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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

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

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

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

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