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WJMI’s Chelle B wins BET Radio Room Award

August 24, 2020

Recently, Michelle Boyd, on-air personality for Jackson’s local urban music station, WJMI won the Radio Room BET Award. Boyd is affectionately known as Chelle B by listeners across the metro[...]

Carlyn Hicks is a 2006 graduate from the JSU College of Business.

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JSU alum Hicks appointed as Hinds County Court Judge

August 24, 2020

Jackson State alumna Carlyn Hicks has been temporarily appointed by Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph as a special judge for the Hinds County Court. The appointment is[...]

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Funderburk, MWC oral historian, set to lead training workshop for Columbia University

August 17, 2020

Alissa Rae Funderburk, oral historian of the Margaret Walker Center, has been invited to lead a Zoom training workshop for Columbia University’s Oral History Master of Arts program on Saturday,[...]

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Associate professor of music awarded Mississippi Artist Fellowship Grant

August 13, 2020

Dr. Ivan Elezovic, associate professor of music, in the College of Liberal Arts, is the recipient of the Mississippi Artist Fellowship Grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission. The grant is[...]

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Wheeler to serve as panelist for W.K. Kellogg discussion on race

August 6, 2020

Lance Wheeler, education and public relations manager for the Margaret Walker Center, will appear as a panelist for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s discussion, “The Power of Place: Legacy & Impact[...]

Acting president Thomas Hudson accepts a $25,000 pledge from retired JSU professor Dr. Rhonda Fulgham. Fulgham spent 30 years at the university teaching economics. (Photo by Rachel James-Terry/JSU)

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Retired JSU economics professor establishes $25,000 endowment for late nephew

August 5, 2020

Thomas Hudson, acting president of JSU, accepted a $25,000 pledge from Dr. Rhonda Fulgham, on Friday, establishing the Eric Lucas Endowed Scholarship. The fund is named for Fulgham’s nephew, who[...]

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Leading the charge: Michael Taylor, JSU senior, organizes peaceful protest in Chicago

August 4, 2020

Aug. 28 marks the 57th Anniversary of the March on Washington, where 250,000 people assembled at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. to spotlight the ongoing inequalities faced by African-Americans.[...]

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JSU grad creates icons, goes viral and has new work featured on CNN

July 28, 2020

Reshonda Perryman has gone viral. In early April, the creative design manager for Visit Jackson finished painting the bright and bold “Jxn Icons” mural in downtown Jackson. Before going to[...]

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JSU’s B.A. in graphic design ranks No. 3 in Mississippi

July 27, 2020

Jackson State University’s B.A. in graphic design, in the College of Liberal Arts, ranks No. 3 among top graphic design school programs in Mississippi for 2020, according to a ranking from[...]

Jackson State University is the fourth largest HBCU in the country. (Charles Smith/JSU)

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Jackson State releases JSU Safe Plan for reopening

July 16, 2020

Jackson State University’s COVID-19 Reopening Task Force has released its JSU Safe Plan for reopening the campus. Acting President Thomas K. Hudson created the task force in May. “Our COVID-19[...]

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