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A slim majority of the governing board for Mississippi’s eight public universities voted to allow Elayne Hayes-Anthony, Jackson State University’s temporary acting president, to apply for the permanent role. According to executive session minutes released Wednesday, seven trustees voted for the motion and five voted against, including Dr. Steven Cunningham, the only Jackson State alumnus on the [...]

Trustees typically keep thoughts like these to executive sessions, but Mississippi Today has reprinted the notes, when legible, exactly as they appear in the records. 

The board provided no new public information about leadership at Mississippi’s largest historically Black university, despite announcing it would in press releases.

College Board’s upcoming vacancies bring up questions about Governor’s appointment timeline Governor Tate Reeves (Source: WLOX) By Courtney Ann Jackson | May 7, 2021 at 7:36 PM CDT - Updated May 7 at 8:08 PM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A special called meeting from the College Board sparks questions about the Governor’s timeline for making various appointments. Headshots of the four College Board members whose terms expire at midnight had already been removed from Board room at the time of Friday’s noon meeting. With no new appointees waiting in the wings, it leaves eig...

By Thao Ta May 7, 2021 3:06 PM JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) held a special meeting on Friday. Governor Tate Reeves was at the center of attention during the meeting. The governor was questioned about not making four college board appointments on time during the 2021 Legislative Session. The terms of four trustees were set to expire at the beginning of Friday’s meeting. Reeves’ press secretary said as of Friday, there are no vacancies on the Board of Trustees, and the governor will make those appointments in the appr...