Recent News
- Posted 11.02.26
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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø community mourns the death of former president Dr. Richard D. Holland, the University’s tenth president and first alumnus to serve in the role.
News
- Posted 08.06.21
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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has announced a fall concert on campus with featuring Sammy Kershaw on Friday, Sept. 10. A limited number of general admission tickets are available for $35 and can be purchased online. Proceeds from the concert benefit renovations at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s Tiger Stadium.
- Posted 07.22.21
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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s spring graduates from the Ira D. Pruitt Division of Nursing have all now completed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for Registered Nurses with a 100 percent first-time pass rate for the spring graduating class.
- Posted 06.18.21
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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø leads a partnership that has just been awarded $744k by USDA for an agricultural innovation and sustainability project benefitting east Mississippi and west Alabama. The project is funded by USDA on the successful heels of a preceding project similar in scope.
- Posted 06.03.21
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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø has announced more than 600 outstanding undergraduate students named to the President’s List and the Dean’s List for the spring 2021 academic semester. Students on the list are from 18 states across the U.S. and abroad.
- Posted 05.14.21
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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø held spring commencement exercises on Saturday, May 8, in Tiger Stadium, with President Ken Tucker conferring undergraduate, master, education specialist, and doctoral degrees to students of the colleges of business, education, liberal arts, and natural sciences and mathematics, the division of nursing, and to the school of graduate studies. The nearly 700 students in the graduating class represent some 25 states across the U.S. and abroad.
- Posted 05.07.21
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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is opening its doors to students affected by the recently announced closing of Judson College. Through this special opportunity, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø will allow students to transfer seamlessly and earn academic and housing scholarships at ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø as they continue their studies in pursuit of bachelor’s degrees.
- Posted 04.30.21
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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø expects to enter the fall 2021 semester in person, with continued face-to-face instruction and a return to traditional event schedules. The University will soon release its operational plans for summer and fall 2021, aligning campus health and safety protocols with federal and state guidance.
- Posted 04.22.21
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Students pursuing a college degree at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø will have a new opportunity to earn a scholarship through the generous support of Greenetrack, Inc. The scholarship is being established through an initial contribution of $10,000.
- Posted 04.01.21
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The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is set to launch its latest doctoral degree program with the rural doctorate of business administration, which has been approved by the university’s accrediting bodies, with classes beginning in August of this year.