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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 State University reports preliminary fall 2025 enrollment figures

Alcorn State University's preliminary fall 2025 enrollment is at 2,900 students, a slight decrease from last year's total of 2,995. The 3.2% decline comes as 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

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $42 million gift to Alcorn State

Alcorn State University received a $42 million unrestricted donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the largest single gift in the 154-year history of the nation's oldest Read More

Alcorn staff member completes Harvard University IT Academy pilot program

Jerry Howard, director of user services for the Alcorn State University Center for Information Technology Services, recently became the first Alcorn staff member to complete Read More

Alcorn State students attend Thurgood Marshall College Fund Leadership Institute

Seven Alcorn State University students attended the annual Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C., from Sept. 21-25. The four-day conference equipped Read More

Notice of Alcorn State University EAC report card available

Alcorn State University latest Education Achievement Council (EAC) report card is available to the public. The document may be viewed at https://www.alcorn.edu/institutional-research-and-assessment/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/10/202324-EACReportCard-Alcorn.pdf and a copy Read More

Alcorn State University announces enhanced security measures and modified game day protocols

Alcorn State University has announced enhanced security measures and updated game day protocols for all remaining football games at Jack Spinks–Marino Casem Stadium following a Read More

Documentary screening of Tribeca award-winner ‘Natchez’ to be held at Alcorn State

  Alcorn State University will host a screening of the award-winning documentary "Natchez," which explores the complex interplay of history and memory in Read More

Alcorn alumna Destiny Mayfield awarded prestigious UNCF Capstone Scholarship

Destiny Mayfield, a Vicksburg, Miss., native and 2025 graduate of Alcorn’s biology pre-professional (Pre-Med) program, has been named a recipient of the prestigious 2025 UNCF Read More

Alcorn senior Allexus Smith receives Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants scholarship

Alcorn State University senior Allexus Smith, an accounting major from Magnolia, Miss., received the prestigious Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA) Scholarship on Oct. Read More

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