On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States made a decision that will upend the college-admissions process forever: They dismantled affirmative action.
Alcorn State University in Lorman, Miss., is among 16 historically Black land-grant universities that the Biden administration says have been collectively underfunded to the tune of $12.6 billion over the last three decades.
You may know that I grew up in Mississippi, but left the day after I got my political-science degree from Mississippi State University. I hightailed
Dr. Jordan Lynton Cox, an assistant professor of cultural anthropology and Middle Eastern studies at Mississippi State University, is leading a cohort of young researchers as they uncover the roots of the Brush Arbor Cemetery.
Mayor Buzz McGuire presented Jeffery Simmons with what the mayor says is believed to be the first key to the city at inaugural Jeffery Simmons Day on July 1, 2023 at the Noxubee Sportsplex.
Mississippi will ban TikTok, a popular social media platform that the private Chinese company ByteDance owns, on state-issued devices and state Wi-Fi networks starting July 1.
“For Black students at higher education institutions—especially at predominantly white institutions—a lack of representation and lack of diversity among their peers exacerbates the sense of loneliness,” Pamela Dankins writes.
Mississippi State University has added a college for non-traditional students who are older than typical enrollees to its campus.
“Mississippi is among the very few states that refuses to modernize the voter registration process and adopt online voter registration,” Drs. Merivaki, Baker and Chamberlain write. “This policy is now used in 42 states and Washington, D.C., so it’s unclear where the resistance comes from.”
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