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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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.
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As Jackson State University president search looms, politics may make the position more difficult
The next leader of the historically Black university faces extreme pressure from constituent groups and state legislators under a changing higher education landscape.
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Jackson State students call on administration to address ‘an unfair housing crisis’
More than 380 students at the historically Black university have signed a petition demanding school officials address housing and financial aid concerns.
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How a 10-year-old farmer got a full-ride scholarship
”I want at least 100 acres. And I want a longhorn, baby.’
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NC Central professor starts HBCU’s first oral history archive to highlight alumnae
The archive contains the voices of Black women who graduated from the university in the past 60 years.
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IHL reps assure wary JSU alumni that president search will be ‘open and engaging’
Questions still linger over whether the board will follow its policies and procedures for the leadership search this time.