Lane College
Give
Named funds include the Student Food Pantry, Presidential Scholars Fund and the All-Steinway Institution Campaign.
Want to give to many HBCUs at once? See the national funds.
Get involved
You don't need to be an alum to show up for Lane College. Students need employers, mentors and people in the stands, and anyone can buy from the campus bookstore.
- Support the Student Food Pantry Listed as a specific giving option on the giving page.
- Attend a Dragons game Home football is played at Lane Field in Jackson.
- Join the alumni network The alumni page lists ways to stay connected and give.
- Follow on Instagram See what's happening on campus.
- Alumni association For graduates who want to stay connected.
Upcoming events
- Saturday, Oct 31Homecoming football vs. TuskegeeLane Field, Jackson
No upcoming events listed yet. Check the school calendar.
Vote in Tennessee
Elected leaders decide how much public money HBCUs get, and their choices reach private HBCUs too. Here is what's on the ballot and how to vote. We don't endorse candidates.
Registration closed Oct 5. You can still vote early Oct 14–29 if you're registered.
Register to voteState elections siteFind your legislators
- Election Day
- Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026
- Registration deadline
- October 5, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (passed). Register online or with the GoVoteTN app.
- Early voting
- Early voting runs October 14-29, 2026.
- Races to watch
- The governor's race is on the November 3 ballot, along with three proposed state constitutional amendments.
- Ballot measures
- Amendment 2, Prohibit State Property Taxes Would bar the state legislature from creating a state property tax; local governments could still levy property taxes.
The underfunding letter
In 2023, the U.S. Departments of Education and Agriculture wrote to the governor of Tennessee. Their numbers show Tennessee State University got about $2.1 billion less in state money from 1987 to 2020 than it would have with the same per-student funding as the state's original land-grant university.
Sources: The letter · Tennessee Lookout
HBCU news in Tennessee
Tennessee passed a law in 2026 extending the Tennessee State University board of trustees until June 30, 2029; it was signed April 23, 2026 (Public Chapter 786). (wapp.capitol.tn.gov)