“Designing programs that allow students who cannot afford college on their own is the most promising strategy for ensuring a high return on the state’s investment.”
Molly Minta
Mississippi Today
Higher education reporter at Mississippi Today in partnership with Open Campus.
Posted inMississippi
Tuition increases at every Mississippi public university but Jackson State
For the coming school year, average in-state tuition will increase by $177, from $8,219 to $8,396 a year.
Posted inMississippi
College presidents now have final say on tenure after Mississippi board quietly revises policy
Before granting tenure, presidents can now take into account a faculty member’s “effectiveness, accuracy and integrity in communications” as well as their “collegiality” — new language the board added to its policies.
Posted inMississippi
Mississippi to award new forgivable loan programs for health-related degrees for first time since 2015
After years of budget woes, the Legislature fully funded Mississippi’s college financial aid programs this session.
Posted inMississippi
‘We’re teachers too’: Community college faculty feel shortchanged by legislative raises
Mississippi’s 15 community colleges have long struggled to retain top faculty. Now some are saying the money lawmakers appropriated this year for them will not be enough to ensure their salaries stay competitive with K-12 teachers’.
Posted inMississippi
Ole Miss strikes $5 million research deal with multi-level marketing company
The university’s partnership with doTerra, which sells essential oils, raises questions about how a university’s stamp of approval can help these companies obscure an exploitative business model.
Posted inMississippi
‘From the ground up’: How one community-run program is getting more kids to college
In Greenville, Miss., 19 percent of adults over 25 have a bachelor’s degree, compared with the national average of 33 percent. A new initiative is focusing on helping more local students get financial aid.
Posted inMississippi
Faculty say Alcorn’s new strategic plan does little to address their ongoing concerns
The plan aims to help the historically Black university “achieve preeminence through transformative teaching and research excellence.” Some faculty and alumni say they wish the plan contained more specific, measurable goals.
Posted inMississippi
Jackson State president calls for more HBCU funding in testimony about bomb threats
“What will it take for us to ensure the long-term protection of not only our students, faculty, staff and stakeholders, but the historical assets that are HBCUs?” the president asked.
Posted inMississippi
Mississippi bill that seeks to ban CRT signed into law
The bill’s language is vague so it may not prevent the University of Mississippi School of Law from offering its course on the academic framework.