by Associated Press Published: July 27,2012
Tags: campus, college, community college, construction, dormitory, education, higher education, junior college, residence hall, S. Gale Denley Student Media Center
RAYMOND — Hinds Community College will open two new residence halls Monday that can accommodate 352 on its campus in Raymond. The school says in a news release that these are the first new dormitories built on the campus in about 30 years. The 54,000-square-foot men’s residence hall, Riggs-Virden Hall, has 196 beds. The 46,250-square-foot [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 2,2012
Tags: appropriations, budget, colleges, education, faculty, fees, higher education, S. Gale Denley Student Media Center, state government, students, tuition, universities
JACKSON — The leaders of Mississippi’s community college system say that the 5.5 percent cut in their budget proposed by Gov. Phil Bryant could lead to higher tuition, bigger classes and more part-time instructors. They say any decrease in funding would only aggravate a money crisis that the colleges have been struggling with, as the [...] [...]
Veteran journalist Patricia Thompson has been named director of the S. Gale Denley Student Media Center at the University of Mississippi. Thompson’s duties include supervising both the editorial and business operations of the center. Her title also includes assistant professor, and she will begin teaching in the spring. After earning her bachelor’s degree in journalism [...] [...]