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- Marcus Thompson addressed reporters in his first press conference as Jackson State University’s 13th president on Nov. 30, 2023. Credit: Molly Minta/Mississippi Today
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Jackson State eying downtown Marriott as solution to student housing shortage
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,10/04/24-4:08PM , 425 Reads 6,460 Statewide
Jackson State University has been eying an empty hotel in downtown Jackson as a potential solution to its shortage of student housing.
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‘System of privilege’: How well-connected students get Mississippi State’s best dorms
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,09/26/24-10:48AM , 644 Reads 6,701 Statewide
Mississippi State University’s housing department has a confidential practice of helping certain well-connected students secure spots in its newest and most expensive dorms, while the premium price tag pushes many less privileged students into the campus’s older, cheaper halls.
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- An aerial image of properties near County Road 418 belonging to Terry or Charlotte Pegues. Any land that property records show do not belong to the Pegues has been covered with a black dot. Credit: Mississippi Today
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Ole Miss vice chancellor on leave after animal cruelty indictment
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,09/12/24-5:30PM , 601 Reads 5,931 Statewide
Editor’s note: Descriptions of the conditions of the animals found may be disturbing to some people.

The University of Mississippi’s vice chancellor for student affairs has been placed on leave while she is facing 10 counts of animal cruelty, the same charges that are levied against her husband.
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- University of Southern Mississippi faculty, staff, and supporters attend a pay equity protest at the university's campus in Hattiesburg, Miss., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today
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USM admin say program cuts are necessary to afford future pay raises for faculty, staff
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,09/09/24-5:08PM , 842 Reads 6,927 Statewide
The University of Southern Mississippi will look at cutting under-enrolled programs even though administrators say it is not facing a financial crisis.

The budget is balanced, despite a four-year period of decreasing revenue and increasing costs, and USM has adequate cash reserves.
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