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Candice Wilder
Mississippi Today
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Funding to help Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State preserve local artifacts of Black history
The center’s artifacts will go into storage in January while Ayer Hall, the oldest building on the university campus, is renovated.
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Mississippi State rolled out changes to campus parking. Some students say they can’t afford it
The new unexpected expenses are hitting budgets at the same time as tuition increases and other general rising costs such as food and electricity.
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Student enrollment is up for most of Mississippi’s public universities, including Delta State and The W
Delta State University and Mississippi University for Women credit growth to recruitment, retention and affordability.
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Jackson State community opens up about what they want to see in their next leader
Students, alumni say they hope the next historically Black university president addresses student housing and campus safety issues.
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Mississippi Valley State and Delta State will increase security after shootings at homecoming events in other places
Mississippi colleges and universities are boosting security to keep students, faculty and alumni safe for homecoming weekend events.
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IHL board begins selection of Jackson State president search advisory group
The move marks the first time in recent years the board has used an advisory group to assist with Jackson State’s presidential searches.
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Delta State students are supporting each other through grief after a classmate was found dead on campus
In the weeks following the death of their classmate, Trey Reed, students have rallied to process grief and foster connections in meaningful ways.
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Mississippi universities halt funding for student groups, citing DEI law
It’s one of the first widespread, tangible consequences of a law that attorneys say will have sweeping ramifications across the state’s education system.
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IHL officials announce Jackson State University president search
Alumni and supporters of the historically Black university have raised questions to the board about its opaque process, calling for a fair, transparent national leadership search for the university.