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During the 162nd Mississippi State Fair, Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson recognized the partnership between the Mississippi State Fairgrounds and Alcorn State University. Commissioner Gipson was joined by Dr. Felicia Nave, president of Alcorn State University, and other representatives of Alcorn State University. Pictured on front row (L-R): Dr. Ontario Wooten; Sheba Moses; O.D. Howard; President Nave; Commissioner Gipson; Tommy Milton; Leslie Walker; and Manola Erby. Pictured on back row (L-R) Ralph Arrington and Antione Tenner.

Commissioner Andy Gipson Recognizes Partnership Between Mississippi State Fairgrounds and Alcorn State University
By PRESS RELEASE - MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE
Mon, 10/18/2021 - 09:42 AM, 108 Reads
Below is a press release from the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce:
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Black, low-income students will lose thousands in college aid under proposed program
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu, 10/14/2021 - 02:36 PM, 144 Reads
The Post-Secondary Board this week unanimously voted to recommend an overhaul of Mississippi’s financial aid programs that could completely change how the state helps students pay for college.

If adopted by the Legislature this upcoming session, low-income and Black students stand to lose thousands of dollars for college.
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Between 13-20 bus drivers for the Greenville Public School District skipped work to protest reduced pay and what they called poor work conditions. Credit: Kayleigh Skinner, Mississippi Today

Greenville school board: Not enough evidence to determine if bus drivers went on strike
By KATE ROYALS - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed, 10/13/2021 - 10:36 AM, 143 Reads
The school board for the Greenville Public School District said there was not enough evidence to determine whether the absences of 16 of the district’s 20 bus drivers in late April constituted a strike.

The alleged strike occurred over two days. On the first day, 15 bus drivers did not come to work. On the second, 16 did not show.
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After two years of increasing unhappiness with Felecia Nave’s leadership, students and faculty say they no longer trust their president.

‘What’s happening in this house is hurting me’: Why students at Alcorn State called for their president to resign
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue, 10/12/2021 - 04:24 PM, 103 Reads
Dozens of students at Alcorn State University stood in silence on the campus lawn. They wore black shirts emblazoned with raised fists and held signs that summarized the mood on campus toward the president, Felecia Nave.

“We are brave.” “Talk to us.” “Nave doesn’t care if we live or die.”
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