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Latasha Norman Counseling Center staff members Shanice White, lead therapist, (left); Princess Hollins, peer educator, and Antonio Horton, counselor, provided faculty, staff and students with life-saving information during their suicide prevention program earlier this week. (Photo by Kentrice S. Rush)

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A Dose of Reality: Suicide Prevention Program educates, encourages students to seek help

August 23, 2018

“Suicide is on the rise on college campuses. It is the second-leading cause of death among college students. It’s the eleventh cause of death worldwide,” said Shanice White at the[...]

Jordan Jefferson, a political science major, and member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., spent 10 days learning how to enhance the lives of those in the Delta and his community as part of the Delta Scholars Program.

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JSU student wants others to be Delta Scholars

August 22, 2018

Jordan Jefferson, a junior at JSU, was 1 of 14 students chosen for the Delta Scholars Summer Institute. Hosted by Mississippi State University, in collaboration with the Harvard Law School[...]

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Summer, summer, summertime: JSU students spend break as paid education fellows

August 16, 2018

Although the sun is still beating down as if it is trying to barbecue every human soul on earth, summer is officially over. Among the plethora of options Jackson[...]

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Pilot flies the friendly skies, teaches students about STEM

June 12, 2018

Audible gasps of disbelief fill the auditorium of the Jackson State University College of Science Engineering and Technology. Capt. Barrington Irving, 34, has just told a group of all-male students,[...]

JSU student leaders from the National Pan Hellenic Council, Student Government Association, the Campus Activity Board and the Royal Court were nominated ‘most impressive student delegation’ at the 22nd Annual Student Leadership Institute hosted by the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals. (Photo special to JSU)

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Jackson State has ‘most impressive student delegation’ at national leadership institute

June 7, 2018

Student leaders from Jackson State University were elected ‘most impressive,’ by their peers, at the 22nd Annual Student Leadership Institute hosted by the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP)[...]

Capt. Barrington Irving, creator of the STEM education tool the "Flying Classroom" became the first and youngest African-American pilot to fly around the world solo at the age of 23. During a 97-day journey, he flew 30,000 miles despite encountering multifarious conditions of snow, ice, sand, and thunderstorms. (Photo source: Flying Classroom website)

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Guinness record-setting pilot, Barrington Irving, bringing ‘Flying Classroom’ to JSU

June 7, 2018

Capt. Barrington Irving and his “Flying Classroom” will be in the auditorium of Jackson State University’s College of Science Engineering and Technology at 9 a.m. Friday, June 8, courtesy of[...]

Dowell Taylor, interim director of bands and music technology at JSU, was overwhelmed to learn that he will be inducted into the 2018 class of the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation Inc., on Sept. 28 in Atlanta. (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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Third time’s the charm: JSU director of bands to be inducted into national hall of fame

June 4, 2018

JSU Director of Bands Dowell Taylor will be inducted into the 2018 class of the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation Inc. during the 33rd Hall of Fame[...]

Transfer student Cameron Lemon graduated JSU with honors after losing three scholarships due to low grades while a student at Hinds Community College. (Photo special to JSU)

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One-time community college dropout, graduates from JSU with honors

May 11, 2018

Cameron Lemon silently rejoiced as he strolled across the Jackson State University stage during undergraduate commencement exercises last month. He was finally receiving his degree in journalism and media studies[...]

During the recent event for Denim Day, which highlights sexual assault awareness, Horton encouraged students, faculty and staff to sign jeans to show their support of the campaign. Dr. Steven Smith, left, associate dean of JSU's Enrollment Management and director of Admissions and Recruitment, pens his name to the garment. Warren Johnson, associate, vice president and dean of Enrollment Management, joins him in a show of solidarity. (Photo by L.A. Warren/JSU)

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S.A.F.E. environment: Denim Day urges action against, awareness of campus sexual assault

May 9, 2018

The Division of Student Affairs and the Latasha Norman Center For Counseling recently organized Denim Day inside the JSU Student Center to spread the word about campus assault nationwide and[...]

Undergraduate Commencement 2018 (Charles A. Smith/University Communications)

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Mayor calls JSU grads the generation of governors: Tells them to change world, now

May 1, 2018

By Rachel James-Terry The future of the world “depends on the individual and collective genius that you possess,” Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said to over 800 undergraduates at Jackson State[...]

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