Colette Pierce Burnette reflects on Huston-Tillotson CEO tenure, Austin’s attempts to right historic wrongs

Colette Pierce Burnette’s legacy in Austin is multifaceted.

For roughly seven years, she’s led Huston-Tillotson University, the oldest higher education institution in Austin and its only historically black university. She said Huston-Tillotson’s mission “is to provide education as the great equalizer.” The school traces its history back to 1875, and was formed through the combination of Samuel Huston College, which moved to Austin in 1878, and Tillotson College, which opened in 1881 — just a decade…