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Alcorn awarded $1.5 million grant for water and sewer system upgrades

Alcorn State University has been awarded a $1.5 million grant as part of the Delta Regional Authority's (DRA) $29 million investment to improve flood control Read More

Alcorn’s STEM MBA program welcomes fifth-generation Alcornite, Voston Heidelberg

Voston Heidelberg, a fifth-generation Alcornite from Riverdale, Ga., has enrolled in the Alcorn State University STEM master of business administration program, joining a long line of 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

Freshman student leaders selected during Alcorn’s “Cruising for the Crown”

Alcorn State University's annual "Cruising for the Crown" pageant on Aug. 17, 2025, determined the new Mister and Miss Freshman, along with the freshman class 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 hosts Fall Faculty and Staff Institute

Alcorn State University kicked off the new academic year with its annual Fall Faculty and Staff Institute, a three-day event designed to prepare employees for 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

Alcorn’s royal court gains leadership skills at HBCU Kings & Queens Conference

Alcorn State University’s royal court, led by Jhada Wade, the 99th Miss Alcorn State University, and Camron Parker, the fifth Mister Alcorn State University, recently Read More

Alcorn State receives nearly $400K National Science Foundation grant to enhance STEM education with VR technology

Alcorn State University has been awarded a $398,619 grant from the National Science Foundation to transform undergraduate STEM education through cutting-edge virtual reality (VR) technology Read More

Alcorn State alumna Dr. Melanie McReynolds earns NSF CAREER Award

Dr. Melanie McReynolds, an Alcorn State University alumna and a leading biochemistry and molecular biology scholar at Penn State, has received the National Science Foundation's Read More

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