Jeff Amy, Associated PressLeadership & PolicyBennett Becomes First Black President of Predominately White Mississippi SchoolRodney Bennett has been named the first Black president of a predominantly White university in Mississippi.February 7, 2013StudentsSouthern Mississippi Leaning Toward Hiring Black PresidentThe school is likely to become the first of the state’s historically White public universities to be led by a Black man.February 3, 2013StudentsThree More Schools Win OK To Waive Out-Of-State CostsMississippi Valley State University on Thursday became the second public university to allow all out-of-state residents to pay the same tuition rates as students who live in Mississippi.January 21, 2013HBCUsAuditor Says Southern Miss Misused $5.3M in Katrina AidFederal Emergency Management Agency officials must decide whether to demand the money’s return or discard the finding.December 4, 2012Community CollegesFund Hopes to Attract Givers for College SavingsA new effort wants people nationwide to help poor children in Mississippi and San Francisco save for college.November 5, 2012Leadership & PolicyDelta State to Eliminate Nonresident Tuition StatusDelta State University will become the first of Mississippi’s eight public universities to allow all non-Mississippi residents to pay the same tuition rates as students who live in the state.October 21, 2012Previous PagePage 4 of 4