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Tag: Rod Paige
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Education Summit Addresses ‘A Nation At Risk’ 35 Years Later
WASHINGTON — On the 35th anniversary of the seminal report “A Nation at Risk,” a bipartisan group of education and business leaders and policymakers gathered at the Reagan Institute Summit on Education to discuss the challenges and progress across the American education landscape since 1983
April 12, 2018
Leadership & Policy
Trustees Could Decide This Week on Jackson State President
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi College Board trustees are still considering a new president for Jackson State University. Higher Education Commissioner Glenn Boyce said Friday that trustees could take action in a closed session after their monthly meeting Thursday. Boyce says all three unnamed finalists discussed in a closed meeting Monday are still in the running. […]
May 14, 2017
Students
Jackson State Asks Alumni to Give to Offset Cash Crunch
JACKSON, Miss. — Jackson State University’s temporary leader Monday asked alumni to dig into their pockets to overcome the school’s financial challenges. Interim President Rod Paige stated in a letter to graduates that the 10,000-student university’s expenses are exceeding income. He asked graduates to each contribute $100 to an “urgent fundraising campaign” that seeks to […]
February 7, 2017
Students
Jackson State’s Interim Chief Looks to Cut Expenses
JACKSON, Miss. — Interim Jackson State University President Rod Paige says his main priority is to get the university’s finances in order, which includes hiring a chief financial officer. Paige, speaking to The Clarion-Ledger editorial board, said he is trying to get his hands wrapped around issues at his alma mater, but the main financial […]
January 22, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Rod Paige Returns to Jackson State as Interim President
JACKSON, Miss. ― Former U.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige takes over as president of his alma mater, Jackson State University, next week. The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning named Paige as interim president at its meeting Tuesday in Jackson. Until his Monday start date, Dr. Evelyn J. Leggette, provost and […]
November 2, 2016
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