JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson State University (JSU) has selected alumna Yolanda R. Owens as assistant vice president for Institutional Advancement & External Affairs in the Division of Institutional Advancement (DIA). In her role, she will provide strategic direction for the Department of Alumni and Constituency Relations. Also, she will implement activities, services and communications for...Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – Princeton University is partnering with UNCF (United Negro College Fund), Jackson State University (JSU) and four other historically Black colleges and universities to launch a groundbreaking program designed to enable research collaborations between Princeton faculty and their peers at HBCUs. In the initial phase, Princeton researchers and researchers from JSU, Howard University,...Read More

With her hard earned degree in hand, Jackson State University (JSU) graduate Nia Hodges will next pursue her Master’s of Science in data analytics and statistics at Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to deciding to go to grad school, Hodges consciously weighed her options: Accept a full-time job offer or pursue her master’s degree,...Read More

Jackson State University’s freshmen first-generation students received test-taking survival kits from the Rho Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in efforts to help mitigate test anxiety. Research indicates that an estimated 15-22 percent of students have high levels of test anxiety which can be associated with greater academic stress and poorer educational...Read More