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County building gets scanners in the wake of shootings

Associated Press — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:23:24 +0000

HERNANDO — Door-size walk-through scanners soon will stand guard just inside the two rotunda entrances to the DeSoto County Administration Building to bolster security at the busy facility in downtown Hernando. County administrator Vanessa Lynchard tells The Commercial Appeal no particular local incident led to the move, but the backdrop of the Aurora, Colo., movie [...]

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President, senators eliminate graduate dean position at Alcorn

Associated Press — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:57:48 +0000

LORMAN — Alcorn State University president M. Christopher Brown II along with members of the faculty and staff senates have agreed to eliminate the dean position of the School of Graduate Studies and disburse the duties among the academic schools and Office of the Provost in an effort to promote efficiencies. Brown said, “Students earn [...]

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Alcorn president orders deans to reapply, compete for posts

Associated Press — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:42:46 +0000

LORMAN — Alcorn State University president M. Christopher Brown is requiring the school’s academic deans to reapply and compete for their jobs. Brown told the Vicksburg Post Alcorn has not reposted and reevaluated the positions in many years. “We were concerned that we did not have the right people in those jobs,” Brown said. He [...]

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