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Members of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning Tom Duff, from left, Gee Ogletree and Jeanne Luckey listen during a Health Affairs Committee meeting at the Universities Center in Ridgeland, Miss., Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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IHL failed to increase oversight of off-campus programs amid anxiety about looming enrollment cliff
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,12/28/23-2:21PM , 532 Reads 8,582 Statewide
The board overseeing Mississippi public universities failed to pass a series of policy changes in November that would have increased its oversight of off-campus degree programs following months of unusually spirited discussion for the typically rehearsed public body.
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Mississippi’s public universities explained in 7 charts
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,12/28/23-10:21AM , 222 Reads 4,977 Statewide
More than ever, Mississippians are paying a premium for a public university education.

For some graduates, getting a four-year degree is a crucial step toward getting a job, while others are left with tens of thousands of dollars in debt, no matter their degree.
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In this shrinking Mississippi Delta county, getting a college degree means leaving home behind
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,12/07/23-11:51PM , 266 Reads 6,649 Statewide
Inside Issaquena County, Miss., where just 42 adult residents have at least a bachelor’s degree.

The kings and queens of the South Delta School District tossed candy and waved at their families as the mid-October parade wound through a small town several miles north of this rural county.
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Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Delta State dean gets no-confidence vote following lawsuit, Mississippi Today reporting
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,11/23/23-10:01PM , 136 Reads 6,461 Statewide
The Delta State University faculty senate called on the dean of the liberal arts college to immediately resign last week in a no-confidence vote, citing a failure to advocate for faculty and an ineffectiveness in handling tenure and promotion.
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