The 45th Annual Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA) was held in downtown Jackson and DURP was well represented in various capacities.  M.A. students, Brian McCoy and Brandon Rankin under the leadership of Dr. Talya Thomas, DURP assistant professor, presented a paper titled, "Utica: Finding and Oasis in the Dessert."  Dr. Joan Wesley, DURP associate professor, also presented a...Read More

Students at the Hinds Community College Jackson Branch were given the opportunity to create a community with everything they wanted in a mock planning assignment.  As part of recruitment, Dr. Talya Thomas, DURP assistant professor; Dr. Moe Chowdhury, DURP visiting assistant professor; and Ms. Lisa Johnson, Student Development Coordinator made a presentation to this Geographical Information...Read More