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Burton appointed director

MBJ Staff — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:34:48 +0000

Otha Burton Jr., the chair of Jackson State University’s Department of Urban and Regional Planning and former chief administrative officer for the City of Jackson, has been appointed executive director of JSU’s new Institute of Government. Since 2006, Burton has served as associate professor and associate dean in JSU’s School of Policy and Planning and [...]

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March 1, 2013- Ricky Nobile

Ricky Nobile — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:39:51 +0000

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Education at top of Madison Co. economic growth strategy

Ted Carter — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:03:10 +0000

The City of Madison’s objections to Jackson State University’s plan to open a satellite campus in the city comes just as Madison County has wrapped up work on a strategic plan that puts cultivating an educated workforce atop the county’s priorities. In a counter to Madison’s position, the county’s Board of Supervisors last Monday night [...]

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Read February 8 issue of MBJ

MBJ Staff — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:06:29 +0000

>> C SPIRE TURNS 25 From bag phones to 4G, C Spire leading the wireless way — by Stephen McDill Also in this week’s paper: >> VIKING RANGE Life goes on after massive layoffs, Middleby CEO wants Greenwood to keep it— by Clay Chandler >> MBJ ANALYSIS Businessman with unfinished Mississippi projects now promising $1B [...]

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Madison supervisors welcome Jackson State campus

Associated Press — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 14:45:46 +0000

CANTON — Madison County officials are rolling out the welcome mat for Jackson State University. The Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously approved a resolution welcoming JSU’s satellite campus to the community. The university won College Board approval last month for a 10-year, $1.5 million lease for 8,600 square feet of office space in Madison [...]

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Madison mayor, Tulane wrong to bully Jackson State

MBJ Staff — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:54:16 +0000

Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler would never tell McDonald’s it can be the only fast-food franchise in her queendom. Wendy’s and Burger King wouldn’t hear of it. Yet, it appears that is what has happened recently as she and Tulane University have asked the state College Board to rescind what they’re calling the “premature” approval [...]

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TAKE 2: Bring it on — But the gun culture in America has got to change

Ross Reily — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:10:55 +0000

I know the usual defense of guns, “Guns don’t kill people. People kill people.” Yeah. Yeah. But it’s harder to kill someone with a baseball bat than with a gun. A baseball bat doesn’t go off accidentally, and it’s hard to get in multiple rounds on a baseball bat in a few short seconds. >> [...]

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Hudson returns to JSU

MBJ Staff — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:01:55 +0000

Thomas Hudson, a Jackson attorney and Jackson State University alumnus, has been appointed to the position of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action officer for JSU. Hudson is a licensed attorney, mediator and trainer with extensive experience in administering an EEO program. In addition to his work as a private-practice attorney, Hudson worked as a contract EEO [...]

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October 29, 2012- Chuck McIntosh

Chuck McIntosh — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 05:01:54 +0000

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Randle earns promotion

MBJ Staff — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 06:01:56 +0000

Dr. Natasha Wilkins Randle, a participant in The PhD Project, has been promoted to associate professor with tenure at Mississippi State University-Meridian. She received her Ph.D. in management from Jackson State University. Randle is one of only 291 African-American, management business school professors in the U.S., most of whom have become professors since The PhD [...]

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