Cortez Bryant at JSU, USM Sweet Potato Drop and Belhaven GrantCortez Bryant, a Jackson State University alumnus and manager for Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj and other popular musical acts, will be the grand marshal for JSU's homecoming parade on Saturday, Oct. 13, a press release says.
Holmes TYCAM Leadership Positions and National Science Foundation GrantEnglish professors from Holmes Community College recently accepted leadership positions in the Two-Year College English Association of Mississippi organization, and four Mississippi universities received a $20-million, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to start a new research center.
Ole Miss Considers Removal of Donor's Name After FlapThe University of Mississippi is trying to speed up the process of considering whether to remove a donor's name from its journalism school after his Facebook post that drew backlash as being racist
Meek Wants Name Removed from UM Journalism School; New ‘Path’ PledgedEd Meek, the man whose $5.3-million donation in 2009 cemented him as the namesake of the Meek School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi, requested over the weekend that his name to be removed from the …
Meek's Post on Black Women Prompts Demand for Renamed Journalism SchoolIt all started on Facebook Wednesday night, Sept. 19, when Ed Meek, the eponym of the School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi, posted a photo of two black university students paired with a caption blaming …
Senate Debate at Millsaps, AIM for CHangE at MSU and Belhaven Family WeekendMillsaps College and Mississippi Public Broadcasting will host "Decision 2018: Mississippi U.S. Senate Debate," featuring candidates in the state special election to fill retired U.S. Senator Thad Cochran's seat, on Thursday, Oct. 4.
U.S. Senate Hopefuls McDaniel, Baria Explain Votes Against LotteryMississippi House of Representatives Minority Leader Rep. David Baria, D-Bay St. Louis, and State Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, both voted against a state lottery bill lawmakers sent to the governor's desk Tuesday.
'Suit Up Event' at USM, 'Famous Types' at MSU and Jackson Heart Study at TougalooThe University of Southern Mississippi's Office of Career Services is partnering with clothing retailer JCPenney to offer USM students discounts on professional-business and business-casual attire during the "Suit Up Event" on Sunday, Sept. 23, at Turtle Creek Mall in Hattiesburg …