Preview of a ‘Different’ film reveals similarities between rich and poor
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Screen adaptation of best-seller ‘Same Kind of Different As Me’ was filmed in Mississippi
Wanted: Generous college alums to fill financial void left by Legislature
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Mississippi State leads universities in percentage of graduates who donate to their schools
Mississippi Roundup
First student earns degree through Complete 2 Compete
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Debra Harris of Grenada is the first student in Mississippi to earn a degree through the Complete 2 Compete Initiative. “I was speechless,” Harris said. Harris was awarded a bachelor’s degree in general studies with minors in English, business administration and computer science last month from the University of Mississippi. Harris hopes to use her degree to build a career in adult literacy. After Harris began studies at UM in 1977, her college career was cut short when she joined the Navy.
As Ayers settlement winds down, anxiety escalates at universities
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Even with the endowment funding, predominantly black schools aren’t able to ‘catch up’
Overall enrollment at public universities falls this fall
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Delta State University has the largest percentage increase in student enrollment, Jackson State University the largest decrease
Mississippi Roundup
Ole Miss selects first vice chancellor for development
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Parks, with more than 25 years of experience in higher education advancement, has been named the inaugural vice chancellor for development at UM on Sept. 1.
Education
IHL, universities vow not to leave next legislative session empty handed
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No bond bill funds were appropriated during the 2017 legislative session for maintenance and construction projects at the eight public universities
Mississippi Roundup
IHL trustee Hooper heads Valley’s presidential search
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Institutes of Higher Learning board trustee Shane Hooper of Tupelo will lead the committee seeking a new president for Mississippi Valley State University. Board president C.D. Smith made the announcement Thursday. All board trustees will serve as members of the search committee. “I look forward to leading the search for the next president of Mississippi Valley State University,” said Hooper. “I look forward to hearing from the Valley family about their thoughts on the future of the university.”
Complete 2 Compete site launches for students to finish what they started
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Thousands of former college students may receive their degrees
Education
New dorms open, some community partnerships close at Jackson State
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‘We are out of the hotel business.’ — JSU President William Bynum
Education
Summer Student Spotlight: Dreams turn into reality for TV star’s intern
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Married to Medicine’s Dr. Jackie writes a prescription for success for Sumayia Young
William Carey turns tornado tragedy into unprecedented progress
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In January, six campus buildings were destroyed and almost every other one damaged. Now there’s a construction boom as students return for classes.
Summer Student Spotlight: Giving hope to refugee children one step at a time
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Belhaven University dancer says children in Iraqi camps are amazingly resilient
USM drafts dramatic reorganization plan
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The number of colleges would be reduced from from six to four
Summer Student Spotlight: Into the wild for the cure to cancer
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Cellas Hayes hunts mushrooms in Poland’s Bialowieza Forest