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Birmingham entrepreneur Kelly encourages JSU graduates with four pearls of wisdom

December 12, 2018

Notable alum Robert Earl Kelly urged 874 graduates to help others, stay productive, keep their word and make impassive decisions during his commencement speech for the combined graduate and[...]

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A long-time coming: Wiley College president set to graduate from JSU’s executive doctoral program, continues to beat odds

December 7, 2018

An ice-cold Coke is what Herman James Felton Jr. wants after he graduates from Jackson State University’s Executive Doctoral Program on Friday, Dec. 7. “I stopped drinking Cokes a while[...]

Student leaders and volunteers worked hard to organized the Midnight Breakfast by the Campus Activities Board under the Department of Student Affairs.

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Midnight Breakfast: Campus Activities Board presents a festive holiday soiree for students

December 4, 2018

More than 1,000 students assembled inside the Student Center on Friday night for the third annual Midnight Breakfast by the Campus Activities Board that included a holiday party loaded with[...]

College of Liberal Arts · Education · Featured · Students · Uncategorized

Student-led panel discusses race and socio-political themes found in ‘BlacKkKlansman,’ ‘The Hate U Give’ and ‘Jubilee’

December 4, 2018

Last Tuesday, the Margaret Walker Center and the College of Liberal Arts collaborated to host a student-led forum that analyzed racial and socio-political themes found in the following: “BlacKkKlansman,” a[...]

Santa Claus (JSU President William B. Bynum Jr.), Mrs. Claus (Deborah Bynum), Mister JSU Darrian Johnson and Miss JSU Gabrielle Baker spread holiday cheer with community children. (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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As Mr. and Mrs. Claus, the Bynums spread cheer to the campus and community

December 3, 2018

JSU hosted its annual Holidays Under the Stars on Thursday on the Gibbs-Green Memorial Plaza, where a huge crowd gathered to hear performances and witness the joy on the faces[...]

Alexander and Zenovia Lauren-Bradley, a special education major and Miss Black Mississippi USA 2019, discuss political advocacy in Mississippi. (Photo by Kentrice S. Rush/JSU)

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‘Living Single’ actress tells JSU students that your vote matters in shaping the future

December 3, 2018

A campus group called GIRL has dedicated itself to enriching the community and recently addressed the importance of voting with help from actress/political activist Erika Alexander (“The Cosby Show” and[...]

College of Education and Human Development · Community · Featured · Students

Zenovia Lauren-Bradley, special education major, crowned Miss Black Mississippi USA

November 30, 2018

“I’m not a pageant girl,” said Zenovia Lauren-Bradley, which is surprising since she was recently crowned Miss Black Mississippi USA 2019 by the Miss Black Mississippi USA Pageant, a community-driven[...]

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Festival of lights celebrated during International Education Week

November 29, 2018

International students from JSU Global – a hub for the many programs that assist in the globalization of JSU – coordinated the university’s first Diwali Festival. The festival of[...]

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National speech-language group lauds diversity research by Newkirk-Turner

November 20, 2018

The American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) recently honored JSU’s Dr. Brandi Newkirk-Turner, chair and associate professor of Communicative Disorders in the School of Public Health, for her contributions in research,[...]

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JSU wins big at 2018 HBCUgrow Conference

November 16, 2018

On Nov. 15, Jackson State was presented with five LEAD awards during the HBCUgrow conference in Charlotte, NC. HBCUgrow dedicates its efforts to assisting with challenges in the[...]

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