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June 2013

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Source: Prairie View A&M to Name Ashley Robinson Athletic Director

Written by , Posted in Leadership, Mississippi, Mississippi Valley State University, Prairie View A&M University, Sports, Texas

medium_Ashley_Robinson_pictureA source at Prairie View A&M University has confirmed that the university will name current Mississippi Valley State University Athletic Director Ashley Robinson as the new Panther AD. The formal announcement will be made tomorrow at a press conference beginning at 1:30 CST.

Robinson was among six finalists interviewed for the job, along with former PVAMU head football coach and current North Carolina Central University head coach Henry Frazier III, and Howard University Senior Associate Athletic Director Shelley Davis-Hill.

Robinson formerly served as Prairie View’s assistant vice-president of Athletic Compliance and Academic Advising, and as assistant commissioner for the SWAC. A former four-year starter for the Mississippi Valley State men’s basketball team, he is the school’s all-time leader in assists.

Robinson will take over AD duties for Vice President of Auxiliary Services Fred Washington.

Friday

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June 2013

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Thursday

13

June 2013

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Tuesday

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June 2013

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Despite APR Improvements, Several HBCUs Face NCAA Sanctions, Postseason Bans

Written by , Posted in Alabama, Alabama State University, Arkansas, Florida, Florida A&M University, Georgia, Grambling State University, Louisiana, Mississippi, Mississippi Valley State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina, North Carolina A&T State University, Savannah State University, Southern University, Sports

The NCAA today released its annual Academic Progress Rates report for Division I men’s and women’s programs, and heralded sizable improvements by historically black colleges to raise graduation and retention rates for its student athletes.

But several HBCUs have accepted or are challenging NCAA sanctions, including reduced practice time and ineligibility for postseason competition.

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Wednesday

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June 2013

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The Graceful Rage of Myrlie Evers-Williams

Written by , Posted in Alcorn State University, Alumni, Mississippi

A stirring piece in the Washington Post by Krissah Thompson on Alcorn State University Scholar-in-Residence Myrlie Evers-Williams, and her return to Mississippi as activist and heroine.

Fifty years later on the campus of Ole Miss, the description of Evers-Williams as long-suffering and forgiving is in one way patently false. More than any of the other civil rights widows, Myrlie Evers showed America her rage. She let the nation see her unfiltered emotion when two all-white juries refused to convict Medgar’s killer, during a time when black anger was not an acceptable display of emotion. She wrote a book and began it with this line: “Somewhere in Mississippi lives the man who murdered my husband.”

Tuesday

4

June 2013

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Black College Football Legend Deacon Jones Dies

Written by , Posted in Alumni, Mississippi, Mississippi Valley State University, South Carolina, South Carolina State University, Sports

Black college football legend and pro football Hall of Famer Deacon Jones died yesterday at his home in California. He was 74.

Jones played for South Carolina State University and Mississippi Vocational College (now Mississippi Valley State University), and went on to a successful 13-year career in the NFL. He is credited with coining the term ‘sack,’ and was among the league’s most dominating defensive players and innovative linemen.

Tuesday

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May 2013

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Jackson State Opens Madison Satellite Location

Written by , Posted in Academics, Jackson State University, Leadership, Mississippi

“We’ve always said the goal was to expand the educational opportunities for residents in the Jackson metropolitan area,” Evans said. “This site opens the doors for numerous people to get started on a new career path or complete a degree they had already started.”

Dr. Nicole Evans, Jackson State University Assistant Provost for Institutional Research and Planning

Jackson State University today opened its new academic satellite location in Madison, MS. The new location will open with more than 300 students enrolled in 16 programs this summer.

Saturday

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May 2013

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Saturday

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May 2013

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Search Begins For Mississippi Valley State President

Written by , Posted in Leadership, Mississippi, Mississippi Valley State University

The Associated Press today reports that the College Board will begin the search for the next president of Mississippi Valley State University. The search begins seven months after the Board declined to extend the contract of former president Donna Oliver. From the AP:

Alfred Rankins Jr., the College Board’s associate commissioner for academic and student affairs, has been acting president since. The board tried to hire an interim president in January, but the candidate backed out. After that, board members said they were in no hurry to name a permanent president at Valley, saying the school needed administrative reforms.

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