On March 20, 2014 at 10:00 a.m., the Center will sponsor a Third Year Review Workshop for new and probationary faculty. It will feature Thomas Calhoun, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Ricardo Brown, dean of the College of Public Service. The workshop will occur in the Senate Chamber (Room 3250) of the...Read More

Members of the JSU Office of Sponsored Programs will present a workshop on grants management processes and best practices for early career faculty and new investigators.  Join us on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the Holden Reading Room of the H.T. Sampson Library.Read More

Dr. Yumi Park, assistant professor of art history, and Prof. Charles Carraway, chair of the Department of Art, present their talk, "Hidden Jewels of the Permanent Collection of the Art Department at Jackson State University" on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the fourth floor of the H.T....Read More

Deborah Barnes, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and associate professor of English, will present her talk, ""Carnivals of Blood: The Business of Spectacle Lynching," on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the fourth floor of the H.T. Sampson Library.  The Center for University Scholars hosts this brown bag research...Read More

Rico Chapman, assistant professor of history, will present his talk, "Black Studies at Jackson State College: The Institute for the Study of History, Life and Culture of Black People, 1968-1979," on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the fourth floor of the H.T. Sampson Library. The Center for...Read More

Robert Luckett, director of the Margaret Walker Center and assistant professor of history, will present his talk, "Massive Resistance: The Evolution of Racist Politics in Mississippi," on Thursday, February 20, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the fourth floor of the H.T. Sampson Library.  The Center for University Scholars hosts this...Read More

Byron D'Andra Orey, professor of political science, will present his talk, "Hair Texture, Complexion and Candidate Evaluation" on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Holden Reading Room on the fourth floor of the H.T. Sampson Library.  The Center for University Scholars hosts this brown bag research talk and provides light refreshments, typically sandwiches,...Read More