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Mississippi names first black higher education commissioner

By JEFF AMY and SARAH MEARHOFF Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The first-ever African American has been named to oversee Mississippi’s eight public universities. The state College Board announced Friday that Alfred Rankins Jr. […]

State College Board names Alfred Rankins president of Alcorn State University

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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Alfred Rankins Jr. will be the next president of Alcorn State University. Meeting in Lorman Tuesday, the state College Board unanimously voted for its deputy commissioner of academic affairs to take […]