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By Anthony Howard Jackson State University’s Margaret Walker Center invited the community to join the celebration of the late Margaret [...]
![JSU announces alumna Ashley Tanksley as Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management](https://www.jsums.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/jackson-state-university-campus-panoramic.jpg)
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Jackson State University has named Ashley Tanksley Assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management. A native of Meridian, Mississippi, Tanksley will [...]
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By William H. Kelly III (JACKSON, Miss.) – The Department of Music at Jackson State University has secured $25,000 from [...]
![JSU College of Education and Human Development to expand virtual yoga research to Jackson Public Schools](https://www.jsumsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BO9T0016-1024x683.jpg)
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Jackson State University’s College of Education and Human Development conducted a pilot behavioral study with Jackson Public School (JPS) students [...]
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We are a Carnegie-classified high research university with an emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration and more than $25.8 million in funding each year. From our Center for Health Disparities Research to our Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, JSU helps our students and faculty develop new technologies that will impact the world.
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JSU STRATEGIC PLAN 2021-2026: JACKSON STATE ELEVATE
The new Jackson State University strategic plan details how our university will meet the global challenges and expectations that are inherent in the changing landscape of higher education, and it serves as the roadmap for the University’s prioritizations, decisions, and resources, and for advancing Jackson State University as a recognized leader in higher education.
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