Education Roundup: Risks Remain After MUW Merger Fails, School Funding Debate Ongoing
Though efforts to close or merge some universities failed, lawmakers could still consider closing some universities under another study proposal.
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Though efforts to close or merge some universities failed, lawmakers could still consider closing some universities under another study proposal.
History professor Dr. Erin Kempker responds to proposed legislation that would merge the Mississippi University for Women with Mississippi State University.
Mississippi University for Women could be merged into Mississippi State University under a bill lawmakers will soon vote on.
Mississippi Sen. Hillman Frazier, D-Jackson, said he doubts a bill to close three universities will survive a legislative deadline Tuesday.
The State of Mississippi has shortchanged Alcorn State University approximately $257.8 million in agricultural funds from the federal government over the last 30 years.
The Mississippi Supreme Court delayed a decision on an execution date for Willie Manning as his attorneys argue DNA testing could prove his innocence.
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.
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