JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson State University Alumna Alexandria Drake received the 2023 History Teacher of the Year Award from the Mississippi Historical Society. The award is presented annually to an outstanding teacher of middle or high school history. “I’ve seen firsthand her high level of professionalism, and her students speak highly of her,” said Interim Department Chair of…

JACKSON, Miss. — Jackson State University is pleased to announce award-winning novelist and MacArthur Fellow Kiese Laymon as its 2023 undergraduate commencement speaker on Saturday, April 29, at 9 a.m. CST at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. “We are honored to have Jackson’s native son Kiese Laymon return home and impart impactful words of wisdom…

JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson State University is thrilled to announce Anton Vincent, President of Mars Wrigley, North America as the keynote speaker for its commencement ceremony on Friday, April 28 at 9 a.m. CT in the Lee. E. Williams Athletic and Assembly Center. Vincent leads more than 7,000 Mars Associates across the region responsible for…

(JACKSON, Miss.) – Jackson State University’s College of Education and Human Development teamed up with Microsoft TechSpark, Amazon Future Engineers BootUp Professional Development Program, and the CS for Y’all initiative to establish an influx of K-5 computer science teachers in the Jackson area. Students selected for the fellowship will partake in professional development from March…

JACKSON, Miss –Jackson State University sophomore Morgan Graves was one of over 40 students invited by White House officials to an HBCU student journalist White House briefing, in late February, with Vice President Kamala Harris and Keisha Lance Bottoms, former Atlanta mayor and President Joe Biden’s senior adviser for public engagement. Graves, a journalism and…

Five Jackson State pre-law law students were invited to partake in a “Future Black Lawyer Institute” workshop in Phoenix during Super Bowl LVII, creating an equally unique experience. JSU leadership served as a primary sponsor allowing the Bob Owens Pre-Law Center students to attend. “The Department of Political Science believes that it is vital to…

The program offered seventy-five Black women-owned, product-based businesses with monetary grants, enrollment into Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator (BBA), and a Professional Selling Account in Amazon’s store. March 14, 2023 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fearless Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Fearless Fund, the first venture capital fund built by women of color, for women…

JACKSON, Miss – Jackson State University will host the Mississippi Businesses Against Trafficking (MBAT) Summit on Tuesday, April 4, from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The summit was announced by Secretary of State Michael Watson. “We are excited to continue offering in-person training for our Mississippi businesses and organizations. Not only is it about equipping…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — Yesterday, the Jackson State University delegation filled the halls of the Mississippi State Capitol in large numbers and high spirits in support of JSU programs and legislative priorities, as well as acknowledging the 2022 SWAC Championship teams programs, including football, women’s soccer, women’s tennis, and men’s cross country. “From our student-athletes, our…

(JACKSON, Miss.) – Jackson State University recently introduced a new Air Force flight simulator program that engages and equips cadets with the technical aspects and hands-on training necessary for piloting a commercial or military-grade aircraft. The program is designed to provide additional hours of training for cadets interested in becoming a pilot. Only cadets on…

JACKSON, Miss – Elayne Hayes-Anthony, Ph.D., was named temporary acting president of Jackson State University on Thursday, Mar. 2, by the Board of Trustees State Institutions of Higher Learning. Hayes-Anthony addressed the media in a press conference held Monday, Mar. 6, inside the JSU Student Center Ballroom, where she said the holistic needs of JSU…

Jackson, Miss- Maisie Brown is the first student from Jackson State University to be named a Truman Scholarship finalist. Brown joins the ranks of 199 elite scholars from 133 institutions who were selected as finalists for the highly competitive 2023 Truman Scholarship competition. Each year the Harry S. Truman Foundation awards 55-65 students $30,000 to…

3/2/2023 – Jackson, Miss. The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning has placed Thomas Hudson, President of Jackson State University, on administrative leave with pay, effective immediately, and named Dr. Elayne Hayes-Anthony as temporary acting president of JSU at its meeting held today in Jackson, effective immediately. Dr. Hayes-Anthony currently serves as…

JACKSON, Miss. – The Jackson State University College of Business (COB) hosted its first S&P Global Day last week. University leaders and COB faculty, staff, and students joined representatives from the company for a breakfast program to kick off the day’s events. During the breakfast, the company pledged $100,000 in scholarship funds to JSU. “We…

JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson State University’s College of Business will host HBCU Entrepreneur’s Week March 27–29, 2023. The three-day conference is held in collaboration with the solutions-oriented ecosystem intelligence company, Ecosystem Resource and event partners, ITmaskinen, Mapsol, XRHQ and Intursep, Inc. Since 2020, the U.S. Government has earmarked approximately $1.1 trillion annually in Contractual Services…

JACKSON, Miss –Jackson State University is aiming to secure up to $150,000 in a campus-improvement grant sponsored by Home Depot’s annual Retool Your School program. Founded by Home Depot in 2009, Retool Your School is designed to  help historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) all around the country. It is no secret that HBCUs are…

JACKSON, Miss – Jackson State University recently ranked number one on the “15 Top HBCU Hidden Gem Colleges,” according to Online Schools Guide. This designation helps to solidify JSU as a premiere HBCU offering high-quality education within both the traditional and online academic setting at an affordable price. Highlighting the cross-section of possible experiences attending…

Jackson, Miss. – Reginald Porter Jr., a doctoral candidate in the Executive Ph.D. Program in Urban Higher Education at Jackson State University, will receive the Kate Gooch Leader of the Year award from Leadership Memphis on March 3 during its 2023 awards luncheon. Porter, who serves as senior vice president of Relational Development and Social…

(JACKSON, Miss.) — JSU’s Department of Public Safety received seven new utility task vehicles (UTVs) intended to increase law enforcement visibility, and improve mobility and response time, a critical milestone of the campus safety plan. These climate-controlled, fully cabbed, six-seater, all-terrain UTVs come equipped with LED emergency light bars, emergency siren and PA system, data…

Over 1500 Jackson State University students are President or Dean’s List honor students for Fall 2022. The President’s List is composed of students who, during a regular semester, complete a minimum of fifteen (15) semester hours with a semester grade-point average of 4.00. The Dean’s List is composed of students who, during a regular semester,…