Tag: Alcorn State University

News Roundup

MacKenzie Scott Donates $4.2 Billion to 384 Organizations, Including HBCUs

MacKenzie Scott, an author and philanthropist formerly married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced on Tuesday that she would donate about $4.2 billion to 384 organizations, including historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), CNN reported. The world’s 18th richest person, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires’ Index, she committed to the Giving Pledge Initiative by Warren […]

December 16, 2020

Students

2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Archie C. Taylor

Dr. Archie C. Taylor is investigating the genetic components of several diseases. His goal is to identify factors that can change diagnoses and treatment or potentially eradicate diseases that disproportionately impact communities of color.

February 4, 2020

News Roundup

Alcorn State to Launch First Doctoral Program

Alcorn State University’s first doctoral program will launch in the fall. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has accredited a doctoral program in nursing practice at the Mississippi HBCU. The new program will be offered as a full-time progression option to graduates of Alcorn State’s family nurse practitioner master’s program. […]

July 4, 2019

African-American

Rankins Is First Black Named To Top Mississippi Higher Ed Post

Among the numerous African-American “firsts” who symbolize racial progress in their fields, Dr. Alfred Rankins is likely to stand out. He is the first African-American to become commissioner of higher education in Mississippi.

March 27, 2018

News Roundup

Mississippi Names First Black Higher Education Commissioner

JACKSON, Miss. — The first-ever African American has been named to oversee Mississippi’s eight public universities. The state College Board announced Friday that Alfred Rankins Jr. will become higher education commissioner July 1 when Glenn Boyce retires. Rankins is the current president of Alcorn State University. It’s a return to the central office for Rankins, who […]

March 25, 2018

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Central Michigan University President Steps Down

After an eight-year tenure, Dr. George Ross will resign from the presidency at Central Michigan University in July.

January 25, 2018

Students

Ethics and the 21st Century HBCU

The real question is this: how do we achieve this seemingly elusive goal of ensuring the success of the HBCU while still upholding the college’s mission and longstanding legacy?

February 8, 2017

Sports

HBCUs Break Through to Join College Football Bowl Lineup

Historically Black colleges are set to be back in the national spotlight this weekend when the ABC Television Network puts two HBCUs center-stage in this season’s first college football bowl game.

December 16, 2015

African-American

Alcorn State Breaks Through with CAEP Accreditation

Alcorn State University is the first Historically Black College and University and the only institution of higher learning in the state of Mississippi to receive accreditation from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

December 2, 2015

African-American

Southern University Names Christopher Brown Provost, VP

Former Alcorn State University President Dr. M. Christopher Brown has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs of the Southern University System, a newly-created position.

September 27, 2015