Editor’s note: A previous version of this story and its headline inaccurately stated that Dr. Briggs was appointed interim president. 

Dr. Jerryl Briggs was named acting president of Mississippi Valley State University by the Board of Trustees of the Institutes of Higher Learning on Thursday. Briggs currently serves as executive vice president and chief operating officer at the university in Itta Bena.

Briggs succeeds Dr. William Bynum at Valley. Bynum was selected as the new president of Jackson State University by the board on May 31. Bynum’s official start date at Jackson State is July 1.

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Acting president appointed at MVSU

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
June 15, 2017

<h1>Acting president appointed at MVSU</h1> <p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />June 15, 2017</p> <p><em>Editor's note: A previous version of this story and its headline inaccurately stated that Dr. Briggs was appointed interim president. </em></p> <p>Dr. Jerryl Briggs was named acting president of Mississippi Valley State University by the Board of Trustees of the Institutes of Higher Learning on Thursday. Briggs currently serves as executive vice president and chief operating officer at the university in Itta Bena.</p> <p>Briggs succeeds Dr. William Bynum at Valley. Bynum was selected as the new president of Jackson State University by the board on May 31. Bynum's official start date at Jackson State is July 1.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2017/06/15/interim-president-appointed-at-mvsu/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=73785&amp;ga3=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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