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Alcorn State graduates 283, AWS executive donates $26,000

Alcorn State University conferred degrees on 283 graduates today during its Fall 2025 Commencement at the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex. Daryl Hammett, director of Read More

Alcorn State Child Development Learning Center accepting child care vouchers

Alcorn State University’s Child Development Learning Center (CDLC) is now accepting state-approved child care vouchers through its new “Access for All” campaign. The initiative supports Read More

Alcorn State students gain national exposure at 2025 AFA Leaders Conference

Three Alcorn State University students attended the 2025 Agricultural Future of America (AFA) Leaders Conference in Kansas City, Mo., from Nov. 6-9. The students gained Read More

Alcorn State University opens Small Business Development Center to serve Southwest Mississippi

Alcorn State University opened its Small Business Development Center (SBDC) on Nov. 19 in the Dr. Rudolph E. Waters Classroom Building, expanding resources for entrepreneurs Read More

Alcorn hosts national leaders to strategize on NSF funding and 1890 research impact

Alcorn State University faculty and staff gathered on Nov. 19 for a workshop focused on securing federal research dollars and leveraging the collective power of Read More

Gibbs selected for national agricultural fellowship

Alcorn State University graduate student Kendall Gibbs has been selected for the Carver Integrative Sustainability Center (CISC) HBCU Fellowship Program. It is a competitive national Read More

Alcorn State students join global leaders at World Food Prize Summit

Alcorn State University students Samuel Brown and Je'Milya Hudson joined global leaders at the World Food Prize/Borlaug Dialogues in Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 21-23 to Read More

Alcorn State computer science program earns ABET accreditation

Alcorn State University's computer science program has earned accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The achievement places Alcorn among 20 ABET Read More

George co-authors book on AI tools for Black entrepreneurs

Two higher education leaders have written a book to help Black business owners use artificial intelligence (AI) to compete in the digital economy. Dr. Babu Read More

Alcorn State opens first Small Business Development Center in Southwest Mississippi

Alcorn State University will cut the ribbon on its Small Business Development Center on Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. in the Dr. Rudolph E. Waters Read More

Alcorn’s Extension Program expands farmers markets to strengthen local food access

The Alcorn State University Extension Program recently held a series of successful farmers markets to increase access to fresh, locally grown produce and support small Read More

Alcorn State rises in all 4 U.S. News & World Report ranking categories

Alcorn State University improved in all four ranking categories in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings released today. The University jumped Read More

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