Jones is currently head of Mississippi’s School of Medicine here in Jackson.

POPLARVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Pearl River Community College hasn’t exactly been able to put Hurricane Katrina in the rearview mirror.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - William Carey University has received a $1 million grant from the Asbury Foundation of Hattiesburg for construction of the school’s...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - William Carey University will add men and women’s tennis to its intercollegiate athletic program for the 2009-10 academic...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Two South Mississippi drug courts and a federal program held a graduation ceremony in Hattiesburg on Friday.

Due to severe weather, Forrest County Agricultural High School will move its graduation to the Forrest County Multi-Purpose Center tonight at 7:30.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - The University of Southern Mississippi’s School of Nursing has 499 undergraduate and graduate students, but officials say...

Jackson State University President Ronald Mason Jr. says his school will seek consolidation of some academic programs

Students from Woodley, Lillie Burney, and Mary Bethune schools cleaned up Vernon Dahmer Park in Hattiesburg on Thursday.

HATTIESBURG, Miss.  – The Office of Sustainability at The University of Southern Mississippi announces its first ever Earth Week celebration—“Go...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mental health advocates are praising a new Mississippi law that requires public school teachers and principals to be trained in suicide...

Scott Ross has become the new president of the State College Board in Mississippi

Lillie Burney students ceremoniously walked to Rowan Elementary to remember Ashley O’Cain.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The College of Education and Psychology at The University of Southern Mississippi recently handed out over 50 awards at a campus...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – With the same passion her brother Jimmy captures the spirit of life on the water in his music, Lucy “LuLu” Buffett...

The renovation of Amite County High School is on hold for now while officials assess storm damage at nearby Liberty Elementary School.

HATTIESBURG, Miss.  – Despite her adversities, Pamela Denise Dickerson came to Southern Miss as a first generation college student with the...

HATTIESBURG, Miss.—Dr. Brett Kemker has been selected as assistant provost for The University of Southern Mississippi.

Nationally-recognized children’s book author Judy Blume will receive the 2009 Southern Miss Medallion during the 42nd annual Fay B. Kaigler Children’s...

HATTIESBURG, Miss.  – The University of Southern Mississippi’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 432 paid tribute to an American hero March 30...

More Mississippi students are finishing high school, according to the state Department of Education.

HATTIESBURG, Miss.  – Veterans who continue their education at The University of Southern Mississippi will have added assistance with the implementation...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - William Carey University will begin offering a master of biomedical science degree in the fall.

While many people are forced to cut back with the economy, the U.S. Department of Education is funding a grant to recruit more teachers.

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) - Dr. Michael Forster has been selected as dean for the College of Health at The University of Southern Mississippi.

HATTIESBURG, Miss.  – President Martha Saunders announced today that The University of Southern Mississippi has received a $6 million gift that...

At Southern Miss’ Career Fair, many students say they worry about landing a job.

PURVIS, Miss. (AP) - The Lamar County School Board has voted 4-1 to create and implement a mandatory dress code districtwide beginning in August 2010.

The University of Southern Mississippi is planning a groundbreaking on March 27 for a new 864-bed, living-learning residential community.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Tuition financial assistance has been slashed for 21,000 students at Mississippi’s eight public universities as the schools...