Wilson, the former vice president of purchasing at TSU, was peripheral to the rampant spending that cost Slade...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Broadcast star Tavis Smiley has given only $50,000 toward his promised $1 million donation to Texas Southern University, a lapse his spokesman describes as collateral damage from the scandal surrounding Priscilla Slade. Smiley and TSU's new president, John Rudley, are set to talk by telephone today, a step that could lead to resuming payments.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Broadcast star Tavis Smiley has given only $50,000 toward his promised $1 million donation to Texas Southern University, a lapse his spokesman describes as collateral damage from the scandal surrounding Priscilla Slade. Smiley and TSU's new president, John Rudley, are set to talk by telephone today, a step that could lead to resuming payments.
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blogHOUSTON (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
Not even a month since disgraced former TSU president Priscilla Slade copped a plea to avoid prison, her rehabilitation is officially in full swing, beginning with an "exclusive" softball interview with KTRK-13's Melanie Lawson. The text is not a...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
A scandal that began in 2006 when a TSU regent complimented Priscilla Slade's choice of home furnishings ended Wednesday with a deal that lets the ousted leader of Texas' largest historically black university avoid prison in exchange for paying back $127,672.18.
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Rhymes with Right (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
It is pathetic that this lying, thieving public official will not do a day in jail. A scandal that began in 2006 when a TSU regent complimented Priscilla Slade's choice of home furnishings ended Wednesday with a deal that lets...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
A scandal that began in 2006 when a TSU regent complimented Priscilla Slade's choice of home furnishings ended Wednesday with a deal that lets the ousted leader of Texas' largest historically black university avoid prison in exchange for paying back $127,672.18.
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ISIAH CAREY'S 'INSITE' (Free subscription) | 03/27/2008
AFTER TWO YEARS, IT'S OVER! Wednesday afternoon Harris County prosecutors and attorneys for Dr. Priscilla Slade met in court to hammer out an agreement. A plea agreement to prevent a second trial of the former TSU President. She was accused of misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars in TSU money to fund what prosecutors call a lavish lifestyle. Slade's last trial ended with a hung jury. Prosecutors...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/26/2008
Harris County prosecutors have been meeting behind closed doors for several hours this afternoon with lawyers for ousted TSU President Priscilla Slade.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
A judge postponed ruling on whether ousted TSU President Priscilla Slade's former CFO Quintin Wiggins will have to testify in her upcoming retrial for allegedly spending more than $500,000 to finance her lifestyle.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
Harris County prosecutors are expected to ask a judge Monday to force two codefendants of Priscilla Slade's to take the stand against the ousted TSU president at her retrial later this month.
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HoustonChronicle.com -- East End/Third Ward News (Free subscription) | 12/21/2007
Texas Southern University's governing board will receive a recommendation for a new president from an advisory search committee today, more than 18 months after the firing of former President Priscilla Slade.
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 12/21/2007
Texas Southern University's governing board will receive a recommendation for a new president from an advisory search committee today, more than 18 months after the firing of former President Priscilla Slade.
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