Like most major proposals inside residential neighborhoods, a revamped Stokes building occupied by Lipscomb may need support from the surrounding community. “Anecdotally, I’ve heard there would be some concern in the neighborhood of potentially extending the institutional overlay onto that side of Belmont [Boulevard],” McGuire said. “It’s going to be a process, certainly.”

In court documents, the AG points out that Fisk has been saying it is in dire financial straits for years but has managed to keep the university afloat without sanctions from its accreditation body.

The campaign's success places UT among an elite group of only 28 public universities that have successfully completed fundraising campaigns of at least $1 billion, according to the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.

Morehouse School of Medicine ranked first in social mission while Meharry came in at number two. The other Tennessee medical school ranked in the top twenty using this new methodology was the twelfth ranked East Tennessee State University’s Quillen School of Medicine. Howard University, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and the University of Kansas round out the top five. In primary care physician output, two Tennessee schools rank in the top five in the nation. East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine is the number one producer of primary care physicians in the nation, followed by  East Carolina University Brody School, West Virginia SOM, Meharry Medical College and Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine.