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Latasha Norman Center offers mental health tips for students affected by COVID-19

March 31, 2020

JSU students left for spring break during the week of March 9-13, anticipating returning to campus after some much needed rest and relaxation with their family and friends.[...]

Cameron Thomas, a native of Clinton and 2007 JSU alum, said the HBCU’s engineering program resulted in many “tough nights and long nights.” He added, there were “a lot of high expectations for us all because we wanted to be able to sell the program to the accreditation board.” He has been recognized for his work to protect military service members.

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2020 Black Engineer of Year: CSET alum is an explosive weapons analyst protecting soldiers

March 30, 2020

A 2007 Jackson State University alum who works as an explosive weapons analyst to save soldiers’ lives earned the 2020 Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) Award recently in Washington,[...]

Jackson State University was founded in 1877 and is known today as one of the largest HBCUs in the nation. (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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Jackson State University’s online master’s degree in history program ranks among best

March 26, 2020

The Department of History, in the College of Liberal Arts, was recently recognized for offering one of the Best Online Master’s Degree in History programs for 2020 in a report[...]

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Student-led fashion week shows talent and creativity thrive at Jackson State University

March 23, 2020

JSU faculty, staff and students dressed in their most fly black-and-white duds for a fashion-inspired Cruella DeVille theme of the day during the university’s fashion week. Each day of the[...]

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JSU, West Point cadets aid 11th-graders in ethics, leadership, STEM; officer stirs crowd

March 19, 2020

Eleventh-graders in the Jackson area learned about the importance of ethics, leadership and STEM with help from JSU and West Point ROTC cadets as motivational speaker Army Lt. Col. Adisa[...]

The Women's Council of Philanthropy at Jackson State University honored Dr. John A. Peoples and his wife Mary Peoples for their stellar humanitarianism and civic contributions to the community. (Photo by Darek Ashley/JSU)

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Women’s Council for Philanthropy honors Dr. John A. Peoples and Mary Peoples, raises $30,000 in scholarship funds

March 6, 2020

The Women’s Council for Philanthropy at Jackson State University honored President Emeritus Dr. John A. Peoples and First Lady Emeritus Mary Peoples on Wednesday at the Country Club of Jackson[...]

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JSU meteorologist joins effort to prevent more deadly wildfires from ravaging California

March 2, 2020

Blazes have scorched millions of acres of land in California, so a Jackson State University meteorologist is teaming up with other experts to prevent more deadly wildfires that threaten to[...]

Dr. Lisa Beckley-Roberts received an excellence in diversity and inclusion award from the Institutions of Higher Learning earlier this week. (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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Music professor receives IHL’s excellence in diversity and inclusion award

February 21, 2020

Dr. Lisa Beckley-Roberts, associate professor of ethnomusicology, in the Department of Music, has been named a Distinguished IHL Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award winner by the Mississippi Board of[...]

These are among the dozens of Jackson State University students who participated in the annual conference of Black Engineers of the Year (BEYA). The event was held earlier this month in Washington, D.C.

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CSET students interview for jobs during Black Engineer of the Year STEM conference in D.C.

February 20, 2020

About 40 JSU students in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET) recently attended the 34thannual Black Engineer of the Year (BEYA) STEM Global Competitiveness Conference in Washington, D.C.[...]

JSU Acting President Thomas Hudson, third from left, receives a gift card from Kroger representatives. Joining him are, Sean Wallace, left, director of Alexander East Residence Hall and JSU Tiger Pantry assistant; Dr. Susan E. Powell, associate vice president for Student Affairs; Jonathan Demming, a JSU alum and I-55 Kroger store leader; Teresa Dickerson, corporate affairs manager for the Kroger Delta Division; Ashley Robinson, JSU’s vice president and director of athletics; and Tammy Timbers, executive director of Housing and Residence Life. (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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Kroger ‘steps up to plate,’ gives $15,000 to JSU food pantries for students, student-athletes

February 18, 2020

Kroger supermarket presented JSU with $15,000 worth of gift cards to support its food pantries for general students and student-athletes to help eliminate food insecurity on campus and refuel their[...]

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Latasha Norman Center offers mental health tips for students affected by COVID-19

2020 Black Engineer of Year: CSET alum is an explosive weapons analyst protecting soldiers

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Jackson State University’s online master’s degree in history program ranks among best

Student-led fashion week shows talent and creativity thrive at Jackson State University

JSU, West Point cadets aid 11th-graders in ethics, leadership, STEM; officer stirs crowd

Women’s Council for Philanthropy honors Dr. John A. Peoples and Mary Peoples, raises $30,000 in scholarship funds

JSU meteorologist joins effort to prevent more deadly wildfires from ravaging California

Music professor receives IHL’s excellence in diversity and inclusion award

CSET students interview for jobs during Black Engineer of the Year STEM conference in D.C.

Kroger ‘steps up to plate,’ gives $15,000 to JSU food pantries for students, student-athletes

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