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Jackson State University is No. 1 HBCU in Mississippi, according to latest ranking

  • December 14, 2022

Jackson State University is ranked the No. 1 HBCU in Mississippi, according to the academic research company UniversityHQ.org. JSU surpassed five state HBCUs based on ranking criteria that included accreditation,[...]

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‘Finish what you started:’ JSU grad honors deceased mom, earns degree after 31 years

  • December 9, 2022

Ira Vaughn, 54, graduated from Jackson State University with his Bachelor of Science in professional interdisciplinary studies. It has been 31 years since Vaughn was last enrolled at the HBCU,[...]

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Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson visited the JSU campus for a poetry reading, book signing, and masterclass for her award-winning book 'Perfect Black'. The events were hosted by the Department of English, Foreign Languages, and Speech Communication on behalf of their new creative writing program, which is offered as a new major and minor for JSU students. Wilkinson is the second Black person to serve as Kentucky poet laureate and the first Black woman to be awarded the title.

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JSU students galvanized by ‘Perfect Black’ author and Kentucky poet laureate Crystal Wilkinson

  • November 16, 2022

The JSU Department of English, Foreign Languages, and Speech Communication hosted Kentucky Poet Laureate Crystal Wilkinson for a poetry reading, book signing, and masterclass for her award-winning book ‘Perfect Black’[...]

The Margaret Walker Center is in the process of developing a permanent exhibit for Margaret Walker to detail her life, along with a poetry festival, thanks to a $450,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Margaret Walker Center preserves stories of Black women, honors namesake with $450,000 Mellon Foundation grant

  • November 10, 2022

The Margaret Walker Center strikes again with support from the Mellon Foundation, landing a $450,000 Humanities in Place grant to fund a two-part project that builds on the center’s expansion[...]

Jackson State University employees have fun with the 360 photo booth during a celebratory Pink Out party on Wednesday, Oct. 19, highlighting JSU's Breast Cancer survivors as part of their Breast Cancer Awareness Month initiative during the university's homecoming week of events. (Photo by William Kelly/JSU)

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JSU celebrates the restored life and vitality of breast cancer survivors with Pink Out Party

  • October 21, 2022

Jackson State University hosted a celebratory Pink Out party on Wednesday, Oct. 19, highlighting JSU’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month initiative during the university’s homecoming week of events. Pamela Banks, Ph.D.,[...]

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JSU civil engineering major Yahmir Muhammad named HBCU Student of the Year

  • October 4, 2022

Jackson State University civil engineering major Yahmir Muhammad recently received the $10,000 HBCU Student of the Year: Changemaker Award sponsored by GEICO. Recipients of the award must showcase how they[...]

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Jackson State and Mississippi Braves hosting family and friends’ night this weekend

  • August 18, 2022

Jackson State University is partnering with the Mississippi Braves for their family and friends’ night at 6:05 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20, at Trustmark Park. The first-time collaboration will honor[...]

Kyoukius Washington turned pain into triumph, using the recent death of her 6-year-old son as reason to continue her education. She graduated from JSU on Saturday, April 30. "I'm doing this for him," she said. (Photo special to JSU)

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Through it all, mother of four graduates from JSU following tragic death of 6-year-old son

  • April 30, 2022

Kyoukius Washington received her bachelor’s degree in social work from Jackson State University this morning, April 30. It is a beautiful moment that could have easily not been. In February,[...]

A native of Louisiana, Deundra Owens-Blackmon lost her hearing as an infant, and never imagined attending college. But Owens-Blackmon has done the unimaginable and is one of the first hearing-impaired students to receive an accounting degree at JSU. (Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU)

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By any means: JSU student with hearing impairment, set to become one of first to receive accounting degree

  • April 29, 2022

Deundra Owens-Blackmon was an infant when her hearing vanished forever due to a fever, which is one reason her upcoming commencement on Saturday, April 30, is all the sweeter. She[...]

Enbridge Inc. present $60,000 donation to Jackson State leadership. The donation is slated to be evenly distributed across multiple programs on campus. (William Kelly/JSU)

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JSU receives $60,000 donation from Enbridge Inc.

  • April 28, 2022

Jackson State University (JSU) recently received a generous $60,000 donation from Enbridge Inc., North America’s leading energy infrastructure company. The financial investment is slated to be evenly distributed across multiple[...]

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