Mars Snickers donates $100,000 in support of the JSU Emergency Gap Fund during a GMA broadcast with Michael Strahan celebrating Homecoming.
JSU Graduating Senior Secures Lucrative Position At Lockheed Martin
Despite his challenging upbringing, Gregory Hobson graduated and secured a job at Lockheed Martin as a cybersecurity software engineer.
WNBA Drafts Ameshya Williams-Holliday; First HBCU Player in 20 Years
Ameshya Williams-Holliday, a third-round pick 25 overall, becomes the first HBCU player selected in the WNBA since 2002.
Jackson State Engineering Student Named Apple HBCU Scholar
The Jackson, MS native and aspiring software engineer Jordan Hubbard, a computer engineering major at JSU is an Apple HBCU Scholar.
JSU Athletics Becomes 1 of 3 HBCUs to Earn Elite N4A Certification
Jackson State Athletics has earned the N4A program certification; becoming the 1st in the SWAC and only the 3rd HBCU to achieve the designation.
FLOTUS Challenges JSU Grads to Overcome Adversity, Make Their Mark on the Future
First Lady Michelle Obama drew a record crowd for Jackson State’s Spring 2016 commencement, where she implored graduates to overcome adversity and discrimination by rising “above the fray.”
Top 10 HBCUs that Produce Black Male Teachers
The Black male teacher pipeline (PreK-12) is in need of repair. While the nation continues to educate an increasingly diverse student population, retaining Black males teachers has reached a tipping point. Nationally, no more than two percent of public school teachers are Black males. The percentage pales in comparison to the overall number of teachers […]
Avoiding Amputations: Jackson State Senior Class Project Produces Technology for Diabetics
Engineering students at Jackson State University have designed a “smart mat” that gauges foot temperature of diabetics to help thwart the danger of lower extremity amputations – particularly in Mississippi, where the risk is greater, according to the CDC. The Mississippi Department of Health said the Magnolia state ranked second in the nation for prevalence […]