1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (162+ words) Delta Business Journal MDCC Increases Summer Enrollment, Continuing Trend Mississippi Delta Community College experienced a 4% increase in summer enrollment compared with the previous summer, continuing the college’s recent enrollment growth. The increase reflects MDCC’s ongoing efforts to expand access to…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (148+ words) The University of Mississippi named Rich Gentry the next Dean of its School of Business Administration, pending approval by the board of trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. Gentry joined the university in 2010 and serves as professor of management,…...

1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (208+ words) Delta Business Journal Grammy Partners With Atmos Energy Grammy Museum® Mississippi has announced a new three-year partnership with Atmos Energy through a transformational $50,000 commitment that will help expand educational access for students across the state of Mississippi. Through this partnership,…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (168+ words) Delta Business Journal NMCC Announces Changes to Executive Leadership Team Northwest Mississippi Community College has announced the appointment of two accomplished higher education leaders to its executive leadership team. Dr. Brad Smith has been named Vice President of Institutional Affairs,…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (222+ words) Delta Business Journal McCurdy Named Head of Ag. Science Jay McCurdy has become the new head of Mississippi State’s Department of Agricultural Science and Plant Protection. The multidisciplinary academic unit in MSU’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers an…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (791+ words) Delta Business Journal State’s Overall Economy Depends on Our Workforce Improving Mississippi’s economy depends upon improving the skills of Mississippi’s workers. A more qualified workforce can attract higher-paying jobs to our state, and the people holding those jobs can expect…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (177+ words) Delta Business Journal Delta State University recently hosted the concluding conference for the Collaborative for Rural STEM Education (CRSE), bringing together 16 educators from across the Mississippi Delta to celebrate a year of professional growth, classroom innovation and collaboration. The summer…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (203+ words) Delta Business Journal EquipMS Grant Program Continues to Meet Workforce Needs Major industrial investments across Mississippi require a larger pipeline of skilled workers prepared for high-demand technical careers. Building that pipeline begins in high school. To help meet growing workforce…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (221+ words) Delta Business Journal U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith recently helped introduce bipartisan legislation to expand agricultural workforce training and education programs at community and technical colleges across the nation. The Community College Agriculture Advancement Act (S.4730) would amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension,…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (209+ words) Delta Business Journal MVSU to Continue Prison Ed. Program Mississippi Valley State University has received approval from the U.S. Department of Education to continue its Prison Education Partnership Program (PEPP) under the revised Pell Grant guidelines for incarcerated students, expanding educational…...