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Molly Minta covers higher education for Mississippi Today. She works in partnership with Open Campus, a nonprofit news organization focused on investigating higher education. Originally from Melbourne Beach, Florida, Molly reported on public housing and prosecutors in her home state and worked as a fact-checker at The Nation before joining Mississippi Today. Her story on Mississippi's only class on critical race theory was a finalist for the Education Writers Association National Awards for Education Reporting in 2023 in the feature reporting category.

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In this shrinking Mississippi Delta county, getting a college degree means leaving home behind

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Issaquena County’s population has one of the lowest rates of educational attainment in America, a result of generations of decisions that favored powerful, largely white land interests over education and jobs.  

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New JSU president emphasizes accountability and financial sustainability

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Delta State dean gets no-confidence vote following lawsuit, Mississippi Today reporting 

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IHL discriminated against JSU administrator in hiring Thomas Hudson in 2020, lawsuit alleges

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IHL board picks internal choice to head JSU

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JSU Development Foundation under scrutiny for alleged ‘unintended’ use of restricted dollars as presidential selection looms

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In the Mississippi Bible Belt, a family wrestles with raising trans kids in the Mormon church

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JSU students call for accountability after on-campus shooting shakes sense of security

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JSU waits for news from IHL as trustees interview finalists behind locked doors

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IHL slated to announce next JSU president on Oct. 23, according to internal timeline

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Delta State’s future depends on $11 million, multi-year budget cut, president says

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IHL system put on federal monitoring after blowing deadline to submit annual audit

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Auditor’s proposal to defund some college majors catches fire online, but are lawmakers interested?

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‘No one is losing out’ in proposed college financial aid changes, board says

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JSU years away from solving housing needs but working on it

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