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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 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 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

Alcorn alumna Destiny Mayfield awarded prestigious UNCF Capstone Scholarship

Destiny Mayfield, a Vicksburg, Miss., native and 2025 graduate of Alcorn’s biology pre-professional (Pre-Med) program, has been named a recipient of the prestigious 2025 UNCF Read More

Alcorn senior Allexus Smith receives Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants scholarship

Alcorn State University senior Allexus Smith, an accounting major from Magnolia, Miss., received the prestigious Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA) Scholarship on Oct. Read More

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 inaugurates new Student Government Association president

The Alcorn State University Student Government Association (SGA) inaugurated its new president, Avantavis T. Carter, a senior elementary education major from Hazlehurst, Miss., along Read More

Alcorn State University to host Fall 2025 InterConnect: Career Expo Internship Fair

Alcorn State University will host the Fall 2025 InterConnect: Career Expo and Internship Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. The event, organized by the Alcorn Read More

Alcorn’s Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite captivates crowd at HBCU Labor Day Classic

The Alcorn State University Sounds of Dyn-O-Mite Marching Band delivered a commanding performance for more than 15,000 fans at the HBCU Labor Day Classic Battle 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

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