David Camper will graduate this Spring with a BA in history.Read More

Ms. Goodlet and Ms. Winters successfully defended their projects and will be graduating this Spring.Read More

Ms. Lee successfully defended her thesis, “THE MEDIA’S MISREPRESENTATION OF BLACK WOMEN IN THE 20TH CENTURY” and will graduate this Spring.Read More

Alan Wheat, a history masters student, won the $1,000 Margaret Walker Award for the best essay on the Black experience in the American South.Read More

To celebrate Black History Month, Dr. Kofi Barima has organized a symposium on Afro-Jamaican spirituality with three guest speakers: Rev. Dr. Dave Gosse, Dr. Ras Wayne A. Rose, and Debon Panton. The symposium will be held 12:00-1:45 pm on February 15. The webinar id will be 88203332443.Read More

The Department of History and Philosophy is mourning the loss of Dr. Valerie Purry. Dr. Purry served the department as office manager for many years.  She will be missed. Condolences can be sent to Elder Keith Purry, 336 Burnham road, Brandon, Mississippi 39042Read More

The Department of History and Philosophy welcomes a new assistant professor, Dr. Cassie S. Turnipseed.  Dr. Turnipseed is a skilled public historian, currently engaged in research on the Gullah Geechee. At Mississippi Valley State University, she initiated and developed plans for the Cotton Pickers of America Monument, Sharecroppers Interpretive Center, and the Cotton Kingdom Historical...Read More

Join us for the first of our twice-monthly virtual Student Town Halls. Thursday, July 16, 2020, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 30, 2020, beginning at 3:00 p.m. These meetings will occur twice each month all semester and will connect you with the dean, department chairs, faculty, and resource providers at JSU. This first meeting...Read More

To preserve contemporary African American history, The Margaret Walker Center, in collaboration with the JSU English department, is documenting the JSU community’s response to COVID-19, the recent racial violence and protest, and the impact of these to the lives of students. We are truly interested in how JSU students are reacting, adjusting to and living through disruption,...Read More

Congratulations to our graduates: Aleta T. Brown, Jordan C. Adekweh, Zachary K. Gray, Ceahnna I. Pelt, Ya’Mira L. Watts, Harold M. Davis, Justin Walker, and Abreya C. Dukes!Read More