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Public Policy administrators standing (left to right): Dr. Johnny B. Gilleylen, Sr., chair of the Department of Public Policy and Administration; Dr. L. Frances P. Liddell, interim chair emeritus of the Department of Public Policy; and Dr. Roosevelt Shelton, interim dean for the College of Public Service. Seated (left to right) Greg Ramsey, public policy and administration Ph.D. student and Julius E. Green, II, public policy and administration student.

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College of Public Service Ph.D. candidates score big at public policy student debates

June 10, 2019

In March, Julius Green, II and Greg Ramsey took center stage and dominated their competitors during separate L. Francis P. Liddell Student Policy Debates. Green attended the policy debate[...]

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School of Social Work doctoral candidate Adams offered teaching fellowship at West Chester University

May 31, 2019

Raymond Adams has been offered an inaugural position as the 2019 Frederick Douglass Teaching Fellow at West Chester University. “I am elated to have this opportunity to expand upon[...]

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JSU aims to raise $150,000 for annual Day of Giving Campaign on May 31

May 28, 2019

Jackson State will host its fifth annual Day of Giving on Friday, May 31, inviting alumni, students, staff, and friends to contribute to any specific area of their choice.[...]

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CASE nominates Cohen to serve on conference committee for 2020 convention

May 16, 2019

Veronica Cohen, vice president of Institutional Advancement and External Affairs at JSU, has been selected to serve on the programming committee for the[...]

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Bishop Crudup advises Jackson State graduates ‘Don’t be average, be darn good’

May 6, 2019

Distinguished alumnus Ronnie C. Crudup Sr. encouraged graduates to make a decision to be great in their field of study, confront tough circumstances and people, and positively change the[...]

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MDCPS awards $150,000 to School of Social Work for Hinds county families

May 1, 2019

The Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services (MDCPS) has awarded Jackson State’s School of Social Work a $150,000 grant to create public awareness regarding child abuse prevention and to[...]

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Public health student gets $41,000 annually for med school, aims to make Delta healthier

May 1, 2019

Graduating master’s student Kierra Jones wants to return to the Mississippi Delta as a medical doctor because she’s seen how a lack of education impacts the health of many people,[...]

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CSWE reaffirms accreditation for social work programs through 2025

April 30, 2019

The Commission on Accreditation (COA) for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) recently voted to reaffirm accreditation for JSU’s bachelor’s and master’s degree programs for eight additional years, ending[...]

JSU alumni panelists discuss the state of public health in the U.S. The outbreak of measles, the opioid crisis and climate change are among pressing issues that concern them.

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Public health panel addresses reduced funding, care for immigrants at border

April 29, 2019

A failure to provide adequate health care for asylum-seekers and other immigrants caught up in the border dispute raises ethical questions and was among myriad issues addressed recently by JSU[...]

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Professor Riddley appointed by Governor to serve on MS Board of Examiners

March 29, 2019

Jackson State’s Bachelor of Social Work field director and clinical assistant professor Candace Riddley has been chosen by Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant to serve on the Board of[...]