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Alcorn State’s Dexter Wakefield named Food Systems Leadership Institute Fellow

Dexter B. Wakefield, Ph.D., dean of the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences and director of Land Grant Programs at Alcorn State University, has been Read More

USDA 1890 National Scholars Program now accepting applications for scholarships

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is now accepting applications for the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program, which aims to encourage students at the Congressionally 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

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 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 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 field technician Willie Mims presents at American Society for Horticultural Science Conference

Willie Mims, a field technician and farm manager at Alcorn State University, is making significant contributions in horticultural science. His journey from a grounds laborer Read More

Alcorn students participate in critical Mississippi River Delta research expedition

Two Alcorn State University agriculture environmental science majors, Evan Murphy and Nicholas Runnels, along with an 1890 visiting scholar, Daniel Howard, from North Carolina A&T, Read More

Alcorn State University announces summer camp programs for students grades 4-12

Alcorn State University will host several summer camps from June through July, serving students from grades 4-12 across Southwest Mississippi. The programs range from college Read More

First-gen college grad earns third degree, heads to Ole Miss for Ph.D.

When Emary Smith walks across the stage at Alcorn State University's commencement ceremony this weekend, it will mark the third academic milestone for the Jackson Read More

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