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New scholarship opportunity offers affordable option for Mississippi college students to earn degree
By CANDICE WILDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,07/24/25-2:02PM , 123 Reads 4,867 Statewide
University of Southern Mississippi and Pearl River Community College announced Wednesday a new coastal pathways scholarship that will give graduates of the two-year school a way to complete their bachelor’s degree at USM.
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Jackson State University at Prentiss and J.R. Lynch Streets. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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IHL reps assure wary JSU alums the president search will be ‘open and engaging’
By CANDICE WILDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Sat,07/19/25-9:44AM , 157 Reads 4,851 Statewide
Alums of the historically Black university demanded to meet with the state’s governing board that has overseen the selection process of its past college presidents. The board finally did. Questions still linger over whether the board will follow its policies and procedures for the leadership search this time.
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Dawn McLin, right, arrives at the Thad Cochran United States Courthouse in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, for a hearing tied to her federal lawsuit involving the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and JSU President Marcus Thompson. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Jackson State University and IHL tentatively settle faculty senate president lawsuit
By CANDICE WILDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,06/26/25-4:40PM , 231 Reads 6,613 Statewide
The proposed settlement, which is still being hammered out by attorneys, would restore Dawn Bishop McLin to her position as tenured psychology professor at the historically Black university.
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Students walk past James Hall on Mississippi Valley State University's campus in Itta Bena. Credit: Molly Minta/Mississippi Today

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Pell grant changes in ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ could affect nearly 80,000 Mississippi college students
By CANDICE WILDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,06/25/25-3:36PM , 211 Reads 10,350 Statewide
Higher education officials and advocates warn the proposed changes to the federal Pell Grant program would have a negative impact on college affordability and access.
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