Jackson State University’s School of Lifelong Learning has received an $8,000 grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. The funds will be used to support adult literacy at the School[...]
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Public Health’s Atehortua, an MPHA board member, tackles vaccine hesitancy, tobacco
Since being elected unanimously to the board of directors for the Mississippi Public Health Association (MPHA) earlier this year, JSU professor Dr. Nelson Atehortua has worked “intensively” to promote COVID-19[...]
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Hudson joins United Negro College Fund and H.E.L.F. Presidential Leadership Institute
Jackson State University President Thomas K. Hudson is one of eight presidents participating in the United Negro College Fund and the Higher Education Leadership Foundation’s inaugural Presidential Leadership Institute cohort[...]
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Williams announced as The 431 Exchange Spring 2021 Scholarship recipient
The 431 Exchange is proud to announce that Sasha Williams, Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology, is one of seven recipients of its Spring 2021 scholarship. Each student has a unique[...]
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JSU’s Blue and White Flash scores big at Mississippi Press Association Awards
The Blue and White Flash scored big at the Mississippi Press Association Better Newspaper Contest Awards, winning nine awards and receiving several honorable mentions. Shannon Tatum, publications manager and department[...]
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DURP’s MA program earns reaccreditation through 2025
JSU’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning has earned reaccreditation for its Master of Arts program through December 2025. It is the only Urban and Regional Planning graduate[...]
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Legislative session bodes well for JSU, new dining hall on the horizon
Jackson State University appears to have come out on top after the recent Mississippi legislative session. The university scored $500,000 toward the preplanning for construction, furnishing, and equipping a new[...]
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Project HEALTH will use CDC-ASPHN grant to curb cardiovascular disease at HBCUs
Jackson State University’s Project Health has been awarded a grant from the CDC in conjunction with the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN) to support cardiovascular disease-prevention programs at[...]
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Maternal mortality: Public health alum will appear tonight on BET’s ‘Disrupt, Dismantle’
Dr. Nakeitra Burse, an alum of Jackson State University ’s School of Public Health, will be featured at 10 p.m. (CDT) tonight on BET Network’s “Disrupt and Dismantle,” with the[...]
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