by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman
November 30, 2023
Dr. Marcus L. Thompson has formally begun his duties because the thirteenth president of Jackson State College in Mississippi.
Jackson State College, recognized for its soccer program and being the biggest HBCU in Mississippi, has a brand new President on its campus. Dr. Marcus L. Thompson has began his duties main the establishment into its subsequent period.
Dr. Thompson is an alum of the esteemed college, and was most lately the deputy commissioner and chief administrative officer for the Mississippi State Establishments for Greater Studying, thus being an inside appointment to this honored place. As reported by the Related Press, the academic chief follows within the footsteps of the college’s final president, Thomas Ok. Hudson, who resigned on March 31, resulting in the IHL’s Board of Trustees to embark on a seek for a viable substitute.
Dr. Thompson formally started his new function because the college’s thirteenth president in November, with the Mississippi college welcoming him by way of a put up to X.
The JSU household welcomes Dr. Marcus L. Thompson because the thirteenth president of Jackson State College. pic.twitter.com/52qWSfk13l
— Jackson State U. (@JacksonStateU) November 27, 2023
In a press launch on the matter, the Board Of Trustees introduced that Dr. Thompson was voted in throughout a gathering on Nov. 16, additionally stating why they selected to proceed along with his nomination.
“The Board chosen a pacesetter who is aware of the distinctive historic significance of the college who will articulate a daring imaginative and prescient for the long run and will likely be indefatigable within the pursuit of excellence for Jackson State College,” shared Trustee and chair of the Search Committee, Dr. Steven Cunningham.
Thompson has devoted the previous 15 years of his workto uplifting these of all backgrounds inside Mississippi’s public collegiate system, together with the ADA/Accessibility Providers Activity Pressure and initiatives to extend accessibility for underserved and various students. The previous educator, who acquired his doctorate in philosophy from the college he now leads, additionally shared an announcement on his latest function.
“I’m very honored to be named President of Jackson State College as a result of I consider in its mission, goal and most of all, the excellent school, workers, alumni and college students who embody our faculty’s motto of difficult minds, altering lives,” shared Dr. Thompson.
“I sit up for working intently with all of them to develop a consensus about strategic targets and aims we will obtain by working collectively.”
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