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July 14, 2020

$1.95 Million in Grant Funding Awarded to Increase College Completion among Mississippi Students

Students attending six Mississippi public universities will benefit from a five-year, multi-million dollar commitment from the Woodward Hines Education Foundation (WHEF) to support college retention, persistence, and completion through the Improving Mississippi’s Persistence and Completion Together (IMPACT) initiative. WHEF is an endowed Mississippi non-profit organization that has focused its efforts on promoting increased postsecondary access…
Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 8, 2020

SALTER: Legacy of John C. Stennis challenged in the wake of ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement

By: Sid Salter The social and cultural ripples from the “Black Lives Matter” movement continue, from the amazing saga of the taking down of the Mississippi state flag to the ongoing debate over moving or removing monuments and changing building names on edifices named for individuals who don’t pass muster through the prism of racial…