The Board of Trustees of the State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) voted unanimously yesterday to appoint former Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) president Dr. Norris Edney to serve as interim president of Alcorn State University.
Dr. George Ross, 58, will step down as Alcorn’s 17th president Feb. 5 to accept a new position as president of [...] [...]
JACKSON — College Board president Scott Ross says the board has had no discussions about merging any of Mississippi’s public universities.
Ross told lawmakers yesterday that the board assumed Gov. Haley Barbour’s proposal to merge eight universities into five was “dead on arrival” because the House Universities Committee chairman opposes it.
Ross’ comments prompted murmurs of approval [...] [...]
JACKSON — Higher education leaders are asking Mississippi lawmakers to boost funding for financial aid programs, saying hundreds of students have been denied assistance because of a lack of money.
State College Board President Scott Ross and Higher Education Commissioner Hank Bounds appeared before the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday — a day after the board [...] [...]
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