Dr. LaShanda Jordan, executive director of the Career Services Center has been accepted to the Class of 2020-21 Jackson Workforce Leadership Academy. The Jackson Workforce Leadership Academy is a leadership fellowship for workforce development professionals. The Academy is a partnership between the City of Jackson and the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program with support from the...Read More

The White House announced that Dr. William E. McHenry, a professor of chemistry at Jackson State University, has been awarded a 2020 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) for his pioneering work on broadening participation of individuals from underrepresented groups in the sciences. McHenry, who serves as executive director of...Read More

The Office of Student Success has been awarded more than 2.6 million over a five-year period. Funding will be used to implement two TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Programs from the United States Department of Education. “One of the responsibilities given to me in this role was to increase the TRIO programs at JSU as...Read More

Dr. Isiah Marshall Jr., associate dean and professor for the School of Social Work has been named as a member of CSWE’s Commission on Accreditation. Effective July 1, Marshall will serve a three-year term ending in 2023. “I am very excited to start as a commission, especially as we deal with the challenges due to...Read More