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{{Short description|Public historically black university in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.}} | {{Short description|Public historically black university in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.}} | ||
{{Redirect-distinguish-text|Jackson State|[[Jacksonville State University]], [[Jackson State Community College]], or [[Jacksonville University]]}} | {{Redirect-distinguish-text|Jackson State|[[Jacksonville State University]], [[Jackson State Community College]], or [[Jacksonville University]]}} | ||
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{{Infobox university | {{Infobox university | ||
| name = Jackson State University | | name = Jackson State University | ||
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| type = [[Public university|Public]] [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black]] [[research university]] | | type = [[Public university|Public]] [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black]] [[research university]] | ||
| academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities|CUMU]]|[[Oak Ridge Associated Universities|ORAU]]|[[Thurgood Marshall College Fund|TMCF]]|[[National Sea Grant College Program|Sea-grant]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}} | | academic_affiliations = {{hlist|[[Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities|CUMU]]|[[Oak Ridge Associated Universities|ORAU]]|[[Thurgood Marshall College Fund|TMCF]]|[[National Sea Grant College Program|Sea-grant]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]}} | ||
| president = Denise Jones Gregory (interim) | | president = Denise Jones Gregory <small>(interim)</small> | ||
| faculty = 337 full time, 212 part time (fall 2022)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=jackson+state&s=all&id=175856#general|title=College Navigator - Jackson State University|website=nces.ed.gov}}</ref> | | faculty = 337 full time, 212 part time <small>(fall 2022)</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=jackson+state&s=all&id=175856#general|title=College Navigator - Jackson State University|website=nces.ed.gov}}</ref> | ||
| administrative_staff = 687 (fall 2020) <ref>https://www.jsums.edu/institutionalresearch/files/2021/01/Fall-2020_4.pdf | | administrative_staff = 687 <small>(fall 2020)</small><ref name="jsums.edu pdf">{{Cite web |title=Jackson State University Employees by EEO Categories, Ethnicity, and Gender |url=https://www.jsums.edu/institutionalresearch/files/2021/01/Fall-2020_4.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=November 6, 2025 |website=Jackson State University}}</ref> | ||
| students = 6,564 (fall 2023)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jsums.edu/institutionalresearch/#home|title=Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness - Institutional Research | Jackson State University|website=www.jsums.edu}}</ref> | | students = 6,564 <small>(fall 2023)</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jsums.edu/institutionalresearch/#home|title=Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness - Institutional Research | Jackson State University|website=www.jsums.edu}}</ref> | ||
| undergrad = 4,769 (fall 2023)<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jsums.edu/institutionalresearch/|title=Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness - Institutional Research | Jackson State University|website=www.jsums.edu}}</ref> | | undergrad = 4,769 <small>(fall 2023)</small><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.jsums.edu/institutionalresearch/|title=Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness - Institutional Research | Jackson State University|website=www.jsums.edu}}</ref> | ||
| postgrad = 1,795 (fall 2023)<ref name="auto"/> | | postgrad = 1,795 <small>(fall 2023)</small><ref name="auto"/> | ||
| free_label = Newspaper | | free_label = Newspaper | ||
| free = ''The Blue & White Flash''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sites.jsums.edu/jsuflash/ |title=The Blue & White Flash | JSU's Official Student Newspaper |access-date=2020-09-20 |archive-date=2020-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005124104/http://sites.jsums.edu/jsuflash/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | | free = ''The Blue & White Flash''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sites.jsums.edu/jsuflash/ |title=The Blue & White Flash | JSU's Official Student Newspaper |access-date=2020-09-20 |archive-date=2020-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005124104/http://sites.jsums.edu/jsuflash/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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=== Governance === | === Governance === | ||
The board of trustees is the constitutional governing body of the Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mississippi.edu/board/|title=Mississippi Public Universities – The Board of Trustees -|website=www.mississippi.edu|access-date=2019-06-18}}</ref> This body appoints the president of the university. There are 575 faculty and 1,431 staff; 54% of the faculty are tenured, teaching approximately | The board of trustees is the constitutional governing body of the Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mississippi.edu/board/|title=Mississippi Public Universities – The Board of Trustees -|website=www.mississippi.edu|access-date=2019-06-18|archive-date=2015-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817070132/http://www.mississippi.edu/board/|url-status=dead}}</ref> This body appoints the president of the university. There are 575 faculty and 1,431 staff; 54% of the faculty are tenured, teaching approximately 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.jsums.edu/institutionalresearch/files/2010/06/2017-2018-FACTS-AND-FIGURES-update-2.pdf|title=2017–18 Facts and Figures}}</ref> | ||
=== Presidents === | === Presidents === | ||
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#2017–2020: William B. Bynum<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vicory |first1=Justin |title=Jackson State University president resigns after arrest in prostitution sting |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/jackson-state-university-president-resigns-after-arrest-in-prostitution-sting/ar-BBZQTZe |website=www.msn.com |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 10, 2020 |title=JSU president among 17 arrested in prostitution sting |url=https://www.wlbt.com/2020/02/10/jsu-president-arrested-soliciting-prostitute/ |website=WLBT 3 News}}</ref> | #2017–2020: William B. Bynum<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vicory |first1=Justin |title=Jackson State University president resigns after arrest in prostitution sting |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/jackson-state-university-president-resigns-after-arrest-in-prostitution-sting/ar-BBZQTZe |website=www.msn.com |access-date=10 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 10, 2020 |title=JSU president among 17 arrested in prostitution sting |url=https://www.wlbt.com/2020/02/10/jsu-president-arrested-soliciting-prostitute/ |website=WLBT 3 News}}</ref> | ||
#2020–2023: [[Thomas Hudson (academic administrator)|Thomas Hudson]]<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Jaschik |first=Scott |date=2023-03-06 |title=Jackson State U President Placed on Leave |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2023/03/06/jackson-state-u-president-placed-leave |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Inside Higher Ed |language=en}}</ref> | #2020–2023: [[Thomas Hudson (academic administrator)|Thomas Hudson]]<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Jaschik |first=Scott |date=2023-03-06 |title=Jackson State U President Placed on Leave |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2023/03/06/jackson-state-u-president-placed-leave |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Inside Higher Ed |language=en}}</ref> | ||
#2023: | #2023: Elayne Hayes–Anthony (acting) | ||
#2023–2025: | #2023–2025: Marcus L. Thompson<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Alonda |date=2023-11-16 |title=Board of Trustees names Dr. Marcus L. Thompson as President of Jackson State University |url=https://www.jsumsnews.com/board-of-trustees-names-dr-marcus-l-thompson-as-president-of-jackson-state-university/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=JSU Newsroom |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
#2025–present: Denise Jones Gregory (interim)<ref>{{Cite news|date=2025-05-09 |title=Gregory asks for patience, partnership, and prayers after taking helm as JSU interim president |url=https://www.wlbt.com/2025/05/09/gregory-asks-patience-partnership-prayers-after-taking-jsu-interim-president/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=WLBT |language=en}}</ref> | #2025–present: Denise Jones Gregory (interim)<ref>{{Cite news|date=2025-05-09 |title=Gregory asks for patience, partnership, and prayers after taking helm as JSU interim president |url=https://www.wlbt.com/2025/05/09/gregory-asks-patience-partnership-prayers-after-taking-jsu-interim-president/ |access-date=2025-05-11 |website=WLBT |language=en}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{main|Jackson State Tigers football}} | {{main|Jackson State Tigers football}} | ||
JSU athletics is historically most well known for its football program. JSU consistently leads the nation in Division I FCS football average home attendance.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://herosports.com/2021-fcs-attendance-leaders-bzbz/ | title=2021 FCS Attendance Leaders | date=5 February 2022 }}</ref><ref>https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/article296567899.html</ref> JSU Tigers football alumni includes [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]rs [[Lem Barney]], [[Jackie Slater]], [[Walter Payton]], [[Robert Brazile]], and [[Jimmy Smith (wide receiver)|Jimmy Smith]]. | JSU athletics is historically most well known for its football program. JSU consistently leads the nation in Division I FCS football average home attendance.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://herosports.com/2021-fcs-attendance-leaders-bzbz/ | title=2021 FCS Attendance Leaders | date=5 February 2022 }}</ref><ref>https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/article296567899.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2025}}</ref> JSU Tigers football alumni includes [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]rs [[Lem Barney]], [[Jackie Slater]], [[Walter Payton]], [[Robert Brazile]], and [[Jimmy Smith (wide receiver)|Jimmy Smith]]. | ||
JSU participates in a number of notable football games with rival colleges. These include: | JSU participates in a number of notable football games with rival colleges. These include: | ||
*Jackson State's homecoming football game is annually one of the highest attended and most anticipated home games<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hbcugameday.com/2021/10/16/record-jackson-state-homecoming-crowd-sees-win-over-asu/ | title=Record Jackson State homecoming crowd sees win over ASU | date=16 October 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wapt.com/article/jsu-has-record-crowd-for-homecoming-game-10-17/37981692 | title=JSU has record crowd for Homecoming game | date=17 October 2021 }}</ref> | *Jackson State's homecoming football game is annually one of the highest attended and most anticipated home games<ref>{{cite web | url=https://hbcugameday.com/2021/10/16/record-jackson-state-homecoming-crowd-sees-win-over-asu/ | title=Record Jackson State homecoming crowd sees win over ASU | date=16 October 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wapt.com/article/jsu-has-record-crowd-for-homecoming-game-10-17/37981692 | title=JSU has record crowd for Homecoming game | date=17 October 2021 }}</ref> | ||
*[[Jackson State–Southern | *[[Jackson State–Southern football rivalry|BoomBox Classic]] – played against [[Southern University]] on a rotating home-and-home schedule | ||
*[[Soul Bowl]] (formerly Capital City Classic) – played against [[Alcorn State University|Alcorn State]] on a rotating home-and-home schedule<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/jackson-state/2021/11/20/jackson-state-football-beats-rival-alcorn-first-sellout-deion-sanders-era/8584473002/ | title=Jackson State football pulls away from Alcorn State 24-10 in first sellout of Deion Sanders era }}</ref> | *[[Soul Bowl]] (formerly Capital City Classic) – played against [[Alcorn State University|Alcorn State]] on a rotating home-and-home schedule<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/jackson-state/2021/11/20/jackson-state-football-beats-rival-alcorn-first-sellout-deion-sanders-era/8584473002/ | title=Jackson State football pulls away from Alcorn State 24-10 in first sellout of Deion Sanders era }}</ref> | ||
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==Student life== | ==Student life== | ||
{| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;" | |||
|+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2023<ref>{{cite web |title= College Scorecard: Jackson State University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?175856-Jackson-State-University|website=College Scorecard |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=July 26, 2025 }}</ref> | |||
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! Race and ethnicity | |||
! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total | |||
|- | |||
| [[African Americans|Black]] | |||
|align=right| {{bartable|95|%|2||background:purple}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]] | |||
|align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:cyan}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[International student]] | |||
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:#008080}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] | |||
|align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:violet}} | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]] | |||
|- | |||
| [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}} | |||
|align=right| {{bartable|67|%|2||background:red}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}} | |||
|align=right| {{bartable|33|%|2||background:black}} | |||
|} | |||
===Student body=== | ===Student body=== | ||
In fall 2022, Jackson State's total enrollment was 6,906, of which 4,927 were undergraduate students and 1,979 were graduate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=jackson+state&s=all&id=175856#enrolmt|title=College Navigator - Jackson State University|website=nces.ed.gov}}</ref> | In fall 2022, Jackson State's total enrollment was 6,906, of which 4,927 were undergraduate students and 1,979 were graduate.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=jackson+state&s=all&id=175856#enrolmt|title=College Navigator - Jackson State University|website=nces.ed.gov}}</ref> | ||
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File:Rod_Paige.jpg|[[Rod Paige]]<br /><span style="font-size:90%">[[United States Secretary of Education]], 2001–2005</span> | File:Rod_Paige.jpg|[[Rod Paige]]<br /><span style="font-size:90%">[[United States Secretary of Education]], 2001–2005</span> | ||
File:1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_12_-_Walter_Payton_(Walter_Payton_crop).jpg|[[Walter Payton]]<br /><span style="font-size:90%">[[American football]] player, 9-time [[Pro Bowl]]er, [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]</span> | File:1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_12_-_Walter_Payton_(Walter_Payton_crop).jpg|[[Walter Payton]]<br /><span style="font-size:90%">[[American football]] player, 9-time [[Pro Bowl]]er, [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]]</span> | ||
Tramel_Tillman_at_the_2025_Cannes_Film_Festival_05.jpg|[[Tramell Tillman]]<br /><span style="font-size:90%">Actor</span> | |||
File:Cassandra_Wilson.jpg|[[Cassandra Wilson]]<br /><span style="font-size:90%">Singer, 2-time [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] winner</span> | File:Cassandra_Wilson.jpg|[[Cassandra Wilson]]<br /><span style="font-size:90%">Singer, 2-time [[Grammy Award|Grammy]] winner</span> | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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{{Alum|name=[[Percy Greene]]|year=|nota=Founding editor of the ''[[Jackson Advocate]]'' newspaper, Mississippi's oldest black-owned newspaper|ref=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Speer |first=Lisa K. |date=July 11, 2017 |title=Greene, Percy |url=https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/percy-greene/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Mississippi Encyclopedia |publisher=Center for Study of Southern Culture |language=en-US}}</ref>}} | {{Alum|name=[[Percy Greene]]|year=|nota=Founding editor of the ''[[Jackson Advocate]]'' newspaper, Mississippi's oldest black-owned newspaper|ref=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Speer |first=Lisa K. |date=July 11, 2017 |title=Greene, Percy |url=https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/percy-greene/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Mississippi Encyclopedia |publisher=Center for Study of Southern Culture |language=en-US}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Alum|name=[[Lester Julian Merriweather]]|year=2000|nota=Memphis-based visual artist, collagist |ref=<ref name="LocateArts">{{Cite web |title=Lester Merriweather |url=https://locatearts.org/artists/lester-merriweather |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Locate Arts |language=en}}</ref>}} | {{Alum|name=[[Lester Julian Merriweather]]|year=2000|nota=Memphis-based visual artist, collagist |ref=<ref name="LocateArts">{{Cite web |title=Lester Merriweather |url=https://locatearts.org/artists/lester-merriweather |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Locate Arts |language=en}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Alum|name=[[Demarco Morgan]]|year=2001|nota= | {{Alum|name=[[Demarco Morgan]]|year=2001|nota=Former news anchor for [[KCBS-TV]] in Los Angeles, [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]], and [[GMA: The Third Hour]]|ref=<ref name="onmilwaukee1">{{cite news|url=https://www.onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/demarcomorgan.html|title=Channel 12's Demarco Morgan named 'Leader of the Future' by Ebony|last=staff|date=January 12, 2006|publisher=[[OnMilwaukee.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316094729/https://www.onmilwaukee.com/buzz/articles/demarcomorgan.html |access-date=|archive-date=2012-03-16 }}</ref>}} | ||
{{Alum|name=[[Willie Norwood]]|year=|nota=Gospel singer, father and voice coach of R&B singers [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]] and [[Ray J]]|ref=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Liz |title=Music Lasts Forever |url=http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2012/jul/18/music-lasts-forever/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Jackson Free Press|language=en}}</ref>}} | {{Alum|name=[[Willie Norwood]]|year=|nota=Gospel singer, father and voice coach of R&B singers [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]] and [[Ray J]]|ref=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Liz |title=Music Lasts Forever |url=http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2012/jul/18/music-lasts-forever/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=Jackson Free Press|language=en}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Alum|name=[[Sekou Smith]]|year=1997|nota=Sportswriter, reported on the [[NBA]]|ref=<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-27 |title=NBA analyst Sekou Smith dies due to COVID-19 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30786000/nba-reporter-analyst-sekou-smith-dies-48-due-covid-19 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>}} | {{Alum|name=[[Sekou Smith]]|year=1997|nota=Sportswriter, reported on the [[NBA]]|ref=<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-27 |title=NBA analyst Sekou Smith dies due to COVID-19 |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30786000/nba-reporter-analyst-sekou-smith-dies-48-due-covid-19 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Alum|name=[[Tonea Stewart]]|year=1969|nota=Actress and educator|ref=<ref>{{Cite book |last=McCann |first=Bob |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X7ZYsnTPIhwC&pg=PA314 |title=Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television |date=2009-12-21 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5804-2 |language=en|page=314}}</ref>}} | {{Alum|name=[[Tonea Stewart]]|year=1969|nota=Actress and educator|ref=<ref>{{Cite book |last=McCann |first=Bob |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X7ZYsnTPIhwC&pg=PA314 |title=Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television |date=2009-12-21 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-5804-2 |language=en|page=314}}</ref>}} | ||
{{Alum|name=[[Tramell Tillman]]|year=2008|nota=Actor|ref=}} | |||
{{Alum|name=[[Cassandra Wilson]]|year=1980|nota=Jazz vocalist and musician|ref=<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Charisse |date=1994-09-29 |title=In The Studio With: Cassandra Wilson; Singing a Song of the South |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/29/garden/in-the-studio-with-cassandra-wilson-singing-a-song-of-the-south.html |access-date=2023-06-23 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>}} | {{Alum|name=[[Cassandra Wilson]]|year=1980|nota=Jazz vocalist and musician|ref=<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Charisse |date=1994-09-29 |title=In The Studio With: Cassandra Wilson; Singing a Song of the South |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/29/garden/in-the-studio-with-cassandra-wilson-singing-a-song-of-the-south.html |access-date=2023-06-23 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>}} | ||
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{{Alum|name=[[Carlton W. Reeves]]|year=1986|nota=Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi]]|ref=}} | {{Alum|name=[[Carlton W. Reeves]]|year=1986|nota=Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi]]|ref=}} | ||
{{Alum|name=[[Bennie G. Thompson]]|year=1973|nota=Member [[U. S. House of Representatives]] (1993–present)|ref=}} | {{Alum|name=[[Bennie G. Thompson]]|year=1973|nota=Member [[U. S. House of Representatives]] (1993–present)|ref=}} | ||
{{Alum|name=[[Tony Yarber]]|year=2004|nota=Mayor of [[Jackson, Mississippi]]|ref=<ref>{{cite web|title=Office of the Mayor|publisher=City of Jackson, Mississippi|url=http://www.jacksonms.gov/index.aspx?nid=245}}</ref>}} | {{Alum|name=[[Tony Yarber]]|year=2004|nota=Mayor of [[Jackson, Mississippi]]|ref=<ref>{{cite web|title=Office of the Mayor|publisher=City of Jackson, Mississippi|url=http://www.jacksonms.gov/index.aspx?nid=245|access-date=2014-04-25|archive-date=2014-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425041313/http://www.jacksonms.gov/index.aspx?nid=245|url-status=dead}}</ref>}} | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{Portal|Mississippi|United States}} | {{Portal|Mississippi|United States}} | ||
==Notes== | |||
{{noteslist}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Jackson State University| ]] | [[Category:Jackson State University| ]] | ||
[[Category:Public universities and colleges in Mississippi]] | [[Category:Public universities and colleges in Mississippi]] | ||
[[Category:Historically black universities and colleges in | [[Category:Historically black universities and colleges in Mississippi]] | ||
[[Category:Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] | [[Category:Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]] | ||
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1877]] | [[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1877]] | ||
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Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".
Jackson State University's athletic teams, the Tigers, participate in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Jackson State is also the home of the Sonic Boom of the South, a marching band founded in the 1940s. Their accompanying danceline, the Prancing J-Settes, are well known for their unique style of dance, known as J-Setting.
History
Jackson State University developed from Natchez Seminary, founded October 23, 1877, in Natchez, Mississippi. The seminary was affiliated with the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York, who established it "for the moral, religious, and intellectual improvement of Christian leaders of the colored people of Mississippi and the neighboring states".[1][2] In 1883, the school changed its name to Jackson College and moved from Natchez to a site in Jackson, the capital.[3] The college moved to its current location early in the 20th century, where it developed into a full state university.[3] Its original site in Jackson is now the location of Millsaps College.
In 1934, during the Great Depression, the Baptist Society withdrew financial support. The school became a state-supported public institution in 1940 as the Mississippi Negro Training School. The name has changed over time: Jackson College for Negro Teachers in 1944;. Jackson State College in 1967, after desegregation; and with the addition of graduate programs and expanded curriculum, Jackson State University in 1974.[4]
Many students at Jackson State College became active in the civil rights movement. Work to gain integrated practice and social justice continued after civil rights legislation was passed in the mid-1960s. During an on-campus protest on May 14, 1970, two students were killed by police gunfire,[5] and an additional 12 students injured by gunfire.[6] A dormitory still bears the bullet marks fired on that day.
The university drew national attention in 2023 when the faculty senate voted "no confidence" in university president Thomas Hudson. They alleged that he "repeatedly failed to respect shared governance, transparency, and accountability".[7] Shortly thereafter, the university's board of trustees placed Hudson on administrative leave and appointed Elayne Hayes-Anthony the acting president.[8]
Campuses
The main campus contains over 50 academic and administrative buildings on Template:Convert. It is located at 1400 John R. Lynch Street between Prentiss and Dalton Streets.
Ayer Hall was constructed in 1903 and is the oldest structure on the main campus. It was named in honor of the first president of the institution, Charles Ayer. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walkway was named in honor of the two young men who died in the Jackson State shooting in 1970. As a result of the landmark "Ayers Settlement" in 2002, the university, along with the other two public HBCUs in the state, has completed extensive renovations and upgrades to campus.[9]
Jackson State has satellite campuses throughout the Jackson Metropolitan area:
- Universities Center (Ridgewood Road)
- Jackson Medical Mall (Woodrow Wilson)
- Mississippi E-Center
- Downtown (100 Capitol Street)
Organization and administration
Governance
The board of trustees is the constitutional governing body of the Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning.[10] This body appoints the president of the university. There are 575 faculty and 1,431 staff; 54% of the faculty are tenured, teaching approximately 6,500 undergraduate and graduate students.[11]
Presidents
Academics
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JSU colleges and schools include:
- College of Business
- College of Education and Human Development
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Health Sciences
- College of Science, Engineering and Technology
- W.E.B. Du Bois – Maria Luisa Alvarez Harvey Honors College
- School of Public Health
- School of Lifelong Learning
Teaching and learning
In 2015, JSU became the first university in Mississippi approved by the legislature to establish a School of Public Health which is housed under the College of Health Sciences.[12][13] JSU is the only university in Mississippi to earn two consecutive "Apple Distinguished School" distinctions from Apple Inc.[14] Since 2012, Jackson State University has provided all first-time, full-time freshmen brand new iPads.[15] JSU is the first and only HBCU in Mississippi to support a bachelor's and master's level engineering program.[16] The W.E.B. Du Bois – Maria Luisa Alvarez Harvey Honors College is a selective interdisciplinary college at the university for the most high-achieving undergraduate students.[17]
Academic centers
- The Margaret Walker Center is dedicated to the preservation, interpretation, and dissemination of African American culture
- The COFO Civil Rights Education Center focuses on civil rights and developing future leaders
- The Richard Wright Center was established to help students improve their writing and presentation skills
Military science
Tiger Battalion, the university's Army ROTC program is the host US Army ROTC program for Belhaven University, Delta State University, Hinds Community College, Millsaps College, Mississippi College, Mississippi College School of Law, Mississippi Valley State University, Tougaloo College, and University of Mississippi Medical Center's School of Nursing. Air Force Detachment 006 is the Air Force ROTC Component for the Jackson metropolitan area. Hosted at Jackson State, it also serves students from Belhaven University, Millsaps College, Mississippi College and Tougaloo College.
Athletics
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Football
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JSU athletics is historically most well known for its football program. JSU consistently leads the nation in Division I FCS football average home attendance.[18][19] JSU Tigers football alumni includes Pro Football Hall of Famers Lem Barney, Jackie Slater, Walter Payton, Robert Brazile, and Jimmy Smith.
JSU participates in a number of notable football games with rival colleges. These include:
- Jackson State's homecoming football game is annually one of the highest attended and most anticipated home games[20][21]
- BoomBox Classic – played against Southern University on a rotating home-and-home schedule
- Soul Bowl (formerly Capital City Classic) – played against Alcorn State on a rotating home-and-home schedule[22]
Basketball
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As of 2024, JSU men's basketball has won five SWAC titles and made three NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament appearances.
Sonic Boom of the South
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Student life
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Student body
In fall 2022, Jackson State's total enrollment was 6,906, of which 4,927 were undergraduate students and 1,979 were graduate.[26]
As of fall 2020, 67% of Jackson State's student community were Mississippi residents, with the majority from Hinds County and Madison County. The top three feeder states were Illinois (409 students), Louisiana (269), and Georgia (220). Nigeria accounted for the highest number of international students on campus. 91% of students identified as Black, 6% identified as white, and 4% identified with various race categories. 31% of students were male, and 69% of students were female.[27]
Student organizations
Jackson State University offers over 60 registered student organizations. There are academic, residential, religious, Greek, and special interest groups.[28] All student organizations are governed under the Student Affairs division.
Campus media
Jackson State is home to radio station WJSU-88.5 FM which plays jazz, gospel, news, and public affairs programming. The television station W23BC is known as JSUTV and aired on Comcast. The independent weekly student newspaper is called Blue and White Flash[29] and the Jacksonian magazine features news and highlights about the university.
Notable alumni
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Honorary
See also
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Notes
References
External links
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