The Faculty and Administrative Staff at Texas Southern University and Thurgood Marshall School of Law support the University's "5 Points of Vision":

• Fiscal Responsibility
• Service & accountability in administration
• Hospitable learning and living environment
• Commitment to community outreach
• Academic and faculty excellence

Thurgood Marshall School of Law provides excellent educational opportunities for Texas residents and individuals from around the nation and the world. TMSL has 39 full-time faculty members, of which 70 percent have earned doctorate degrees.

The designation of Thurgood Marshall School of Law as "a special purpose institution of higher education for urban programming" provides a foundation for its programmatic goals. Ascribing to the global implications of its urban mission, the University focuses on high quality teaching, research, and public service as a means of preparing students for leadership roles in the urban communities of our state, nation, and world.