Five Jackson State University Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) doctoral candidates and two faculty members will be traveling to the University of California in Berkeley for the department’s first exchange program. Berneece Herbert, Ph.D., professor and chair for DURP, collaborated with UC Berkeley professor, Matt Kondalf, Ph.D., to make this opportunity possible. During their time in Berkeley,...Read More

Jackson State University’s freshmen first-generation students received test-taking survival kits from the Rho Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in efforts to help mitigate test anxiety. Research indicates that an estimated 15-22 percent of students have high levels of test anxiety which can be associated with greater academic stress and poorer educational...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

Jackson State University is now included in Regions Bank’s lineup of collegiate debit cards. JSU and Regions Bank have partnered to launch a personalized debit card that allows the campus community a unique way to show their tiger pride for Jackson State. “Establishing partnerships with financial institutions and developing affinity cards/debit cards has been a work in progress...Read More

AUTM, a global nonprofit whose members support the commercialization of academic research, welcomed Almesha L. Campbell, Ph.D., as AUTM chair-elect, the first black person to serve on the Board, and as chair-elect. Campbell is assistant vice president for Research and Economic Development at Jackson State University (JSU) and previously served on the AUTM Equity, Diversity...Read More

Jackson State University Vice President and Athletic Director Ashley Robinson has been named the 2022 Tourism Visionary Award recipient by Visit Jackson, the organization’s highest industry achievement. The award recognizes industry partners who navigate new standards of involvement and cooperation to develop Jackson’s tourism future.   “It’s an honor to receive this recognition,” said Robinson. “Jackson State University is...Read More

A parade of vehicles began lining up hours before the start of a Community Food Box Giveaway on Saturday that was sponsored by Jackson State University’s Center for Community Engagement along with several major partners that included Amazon affiliates. JSU, businesses and dozens of campus and community volunteers provided non-perishable goods to 1,500 needy families....Read More