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Molly Minta covers higher education. Email her at mminta@mississippitoday.org
IHL hires national firm for Jackson State president search
The contract has not been finalized, but an IHL spokesperson said Academic Search would be paid $115,000.
May 24, 2023
Former Alcorn State President Felecia Nave was terminated, IHL minutes show
The board initially refused to say if it had fired Nave or let her resign
May 18, 2023
USM names Lance Nail provost despite concerns on campus
The selection is now pending approval from the Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees.
May 16, 2023
‘They treated us like criminals’: UMMC lets go of most instructors for Oxford nursing program
The Oxford program, started in 2014, is one of several undergraduate nursing programs offered by UMMC and primarily caters to recent graduates who did not major in nursing.
May 10, 2023
In the latest college president turnover, Rust College’s Ivy Taylor is out
The wave of presidential turnover at Mississippi’s institutions of higher learning has come to Rust College. The state’s…
May 10, 2023
Tuition increases yet again at most public universities
Mississippi’s eight public universities have all steadily increased tuition since 2000, putting the cost of college increasingly out of reach for the average Mississippi family.
April 21, 2023
IHL: Felecia Nave no longer president of Alcorn State
It was not clear why the Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees bid Nave goodbye.
April 20, 2023
A USM student spoke out about a candidate for provost. Then they got an email from one of the school’s biggest donors.
The unsolicited email arrived in Emily Goldsmith’s inbox shortly before 6 p.m. on April 12 with a subject…
April 18, 2023
How much are Mississippi universities spending on DEI initiatives? State auditor wants to know
The request, obtained by Mississippi Today, was sent via email last week to public universities.
April 11, 2023
New Delta State president says improving enrollment is ‘job one’
"There is no problem at Delta State that can’t be solved by enrollment improvement," Ennis said.
April 7, 2023