Auditor’s proposal to defund some college majors catches fire online, but are lawmakers interested?
Buoyed by a series of tweets from State Auditor Shad White belittling certain liberal arts degrees as “garbage,”…
IHL system put on federal monitoring after blowing deadline to submit annual audit
For the next five years, when Mississippi universities seek to cover tuition with federal financial aid dollars hey will be required to first provide certain documentation.
‘No one is losing out’ in proposed college financial aid changes, board says
The award amounts of the Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant – known as MTAG – would be increased to keep up with the skyrocketing cost of colleg
JSU years away from solving housing needs but working on it
There are myriad reasons for this gap between Jackson State’s financial need and the amount of money the historically Black university can realistically expect to receive in state funding.
How a business consultant with a history of domestic violence allegations took over the Delta State music department
After the longtime chair was killed last summer, Delta State hired Kent Wessinger, a self-proclaimed “people scientist,” to help lead the department out of tragedy. Did the university do enough — or anything — to vet his hire?
New academic freedom policy at Delta State is likely its first, emails show
The policy development comes as Delta State faculty are working to start the university’s first-ever chapter of the American Association of University Professors.
IHL taskforce to study disability compliance across public university system
Even before the pandemic, college students have been disclosing disabilities at increasing rates.
Delta State provost stepping down
The university is now searching for an interim provost and a permanent replacement.
Only JSU alum on IHL board votes against allowing acting president to apply for permanent role
In recent years, the IHL board has tended to hire interim presidents instead of conducting a full-blown national search at the state’s universities.
Delta State president affirms inclusivity but says interim band director who mocked trans people will keep his job, emails show
Daniel Ennis wrote in the 6:11 p.m. email that the U.S. Constitution protects free speech