An uncanny passion for programming and college store discounts united Jackson State University (JSU) freshmen Mahlangu Nzunda and Khaylah Rose who recently teamed up to participate in the Target HBCU technology challenge. As part of Target’s Black History month initiative, Target launched a national HBCU technology challenge to provide financial resources to HBCU students and...Read More

Arriving at the culmination of spring semester, both Army and Air Force ROTC honored its 2022 commissioning. Jackson State University (JSU) Army ROTC Tiger Battalion commissioned eight cadets to 2nd lieutenants and Air Force ROTC commissioned six cadets, becoming the largest class of commissioned officers since the inception of the Air Force program in 2005....Read More

Class of 2022 graduate Gregory Hobson, a native of Jackson, Mississippi, has defied the odds by graduating with his bachelor’s degree in computer science despite the challenges of his upbringing. Next, he looks forward to entering a lucrative job opportunity as a cybersecurity software engineer with Lockheed Martin. “People always told me what I couldn’t...Read More

With her hard earned degree in hand, Jackson State University (JSU) graduate Nia Hodges will next pursue her Master’s of Science in data analytics and statistics at Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to deciding to go to grad school, Hodges consciously weighed her options: Accept a full-time job offer or pursue her master’s degree,...Read More

Jackson State University (JSU) recently received a generous $60,000 donation from Enbridge Inc., North America’s leading energy infrastructure company. The financial investment is slated to be evenly distributed across multiple programs on campus including the College of Business, College of Science, Engineering, and Technology and the JSU Career Service Center. “It is an exciting time at...Read More