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Alcorn State awarded grant to launch Gulf Scholars Program

Alcorn State University has been awarded a grant through the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) to launch the interdisciplinary Gulf Scholars Program 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 announces game day information for matchup against Grambling

Alcorn State University will host Grambling State University for a football matchup on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium. University officials are Read More

Always Alcorn marketing campaign wins platinum MARCOM award

  Pushing creative boundaries with its marketing collateral has earned Alcorn State University international acclaim. The university’s “Always Alcorn” marketing campaign won a 2024 platinum Read More

Alcorn State University students named 2025-2026 Mississippi Collegiate Scholarship recipients

Alcorn State University seniors Laila Barnes and Jaharon Griffin were recently selected as 2025-2026 Mississippi Collegiate Scholarship recipients by the Mississippi Automotive Manufacturers Association (MAMA), Read More

Alcorn’s Funky Four Drum Majors celebrate 40 years of electrifying showmanship

Alcorn State University’s legendary Funky Four drum majors are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, marking four decades of the high-energy, precision-driven showmanship that defines 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 students selected for Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program

Four Alcorn State University students have been accepted into the rigorous Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, a U.S. Department of Education initiative designed to 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

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