(JACKSON, Miss.) — Most people choose their career paths. However, for Michael Taylor acting chose him. Taylor graduates this spring with a bachelor’s degree in theatre and is attending the University of Iowa in the fall to pursue an MFA in acting. Taylor has secured an offer for a full-paid tuition, a teaching assistantship, an…
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Jackson State University’s Urban and Regional Planning master’s program earns reaccreditation through 2025
(JACKSON, Miss.) — JSU’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning has earned reaccreditation for its Master of Arts program through December 2025. It is the only Urban and Regional Planning graduate program in Mississippi. DURP’s chair Dr. Berneece Herbert said, “Even though the program is small, it plays an important role in advancing urban and…
NSF provides Jackson State University $150,000 grant to improve diagnosis, develop cancer therapy using artificial intelligence
(JACKSON, Miss.) — The National Science Foundation has awarded Jackson State University a $150,000 research grant to implement machine learning/artificial intelligence for potentially improving cancer treatment and survival. The project is being led by Dr. Jian-Ge Zhou, an assistant professor in JSU’s Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences. His study of light emissions could…
Battling fibromyalgia, Jackson State University graduating business student lands job at Top 10 accounting firm
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Meet Alyssa Benton. A 22-year-old accounting and finance double major from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Benton, like so many college students, came to JSU with an academic plan that led to her securing the position of audit associate at the sixth-largest accounting firm in the U.S. — Grant Thornton. “Before my arrival to campus,…
After earning his bachelor’s, Jackson State engineering honor student will enter Columbia University’s graduate school, aims to continue life-saving research
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Hezekiah Williams will earn his bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering this weekend after arriving at Jackson State University as a transfer student from a community college, racking up numerous awards and honor society inductions along the way. His next stop? A fully funded master’s program at Columbia University in New York City….
Atención, LOCATION CHANGE: JSU, Jackson-Hinds Community Health Center urge Hispanic/Latino communities, entire city to get vaccinated on campus Tuesday in McCoy Auditorium
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University is again partnering with the Jackson-Hinds Community Health Center to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations in the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium on the main campus. Free first-dose vaccinations will be administered TUESDAY, May 4, for the general public and campus community. Health care workers are especially appealing to the Hispanic and Latino communities,…
Atención: JSU, Jackson-Hinds Community Health Center will urge Hispanic/Latino communities, entire city to get vaccinated on campus Tuesday
CLICK HERE FOR UPDATED LOCATION‼️ (JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University is again partnering with the Jackson-Hinds Community Health Center to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center on the main campus. Free first-dose vaccinations will be administered TUESDAY, May 4, for the general public and campus community. Health…
‘JSU CARES’: About 1,500 vehicles lined up recently for food, water during outreach aided by community partners, volunteers
(JACKSON, Miss.) — A parade of vehicles began lining up hours before the start of a Community Food Box Giveaway recently that was sponsored by Jackson State University’s Center for Community Engagement along with several major partners that included Amazon affiliates. JSU, businesses and dozens of campus and community volunteers provided non-perishable goods to 1,500…
Jackson State University’s Blue and White Flash scores big at Mississippi Press Association Awards
(JACKSON, Miss.) — The Blue and White Flash scored big at the Mississippi Press Association Better Newspaper Contest Awards, winning nine awards and receiving several honorable mentions. Shannon Tatum, publications manager and department professor, said, “I’m very proud of my Flash staff. The awards show that their hard work and long hours were not in…
Award-Winning Film, “A New Day In Mississippi” To Premiere Tonight in Jackson, MS at the Historic Smith Robertson Museum & Cultural Center
April 27, 2021 10:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time JACKSON, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The award-winning short documentary film, “A New Day in Mississippi” is scheduled to premiere in Jackson, Mississippi tonight, Tuesday, April 27, 2021. Taking place at the historic Smith Robertson Museum & Cultural Center, located at 528 Bloom St, Jackson, MS 39202, the sold-out event will…
Jackson State University is offering free summer courses, no tuition increase for the fall
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University is offering free summer courses to assist students and families who may need to “get ahead” academically or economically during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. JSU is also the only one of Mississippi’s eight public universities to not request a tuition increase. Tyra McCormick, a finance major, says she was…
JSU leading COVID-19 town hall Tuesday in statewide effort by universities, colleges to end vaccine hesitancy, save lives
(JACKSON, Miss) – Mississippi public health experts are raising the alarm about an overabundance of unused COVID-19 vaccines that is likely due to hesitancy, so Jackson State University is hosting a town hall at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, and has invited university and college students of every race, culture and demographic to address this…
COVID-19 vaccinations “Tuesday”: At JSU, Jackson-Hinds Community Health Center offering Moderna, Pfizer vaccines to general public, university community
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University is again partnering with the Jackson-Hinds Community Health Center to provide free COVID-19 vaccinations in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center on the main campus. Free first-dose vaccinations will be administered TUESDAY (April 27) for the general public and campus community, and free second-dose vaccinations are also available TUESDAY…
Jackson State University professor gets $539K NSF CAREER Award to study how vetiver grass strengthens slopes
(JACKSON, Miss.) –Dr. Sadik Khan, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Jackson State University, has been awarded a CAREER Award of $539,710 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance the study and use of vetiver grass for preventing slopes from failing. NSF provided the grant as part of…
Project HEALTH will use grant from CDC, U.S. nutritionists to curb cardiovascular disease at HBCUs
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University’s Project Health has been awarded a grant from the CDC in conjunction with the Association of State Public Health Nutritionists (ASPHN) to support cardiovascular disease-prevention programs at HBCUs. The HBCU Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (CVD) program will aim to improve the quality of life and health outcomes of students. Project…
Jackson State University’s College of Business earns 5-year reaccreditation from national association AACSB
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University’s College of Business has earned reaccreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for an additional five years. Globally, only five percent of all business schools are accredited by AACSB International. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Alisa Mosley said, “This announcement confirms…
Before Mississippi governor signed bill late last month, Sen. Wicker, JSU President Hudson, Coach Prime agreed student-athletes should be paid for name, image, likeness
(JACKSON, Miss.) — U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker sought opinions from JSU President Thomas K. Hudson and Tigers’ Coach Prime (Deion Sanders) about compensating student-athletes for the use of their names, images and likenesses and claims the “devil is in the details” about a proposed “Player’s Bill of Rights.” The meeting last month was part of…
Clark Atlanta University Launches Executive Leadership Institute for Next Generation of HBCU Presidents
First-of-its-kind program to recruit and develop multidisciplinary skills among high-potential candidates (Black PR Wire) ATLANTA — Today, Clark Atlanta University and higher education stakeholders announced the launch of the HBCU Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) at CAU. The groundbreaking initiative will serve as an incubator for recruiting and developing the future presidents of over 100 Historically Black…
Jackson State University business professor receives $30K VentureWell faculty grant
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Dr. Sharon Simmons, associate professor of entrepreneurship, recently received the VentureWell Faculty Grant, providing $30,000 to the program over the next two years. “I felt like, wow, because this was my first attempt, and it was a success,” Simmons said. “I always envisioned being the principal investigator of impactful grants.” The program…
COVID-19: Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center vaccinates nearly 300 at Jackson State University
(JACKSON, Miss.) — COVID-19 symptoms were so unpleasant that even air brushing against the skin was excruciating for JSU computer engineering student Simon Williams, and memories of constant pain explain why he gleefully joined nearly 300 others for a campuswide vaccination in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center on Friday. Because of cases…
JSU President Hudson serves on state advisory committee to help Mississippi develop marijuana policy
(JACKSON, Miss.) — JSU President Thomas K. Hudson is among 12 members of the advisory committee for the Mississippi Medical Marijuana Program that formed after voters in November overwhelmingly approved the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes. “This is a new frontier for Mississippi and we are poised to change perceptions while helping many patients…
JSU is part of Smithsonian consortium supporting university museums and archives
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University is one of five HBCUs joining the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture’s (NMAAHC) consortium to enhance their ability to care for and share archives that tell the story of African Americans and their essential role in American culture and history. The consortium also includes Clark…
Past water crisis at Jackson State University resulted in outpouring of community support
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Many individuals and community organizations stepped up in a show of service, as Jackson State University students, faculty and staff struggled to find clean drinking water and sanitizing agents after a brutal ice storm on Feb. 15. Among those helping were SodexoMagic, Brown Bottling Company/Pepsi, Pinelake Church, Mississippi State University and Pilgrim…
Recent NBA All-Star Game showcased Jackson State University in salute to HBCUs while also raising millions for Thurgood Marshall College Fund, UNCF
(JACKSON, Miss.) — As Team LeBron and Team Durant created magic on the court during the recent NBA All-Star Game in Atlanta, a Jackson State University biomedical engineering student and former Miss JSU mingled virtually with peers throughout the country as HBCUs took center stage to tout their institutions while watching the game. Millions of…
Mask incentive program at Jackson State University rewards students for being ‘JSU Safe’
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Jackson State University is giving students the chance to win gift cards ranging from $25-$100 during the university’s JSU Safe ‘Thank You for Masking Up’ initiative that started March 16. The incentive program is the brainchild of Dr. Brandi Newkirk Turner, associate provost, and rewards students for adhering to the COVID-19 guidelines….
