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Montell Jordan announced as Alcorn State’s Commencement speaker
May 03, 2024 14:25 ET | Alcorn State University
Lorman, Miss., May 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alcorn State University announces Grammy Award-winning artist Montell Jordan as its Spring 2024 Commencement speaker. Two ceremonies will be held on...
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Dr. Girish Panicker receives International Conservation Research Award from the Soil and Water Conservation Society
June 29, 2023 18:30 ET | Alcorn State University
Lorman, Mississippi, June 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An Alcorn State University professor has been recognized for his outstanding achievements in conservation research.  Dr. Girish Panicker,...
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Alcorn State’s School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences awarded $1.5 million collaboration grant from USDA
June 29, 2023 11:20 ET | Alcorn State University
Lorman, Mississippi, June 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (SAAS) at Alcorn State University has been awarded a grant from the United States Department of...
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Alcorn State receives $50,000 grant and $1 million endowment gift from Bernard Osher Foundation
June 29, 2023 11:10 ET | Alcorn State University
Lorman, Mississippi, June 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Bernard Osher Foundation recently awarded Alcorn State University a $50,000 grant and $1,000,000 endowment gift to support the Osher...
America’s Oldest Public Historically Black Land-Grant College Turns 150
June 23, 2021 12:53 ET | Alcorn State University
Lorman, Mississippi, June 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alcorn State University, the nation’s oldest public historically Black land-grant institution, celebrates 150 years in 2021. Located in Lorman,...
Big Impact and Shattered Glass: The Inauguration of Dr. Felecia M. Nave
May 12, 2021 13:36 ET | Alcorn State University
Lorman, Mississippi, May 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. Felecia McInnis Nave was formally inaugurated as Alcorn State University’s 20th president and first female president on April 16, 2021, in...
Alcorn State University announces the largest single gift in the School’s history
December 22, 2020 09:30 ET | Alcorn State University
Lorman, MS, Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alcorn State University has received a $25 million gift from American philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott. This gift marks the largest gift from a...