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Mississippi Writers Trail unveils marker honoring contributions of Margaret Walker

July 8, 2019

Margaret Walker’s literary contributions were celebrated by The Mississippi Writers Trail on Monday with the dedication of a marker at Jackson State University. The marker is located at the Margaret[...]

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New CSET Dean Walters eyes online courses, student feedback at town hall-style meetings

June 28, 2019

Jackson State University’s Division of Academic Affairs announces that Dr. Wilbur Walters has been named the new dean of the College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET), effective July 1,[...]

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White House Initiative selects King as 2019 HBCU Competitiveness Scholar

June 20, 2019

Jackson State student Jasmine King has been chosen as a 2019 competitiveness scholar for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (WHIHBCU). Scholars were selected for[...]

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Sew crafty: Summer camp teaches the art of sewing and business management

June 20, 2019

A student sits at a sewing machine with the concentration of a seasoned seamstress. Others press fabric against the bodies of headless mannequins trying to gauge how their semi-completed dress[...]

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Tired of boil-water alerts? Student’s patented straw filters lead, other contaminants

June 19, 2019

The city’s notorious boil-water notices spurred a Jackson State University student to develop an innovative straw that successfully filters lead and other contaminants, and now the world’s largest retailer wants[...]

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College of Business extraordinaire receives golden internship at The Goldman Sachs Group in New York

June 17, 2019

On the first day of orientation, Gabrielle Lyles was astounded as one of the managing directors for the Division of Internal Audit at The Goldman Sachs Group elucidated to the[...]

Public Policy administrators standing (left to right): Dr. Johnny B. Gilleylen, Sr., chair of the Department of Public Policy and Administration; Dr. L. Frances P. Liddell, interim chair emeritus of the Department of Public Policy; and Dr. Roosevelt Shelton, interim dean for the College of Public Service. Seated (left to right) Greg Ramsey, public policy and administration Ph.D. student and Julius E. Green, II, public policy and administration student.

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College of Public Service Ph.D. candidates score big at public policy student debates

June 10, 2019

In March, Julius Green, II and Greg Ramsey took center stage and dominated their competitors during separate L. Francis P. Liddell Student Policy Debates. Green attended the policy debate[...]

Jeffrey Graves, an '06 music technology graduate and attorney, spent the spring semester conducting a four-part entertainment law seminar for music technology majors at his alma mater. "I realized that a lot of these students were new industry types – beat makers, producers and musicians who are really good at what they do, but do not want to be band leaders," he explained. (Photo by Rachel James-Terry)

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Attorney heeds the beat of career path, helps ink major deal for local rapper

June 3, 2019

On a Monday afternoon in April, attorney Jeffrey Graves is talking copyright law to a group of music technology majors at Jackson State University. The session is the last of[...]

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2019 First Lady’s Scholarship Luncheon has $75K goal; TSU President Glover will keynote

May 31, 2019

JSU’s second annual First Lady’s Scholarship Luncheon aims to raise $75,000 to help “well-deserving, academically sound students.” The event, with keynote speaker and Tennessee State University President Dr. Glenda Baskin[...]

Blackburn Laboratory Middle School students assist a customer with the purchase of vegetables from their student-led Farmers Market. The event was held Wednesday, May 22, in partnership with Jackson State University and supported by sponsors and the community. (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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Farmers Market by Blackburn Middle School, JSU hits pay dirt, sells out in less than an hour

May 24, 2019

Blackburn Laboratory Middle School sold out its entire stock of garden produce in just 45 minutes at its first Farmers Market held in partnership with Jackson State University, collecting hundreds[...]

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