JACKSON, Miss.- U.S. District Court Judge and Jackson State University alumnus (’86) Carlton W. Reeves is one of seven experienced and qualified nominees for the U.S. Sentencing Commission, a bipartisan independent agency created during the Reagan Administration. If confirmed, he will make history serving as the first Black chair of the organization. Judge Reeves received...Read More

A native of Clinton, Mississippi, Chelsea Waddell is set to receive her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Jackson State University on April 30. The senior has been busy fielding dual degree offers from the University of Michigan, Duke University, UCLA, UC-San Diego, University of Maryland, Syracuse University, and Northwestern University. Waddell credits JSU with preparing her...Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Jackson State University Department of English, Foreign Languages, & Speech Communication (EFLSC) has been awarded a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC), which will be used to host EFLSC Week and a series of events titled, MS Got Soul: Thee MS Humanities. The virtual and in-person activities will be held Monday, March 28, 2022 to...Read More

Jackson State University junior Mia Pettigrew has secured not one but two internships this spring semester. She is sharpening her media skills working with WLBT, the local NBC-affiliated television news station, and Nissan/the Black Automotive Media Group. Pettigrew said she was especially shocked to receive an internship from WLBT. The journalism and media studies major...Read More