The University of Southern Mississippi and Mississippi College's accelerated law degree program will help students in more ways than one, alum says.

Twenty-five years ago this week, Jim Barksdale and his late wife Sally gifted the state of Mississippi $100 million to create a program aimed at boosting public school reading. Here's the behind-the-scenes story on the return on investment,

A Mississippi couple committed $25 million, the single largest gift in University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) history, in support of the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute’s campaign to build a new facility to advance world-class patient care and research.

Mississippi's universities' governing board raised the salaries of Joe Paul at Southern Miss and Jerryl Briggs at Mississippi Valley State.

Lawmakers hear from Southern Miss, Miss. State and Ole Miss on how their universities are connecting veterans and military connected students to education options in the Magnolia State.

Several Mississippi schools and universities have canceled classes Tuesday ahead of the forecasted winter snowstorm.

USM president Joe Paul received a $50,000 pay raise, while MVSU President Jerryl Briggs received an increase of $10,000.

Students at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) aiming to pursue a career as an attorney now have access to an accelerated law school pathway, made possible through a newly established partnership with Mississippi College (MC).

Mean Green of Mississippi Valley State University finally got to perform at Trump's inauguration ceremony on January 20 after their GoFundMe was able to raise over $300k.

The University of Southern Mississippi announced Tuesday afternoon that all campuses will remain closed through Wednesday, Jan. 22, and all classes will be canceled. The university will make a decision on Thursday's campus operations by 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

CLARKSDALE, Miss. (WLBT) - A former Mississippi state auditor, and the first Republican to hold statewide office since Reconstruction has died. The Clarksdale Press Register reports that Pete Johnson passed away Monday. Johnson was auditor from 1988 to 1992.

Tennessee basketball is gearing up to play Mississippi State for the only time this season. The No. 7 Vols (16-2, 3-2 SEC) host the No. 14 Bulldogs (15-3, 3-2) on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2 ...