Mississippi Business Journal » Two year schools http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 05:01:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Millsaps gets $1M gift from parents of recent graduates http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/22/millsaps-gets-1m-gift-from-parents-of-recent-graduates/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=millsaps-gets-1m-gift-from-parents-of-recent-graduates http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/22/millsaps-gets-1m-gift-from-parents-of-recent-graduates/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 14:02:27 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=57480 JACKSON — Millsaps College has received an anonymous $1 million endowment gift from the parents of a class of 2012 graduate. Dr. Robert W. Pearigen, president of Millsaps. “The gift was made by parents in honor of the professors and mentors who have changed their child’s life forever and in appreciation of the inspiring experiences [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/22/millsaps-gets-1m-gift-from-parents-of-recent-graduates/feed/ 0 Record enrollment http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/09/14/record-enrollment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=record-enrollment http://msbusiness.com/blog/2009/09/14/record-enrollment/#comments Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:01:52 +0000 Wally Northway http://msbusiness.com/?p=12443 However, budget cuts present huge challenges for two-year schools The numbers may be preliminary, but they are still very impressive. The State Board for Community and Junior Colleges (SBCJC) reports the state’s two-year schools’ enrollment is up, way up — as in unprecedented. The preliminary headcount, released by the SBCJC Sept. 9, found fall enrollment [...]

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