Does racial trauma impact the health of African-Americans?
- Fall 2016 Issue, Politics, University Highlights
- January 13, 2017
by Kennedi Cox The Center for University-Based Development (CUBD) at Jackson State University received a $15,000 grant from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) to remodel and preserve historic Mount Olive Cemetery, located on John R. Lynch Street. Heather Wilcox, neighborhood development coordinator for the CUBD at Jackson State University, said Mount Olive
READ MOREby L.A. Warren Former U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Rod Paige, who was the 1964 head football coach at Jackson State University, has answered the call to serve his alma mater again by returning as interim president to help the HBCU improve its finances. Paige recently spoke candidly to media about the university’s cash reserve.
READ MOREJackson State University President Carolyn W. Meyers wowed a group of potential enrollees while celebrating the long-term relationship with President Clyde Muse of Hinds Community College, which makes up nearly 40 percent of JSU’s transfer student population. In October, Meyers made the first of several trips to two-year institutions. Meyers told those gathered at the
READ MOREIn celebration of Black History Month and the strong partnership with Jackson Public Schools and the City of Jackson, Jackson State University presented 1,700 copies of a special publication “Reflections From Our Students” to JPS superintendent Cedric Gray, members of the Board of Trustees and a standing-room only audience. “We are so delighted to join with Jackson Public
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