Dr. Marcus L. Thompson was named the 13th president of Jackson State University (JSU),the largest historically Black university in Mississippi. (Courtesy: Institutions of Higher Learning)
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Mississippi’s largest HBCU names new president

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JACKSON, Miss. — A new president was named to lead the largest historically Black university (HBCU) in Mississippi.

Dr. Marcus L. Thompson was named the 13th president of Jackson State University (JSU),the largest historically Black university in Mississippi. (Courtesy: Institutions of Higher Learning)
Dr. Marcus L. Thompson was named the 13th president of Jackson State University (JSU),the largest historically Black university in Mississippi. (Courtesy: Institutions of Higher Learning)

Marcus L. Thompson was named the 13th president of Jackson State University by board of trustees for the state Institutions of Higher Learning.

The university’s former president Thomas K. Hudson reportedly resigned March 31.

More on the vote and Jackson State University.

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