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IHL board approves up to $10M on winter storm cleanup at Ole Miss
By CANDICE WILDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/13/26-1:08PM , 121 Reads 2,766 Statewide
University of Mississippi officials are still assessing the full storm damage from Winter Storm Fern.
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Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, July 19, 2023. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Tougaloo College names finalists for president
By CANDICE WILDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,01/23/26-10:44AM , 425 Reads 6,978 Statewide
The college is expected to name its next leader in March. Current President Donzell Lee will complete his term in June.

Tougaloo College has named three finalists in its search for a new president. Donzell Lee, the current president, will complete his term in June.

The finalists are:
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Sen. Nicole Boyd, R-Oxford, takes notes during a presentation by Mississippi Department of Child Services Commissioner Andrea Sanders, during a study group on women, children and family, held at the State Capitol, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Legislators discuss increasing numbers of Mississippians attaining jobs and education beyond high school
By CANDICE WILDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,01/02/26-2:34PM , 1,043 Reads 22,133 Statewide
State lawmakers and leaders of Mississippi’s public colleges and universities are examining ways to increase the number of adults who complete some form of education after high school, land a job and earn a living wage.
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Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees discuss the agenda during a meeting at the IHL headquarters in Jackson, Miss., on Thursday, June 20, 2024. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today

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Federal appeals court will allow IHL board members to be sued as individuals in sex discrimination case
By CANDICE WILDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,12/29/25-4:22PM , 504 Reads 4,480 Statewide
A sex discrimination lawsuit against the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees will proceed with the board and each member named as defendants, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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