As many as 40 million Americans qualify for student debt relief, including 439,000 people in Mississippi.
Molly Minta
Mississippi Today
Higher education reporter at Mississippi Today in partnership with Open Campus.
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College board ‘embarrassed’ by state of USM Gulf Park as enrollment has plummeted
The steep decline represents a missed opportunity to provide higher ed to one of Mississippi’s growing and economically vibrant regions, residents say.
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IHL touts ‘diverse’ advisory group for USM search, but rank-and-file faculty and staff not included
The group is stacked with politically connected alumni, major donors, and high-level administrators.
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IHL board president calls presidential search at USM a ‘sacred’ responsibility
As the smallest of Mississippi’s three top-tier research universities, multiple speakers said they felt USM has long received the short end of the stick compared to its peers – University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University – in terms of funding and prestige.
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Tougaloo to receive $420,000 for security and mental health care in wake of HBCU bomb threats
More than one-third of the country’s 101 HBCUs received bomb threats earlier this year, including every HBCU in Mississippi except Coahoma Community College.
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‘I cannot think of anything negative:’ Letters from friends, family paint picture of Ole Miss grad charged with murder
A superintendent, a country singer, and the Grenada County sheriff were among the 69 friends, family and local officials who wrote letters last month asking a judge to release Sheldon Timothy Herrington, Jr.
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State board wants lawmakers to drop nursing loan program, create stipend instead
The move reflects a shifting policy debate over Mississippi’s use of student loans to address labor shortages.
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‘The wall people are running into’: For JSU student, city water crisis highlights limitation of government
Maisie Brown has raised more than $6,000 and assembled students who have delivered about 1,000 cases of water to more than 200 homes.
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Judge denies state auditor’s motion to dismiss defamation case by Ole Miss professor
The lawsuit centers on the official’s claims that the professor participated in an “illegal” work stoppage in 2020 and violated state law.
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Mississippi plans to tax student debt relief. But Paycheck Protection Program loans are tax exempt.
Under a longstanding state tax provision, Mississippians eligible for the Biden administration’s student debt relief will be on the hook for up to $1,000 in additional state income taxes next year.