POPLARVILLE, Mississippi, June 25 (TNSPro) -- Pearl River Community College issued the following news release: Starting in fall 2021, Pearl River Community College will begin a new Court Reporting program at the school's Forrest County Campus and Hancock Center in Waveland. Besides being the only college in Mississippi to offer Court Reporting, the program will offer a 45-hour certificate with an option to attain the Associate in Applied Science degree. The program is designed to respond to a  more

POPLARVILLE, Mississippi, June 25 (TNSAwa) -- Pearl River Community College issued the following news release: Ruby Lumpkin Smith, Director of Adult Education at Pearl River Community College, has been named South Mississippi Adult Education Administrator of the Year for 2021. The award is sponsored by the Mississippi Association of Adult and Community Education. "I am overwhelmed with gratitude," said Smith, who just wrapped up her second year as the director at PRCC. "It means so much. I fe  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 24 (TNSGra) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: A Mississippi State faculty member is the recipient of a National Science Foundation grant worth over $400,000 for research which could lead to improved pharmaceuticals for disease-fighting drugs, medical and dental implants, and everyday materials such as specialty plastics. Vicky Montiel-Palma, an assistant professor of chemistry, received the three-year $411,200 grant from the NSF Division o  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, June 24 (TNSPer) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: Kimberly DeVries has been hired as the new director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Regulatory Compliance at the University of Mississippi. Formerly director of Equal Opportunity Compliance at Grand Rapids Community College in Michigan for the past six years, DeVries joins the university on Aug. 2. "I'm very much looking forward to working with the other professionals within the of  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, June 25 (TNSPer) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: The University of Mississippi at DeSoto Center campus in Southaven will see a transition in leadership this summer with the retirement of executive director Rick Gregory and the promotion of Patricia "Pat" Coats into this role. Gregory is closing out a career in education that spans more than 30 years and two different continents. Before taking the helm at UM-DeSoto in 2013, he served as   more

OXFORD, Mississippi, June 25 (TNSOps) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: Four years ago, the doctoral program in the University of Mississippi's Department of Modern Languages began with five full-time students. That enrollment has since multiplied 11 times the original number and counting. The degree is designed to educate professionals who can provide second language training for firms that conduct business globally and need workers who can speak Spanish and   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 25 -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued the following news release: As I reflect on my 41 years in education, I am reminded of how crucial it is for all young people to have the supports and resources they need to be successful in school and life. Growing up in Mississippi during the Civil Rights era, I was one of 14 children in our family. We lived in poverty, surrounded by a racially segregated environment. By today's standards, I would have been   more