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Alcorn State rises in all 4 U.S. News & World Report ranking categories

Alcorn State University improved in all four ranking categories in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings released today. The University jumped Read More

Alcorn State administrator named HBCU Advancement Leader of the Year

Dr. Marcus Ward, senior vice president of institutional advancement at Alcorn State University and executive director of the ASU Foundation Inc., was named the Historically Read More

Alcorn State University celebrates spring Commencement with Rep. Gregory Holloway Sr. as keynote speaker

Alcorn State University held its spring 2025 Commencement activities today, honoring nearly 450 graduates in two ceremonies at the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex. The Read More

William Carey University inducts Dr. Tracy M. Cook into its Alumni Hall of Fame

William Carey University (WCU) has inducted Dr. Tracy M. Cook, president of Alcorn State University, into its Alumni Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony was held on Read More

Dr. Tracy M. Cook to be honored as one of Mississippi’s Most Influential African Americans

Alcorn State University’s president is among this year’s slate of honorees for Our Mississippi Magazine’s Most Influential African Americans. Dr. Tracy M. Cook, along with Read More

Alcorn State University President Tracy M. Cook announces leadership appointments

First row, from left are Dr. Joyce Buckner-Brown, provost and vice president for academic affairs; Karen Shedrick, chief of staff and executive assistant to the Read More

President Cook honored with Doctoral Leadership Initiative Award and delivers inspiring keynote address

On Saturday, June 22, Dr. Tracy M. Cook, president of Alcorn State University, received the Doctoral Leadership Initiative Honoring Excellence Award and was the event’s Read More

Montell Jordan announced as Alcorn State’s Commencement speaker

Alcorn State University announces Grammy Award-winning artist Montell Jordan as its Spring 2024 Commencement speaker. Two ceremonies will be held on Saturday, May 11, in Read More

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