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Mississippi universities got millions in pandemic relief. It’s hard to know how they spent it.
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,01/28/22-9:42AM , 1,185 Reads 27,608 Statewide
Mississippi’s eight public universities got hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government to keep their doors open during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Some Mississippi borrowers will benefit from $8 million student loan settlement
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,01/18/22-4:18PM , 893 Reads 13,041 Statewide
Navient, one of the country’s largest student loan servicers, has agreed to forgive $8.2 million in private debt for Mississippi borrowers under a settlement reached by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office last week.
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Mississippi continues to give financial aid to students who can already afford college, report shows
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,01/13/22-11:12AM , 778 Reads 11,819 Statewide
Mississippi continued to disproportionately subsidize in-state tuition for white, wealthier students at the expense of working class students of color last school year, according to the annual report released Thursday by the Post-Secondary Education Financial Assistance Board.
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Masks are required indoors on Mississippi State University's campus. Credit: Molly Minta/Mississippi Today

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“Everybody is getting it”: Anxiety high as colleges start spring semester
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,01/11/22-10:54AM , 463 Reads 9,910 Statewide
Human resources sent its first announcement of the spring semester the Monday before classes started at Delta State University: In one day, seven faculty and staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

By Friday, Jan. 8, that number grew to 25 — a significant figure for the small university in Cleveland.
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