Gifts and Grants

headshot photo of Jennifer Clark, MBA

Experienced finance, accounting professional appointed as executive director of JSU Development Foundation

Mississippi AI Collaborative Southern Spark Conference provides insight to professionals about AI integration

JSU partners with Getty Images and Ancestry to preserve archives digitally

Jackson State University breaks ground for new dining hall, expands campus footprint 

Jackson State University announces 2026 Day of Giving, going ‘All in for THEE’ to raise $500,000 for student success

Dowell and Vivian Taylor pose in front of a rock wall and water

Former band director, associate dean in College of Education reflect as members of 1976 golden class

Jackson State University announces new ‘Jubilee’ opera inspired by famed author Margaret Walker Alexander

Best-selling author James Patterson awards $75,000 scholarship for ten Jackson State students 

JSU features personal items of famed Mississippi author Margaret Walker Alexander in new Smithsonian exhibit

Jackson State University and S&P Global launch partnership for business and STEM students