Dr. Tracy Cook Named as Alcorn State University’s 21st President
The Board of Trustees for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning named Dr. Tracy Cook as the new president of Alcorn State University.
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The Board of Trustees for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning named Dr. Tracy Cook as the new president of Alcorn State University.
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