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JSU in top three of HBCUs awarding doctorates to black students

March 23, 2018

Among all U.S. colleges and universities, for the highest number of doctorates awarded to black scholars over a five year period. From 2012-2016, 161 JSU students received terminal degrees. Walden[...]

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Margaret Walker Center to unveil interpretive plaque in Farish Street Park

March 21, 2018

On Thursday, March 22, at 4:30 pm the Margaret Walker Center and Significant Developments will unveil an interpretive plaque for the public sculpture Farish Quilt in Farish Street Park at[...]

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Azariah Foster is SWAC athlete of the week

March 21, 2018

Jackson State University track and field athlete Azariah Foster said he was shocked to learn that he was selected as the SWAC athlete of the week. “I am beyond grateful[...]

If you’ve never been inside the CSET building because of your non-science academic discipline, here’s your chance to see what you’ve been missing. CSET is opening its doors to teach all undergraduates about Data Science and help the U.S. job market fill millions of positions.

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Region II Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair needs judges

March 21, 2018

JSU will be hosting the Region II Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair Thursday, March 22, and Friday, March 23, in the Lee E. Williams Athletics & Assembly Center. Therefore, Jackson[...]

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Professor honored for civic contributions

March 20, 2018

Assistant professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, Dr. Barbara L. Howard recently received the Rev. Wayne Johnson Community and Civic Award from the Ole Miss Alumni Association. Howard was one[...]

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Students return from Harvard leadership conference with boosted determination

March 6, 2018

Sophomores Ananda Collins, Jasmine King and Jordan Jefferson were amped after recently returning from the 18th annual Public Policy and Leadership Conference at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Collins,[...]

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BET’s ‘THE QUAD’ chooses JSU student video for ‘Rep Your HBCU’ contest

March 6, 2018

JSU student Cameron Caldwell’s video entry for the “Rep Your HBCU” contest was one of 10 selected by BET’s “THE QUAD.” The video contest allows students attending Historically[...]

Author Angie Thomas tells an audience at JSU how rapper Tupac Shakur, her childhood and social injustice led to her writing the New York Times bestseller "The Hate U Give." (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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New York Times bestselling author teaches students how to find their activism

March 2, 2018

Amid life in the “hood,” author and Jackson native Angie Thomas distinctly remembers the day she saw a picture of Emmett Till lying in a casket on the cover[...]

(Charles A. Smith/University Communications)

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Freedom project students tour JSU for inspiration, education, and a little drama

February 26, 2018

Students from Sunflower County, Meridian, and Rosedale Mississippi toured the Jackson State University campus on Saturday, Feb. 24, as part of the Sunflower County Freedom Project (SCFP). Later, at the[...]

The creative arts collective Outspoken describes themselves as a family who encourage each other to embrace their talents. (Photo by Rachel James-Terry/JSU)

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Arts collective, OutSpoken, gives new members the courage to be creative

February 21, 2018

There was nervous laughter in the air as new members of OutSpoken, a student-led creative arts collective founded at Jackson State University, prepared for their New Member Showcase on Tuesday,[...]