State's future depends on higher education

I hope readers have been following my series of op-eds on the challenges facing higher education in Mississippi. This is the ...
The Clarion-Ledger

About a dozen Mississippi university presidents have left in the last five years. See why

Mississippi's four-year colleges and universities, both public and private, are facing an unprecedented level of turnover in their top leadership positions. Since 2018, at least nine four-year ...
Mississippi State University

‘What’s up with higher education?’ topic of MSU ‘Conversations with a Humanist’ lecture series

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Institute for the Humanities hosts this month its final presentation of the fall semester— “What’s up with Higher Education?”––an in-depth review of the current ...
The Clarion-Ledger

MS rejoins college student disability organization

Mississippi has rejoined an organization for addressing the needs of students with disabilities on college campuses. At the monthly Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees meeting, the ADA ...
Government Technology

Mississippi State to Teach Students to Build, Train AI Systems

In 2021, Mississippi passed a law requiring all public schools to offer computer science education by the 2024-25 school year. Mississippi State University's (MSU) Center for Cyber Education played a ...
Mississippi State University

MSU’s Twietmeyer receives National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education Distinguished Scholar Award

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Gregg Twietmeyer is the recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Scholar Award from the National Association of Kinesiology in Higher Education.
Daily Journal

Biggers’s Ayers case rulings changed higher education but had unintended consequences

The jurist who brought so-called “open enrollment” to Mississippi higher education as part of settling historic racial discrimination in funding and resources lawsuit died last month, but he left a ...
The Victoria Advocate

College housing goes upscale in Mississippi

It will be financed through a new funding model that allows the school to pay back the costs with housing fees.Officials say the new dorm is expected to open in time for the 2010 fall ...
Biloxi Sun Herald

Higher education, higher earnings? Here’s how advanced degrees pay off in Mississippi.

Higher education, higher earnings? Here’s how advanced degrees pay off in Washington.. A college degree has often been viewed as a ticket to the middle class and a requirement for the increasingly ...
The Conversation

Mississippi’s education miracle: A model for global literacy reform

Harry Anthony Patrinos does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
WAPT

Mississippi partners with NVIDIA to enhance AI education and workforce

FOR THAT OFFENSE SHE WAS SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR PROBATION -- AND NO JAIL TIME. A HISTORIC STEP FORWARD FOR MISSISSIPPI'S FUTURE IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. GOVERNOR TATE REEVES SIGNED A PROCLAMATION ...
Longview News-Journal

Higher education, higher earnings? Here's how advanced degrees pay off in Mississippi.

Indeed, jobs that require a bachelor's degree are projected to grow faster than the average across all jobs, with 3.3 million openings each year. The share of jobs that will need at least a college ...