Alcorn State’s president resigns amid probe
Alcorn State University President M. Christopher Brown II has resigned amid an investigation into university purchasing practices.
When presidents die, power transfer can be fraught
As President John F. Kennedy lay dying 50 years ago at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Vice President Lyndon Johnson was hurried into a small room in Minor Medicine, where he stood silently against a wall. After a wait of some 35 minutes, presidential aide Kenneth O’Donnell entered and approached Johnson, who had been two cars behind Kennedy when the shots were fired in Dealey Plaza.
“He’s gone,” O’Donnell told him.
South Alabama trustees undecided on next university president
The University of South Alabama Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to continue the school’s presidential search and re-open it to other candidates.
Poll: Americans find little to like in Washington
WASHINGTON — Americans are finding little they like about President Barack Obama or either political party, according to a new poll that suggests the possibility
Hospital Association gets new president
TUPELO — The president of North Mississippi Medical Center-Tupelo is leaving the job he has held since mid-July. Tim Moore said he’ll become the new
Miss. Power paying ex-president $150K a year
JACKSON — Even though Ed Day retired abruptly as Mississippi Power’s president earlier this year, he’s still getting paid. Day is being paid $150,000 a
Formal inaugural ceremony for MUW president set for Feb. 15
On Friday, Feb. 15, Dr. James B. Borsig will be installed as the 14th president of Mississippi University for Women in the university’s almost 130-year-old history. The formal inaugural ceremony will be held in Rent Auditorium, Whitfield Hall, at 10 a.m.
Ex-President George H.W. Bush in intensive care
Former President George H.W. Bush is being treated in the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital after suffering “a series of setbacks,” including a stubborn fever, his spokesman said.
Miss. Republicans seek contender against Obama
Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney were almost evenly splitting Mississippi’s Republican presidential primary vote Tuesday, with 60 percent of the precincts reporting.
Candidate list trimmed to eight for MUW post
JACKSON — Eight finalists from among more than 40 candidates for president of the Mississippi University for Women were invited to Jackson this week for a first round of interviews.
MUW presidential search kicks into high gear
It’s a big week for Mississippi University for Women, with students settling into their classes and the search for a new president kicking into high gear.
After a year, MUW president search kicks into gear
The search for Mississippi University for Women’s next president continues, with a series of public-input sessions scheduled on campus next Thursday.
College Board wants permanent president for W by year’s end
The state College Board said Wednesday it plans to have a permanent president for Mississippi University for Women by the end of the year, and called for nominees to a presidential search committee.
