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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

Alcorn State to host 34th annual Small Farmers Conference focusing on agricultural challenges, climate change

Small farmers across Mississippi will gather next week to tackle the growing challenges facing rural agriculture, from climate change to evolving market demands. Alcorn State Read More

Alcorn professor presents on sustainable agriculture at international conference

Alcorn State University's Dr. Girish Panicker, professor of Plant and Soil Sciences and director of Conservation Research, delivered an invited lecture at the annual international Read More

Alcorn State ranks No. 2 among HBCUs in national college survey

By Maxine Greenleaf Alcorn State University has been recognized among the nation's leading historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in a new ranking by Niche. Read More

Alcorn student Laila Barnes to study abroad in Scotland

Laila Barnes, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering technology from Hattiesburg, Miss., is studying abroad at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, for the fall 2025 Read More

Alcorn expands language offerings with new Portuguese and Chinese courses

Two new Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTA) have arrived at Alcorn State University to teach Portuguese and Mandarin Chinese for the upcoming academic year. Read More

Alcorn State honors 3 alumni at its CAAS Hall of Fame Luncheon

Alcorn State University's College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences in partnership with the ASU National Alumni Association hosted the 2025 Alumni Hall of Fame Awards Luncheon on Saturday, Aug. 16 on Read More

Alcorn State University welcomes new students with ‘Brave Beginnings’

Alcorn State University kicked off its new student orientation, "Brave Beginnings," from Aug. 13-17, 2025, welcoming a new class of students to their campus home. Read More

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