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First Lady’s Scholarship Luncheon for inauguration event will benefit JSU students

October 5, 2018

Sponsored by Trustmark and Candie L. Simmons, the inaugural First Lady’s Scholarship Luncheon will be held at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12. The First[...]

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IHL commissioner will officially install Bynum as JSU’s president during investiture

October 5, 2018

Dr. William B. Bynum Jr. will be officially sworn in as Jackson State University’s 11thpresident during an investiture ceremony at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, in the Rose E. McCoy[...]

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Taylor, director of bands, trumpets selection into National Black College Hall of Fame

October 4, 2018

JSU’s director of bands Dowell Taylor recently was inducted into the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation in Atlanta for his outstanding contributions to the arts and entertainment[...]

Dr. Rodney Washington, professor of education in the College of Liberal Arts, was recently chosen out of 600 applicants for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Culture of Health Leaders Development Program. (Photo special to JSU)

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JSU education professor chosen for national leadership program to build health equity

October 3, 2018

Out of 600 applicants nationwide, Dr. Rodney Washington, associate professor of education, has been chosen to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Culture of Health Leaders Development Program.[...]

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After graduation, mass communications student says she’s going to Disney World

October 2, 2018

K’shatriya “Shay” Humphrey was not supposed to be on her phone during class. But when the email popped up announcing her acceptance into the Disney College Program in Orlando, she[...]

Mara Hall is the artistic director for the Harmony Project in Los Angeles that provides music education to youth in socioeconomic challenged areas. Hall and Dr. Carl Cunningham, graduates of JSU, helped to raise $10,000 to bring L.A. students to visit their alma mater. (Photo by: Kentrice S. Rush/JSU University Communications)

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Jackson State University alums and Los Angeles students bring harmony to HBCU

October 2, 2018

Mara Hall, artistic director for the Leimert Park Harmony Project in Los Angeles, says her experiences while attending Jackson State University is the reason she, her students and their parents[...]

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Tiger Career Closet helps students professionally dress for success

October 1, 2018

Some students use the infamous plaza at JSU as a fashion runway. Clothed in the latest trends reflecting creativity and comfort, students display their style preferences daily. Higher[...]

Dr. Mahmoud A. Manzoul will spend 10 months in Sudan, aiming to help the University of Khartoum begin the process of earning accreditation for its engineering program.

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CSET’s Manzoul will spend 10 months in his native Sudan as prestigious Fulbright Scholar

September 28, 2018

JSU engineering professor Dr. Mahmoud A. Manzoul was recently named a Fulbright Scholar and will use the opportunity to return to his native Sudan to help his alma mater eventually[...]

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Department of Theatre set to premiere critically-acclaimed play ‘The Mountaintop’

September 19, 2018

Jackson State University’s Department of Art & Theatre will host their first play of their 57th season when Mountaintop premieres on Thursday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Rose[...]

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JSU among four Mississippi universities to share $20 million, five-year grant from NSF

September 19, 2018

A $20 million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation will spur creative discovery and economic opportunities through Mississippi’s research universities. With the grant funding, the state of Mississippi will[...]

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