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Alcorn State graduates 283, AWS executive donates $26,000

Alcorn State University conferred degrees on 283 graduates today during its Fall 2025 Commencement at the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex. Daryl Hammett, director of Read More

Alcorn State alumnus, Amazon Web Services executive to deliver fall commencement address

Alcorn State University will hold its Fall Commencement Ceremony on the Lorman campus on Thursday, December 11 at 9 a.m. The university will present the Read More

Alcorn State Child Development Learning Center accepting child care vouchers

Alcorn State University’s Child Development Learning Center (CDLC) is now accepting state-approved child care vouchers through its new “Access for All” campaign. The initiative supports 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

Entergy donates $65,000 to Alcorn for health physics program and STEM camps

Alcorn State University received a $65,000 contribution from Entergy to support the University's health physics program and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) outreach initiatives. Read More

Alcorn State radio station receives $50,000 anonymous donation

Alcorn State University’s WPRL 91.7 FM recently received a $50,000 gift from an anonymous donor to upgrade broadcasting equipment and support student education programs. The 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 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

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 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

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