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IHL meeting minutes show the board terminated Felecia Nave as president of Alcorn State University, offering more clarification than the board has provided in other instances of presidential turnover this year.

Kent Nicaud is among several Reeves campaign donors who landed coveted taxpayer-funded appointments during his first term as governor.

President Joe Paul announced at a meeting of select faculty and students on Tuesday that he had picked a new provost at University of Southern Mississippi: Lance Nail, the candidate whose checkered past sparked student protests, more than 1,000 signatures on a change.org petition and letters from faculty opposing his hiring.  The selection is now […]. Local Mississippi Breaking News Story from CBS 12 New WJTV, your Jackson, MS news leader

Four presidents have left Mississippi’s eight public institutions since last June, with little explanation. Critics say the system board’s hiring practices are largely to blame. The presidents of four of Mississippi’s eight public universities have departed since last June, raising questions about the rapid pace of executive turnover in the state system.

Though Taylor gave an interview to a local paper last week announcing she was leaving, it’s unclear if she stepped down or was fired.

Tuition at Ole Miss is increasing once again, up by $180 for in-state students and $528 for out-of-state students for

The Tougaloo College Alumni Coalition for Change is seeking new leadership with an online petition for the removal of the schools current President.

IHL’s press release does not say if Nave resigned or if the board terminated her contract, which was set to end June 30, 2023.

Five out of eight public universities are increasing tuition, citing inflation and rising insurance costs as the reason

Their message to the IHL Board: Hire a permanent president whose tenure won’t end in resignation like the last three.