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Toni T. Holloway, second from left, was one of five students who traveled abroad to Ghana. Holloway said she gained a greater sense of self-identity through her experience, which was beautiful and emotional. (Photo special to JSU)

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JSU students go to Ghana, gain understanding of ‘Sankofa’

August 8, 2019

A group of Jackson State University students spent 10 days studying in Ghana, West Africa, this summer to “go back and get it.” Headed by Dr. Byron D’Andra Orey, professor[...]

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Mississippi Writers Trail unveils marker honoring contributions of Margaret Walker

July 8, 2019

Margaret Walker’s literary contributions were celebrated by The Mississippi Writers Trail on Monday with the dedication of a marker at Jackson State University. The marker is located at the Margaret[...]

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Music professor to guest conduct ‘Orquesta Sinfonico de Falcon’ in Venezuela

July 8, 2019

Dr. Alfred Duckett, associate professor of music, has been selected as a guest conductor for the Orquesta Sinfonico de Falcon in Cora, Venezuela. The professor is set to lead the[...]

Pamela Junior, who graduated from JSU with a bachelor's degree in education, was recently named director of the Two Mississippi Museums, which include the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. (Photo by Joshua Watson)

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Junior named director of Two Mississippi Museums

July 2, 2019

Pamela Junior, Jackson State University alum, has been named director of the Two Mississippi Museums located downtown in the capital city. Junior joined the Mississippi Department of Archives and History[...]

Jeffrey Graves, an '06 music technology graduate and attorney, spent the spring semester conducting a four-part entertainment law seminar for music technology majors at his alma mater. "I realized that a lot of these students were new industry types – beat makers, producers and musicians who are really good at what they do, but do not want to be band leaders," he explained. (Photo by Rachel James-Terry)

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Attorney heeds the beat of career path, helps ink major deal for local rapper

June 3, 2019

On a Monday afternoon in April, attorney Jeffrey Graves is talking copyright law to a group of music technology majors at Jackson State University. The session is the last of[...]

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Jackson State University sponsors National Endowment of the Arts grant workshop

May 16, 2019

Jackson State University’s Title III “Integrating Arts Across Disciplines” will sponsor a grant workshop by the National Endowment of the Arts and the Mississippi Arts Commission on Wednesday, May 22,[...]

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JSU students compete in Thurgood Marshall’s pitch competition, presented by Apple

May 16, 2019

Nine Jackson State University students were selected by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to join 91 other Historically Black College and University students from 36 other HBCUs, to compete in[...]

Tommie Mabry has authored and self-published three books that tell how he fought through violent and disparaging sorroundings and forged a new path as a college graduate, author and motivational speaker. (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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JSU doctoral student ‘broke cycle’ of violence and poverty, now gives children hope

May 14, 2019

Tommie Mabry was 12 when a bullet grazed him while he was burglarizing a home he thought was empty. It could have been fatal for the rebellious preteen hell-bent on[...]

The JSU Kappa Omicron Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta recently held its Spring 2019 induction ceremony and had a record 51 new inductees from various disciplines and majors. (Photo special to JSU)

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JSU’s Sigma Tau Delta has record induction

May 14, 2019

The JSU Kappa Omicron Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta recently held its spring 2019 induction ceremony and had a record 51 new inductees from various disciplines and majors. In addition[...]

JSU's Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society chapter 188 inducted 64 new members: 58 students and five faculty members on March 27, 2019. (Photo special to JSU)

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JSU PKP honor society inducts 63 members

May 14, 2019

Jackson State University’s Phi Kappa Phi, chapter 188, inducted 63 members (58 students and five faculty members) on March 27, 2019. The honor society is the first Phi Kappa Phi[...]