JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University will use a $12.9 million gift from the Hearin Foundation to fund scholarships for 20 students a year on each campus. Students will receive full tuition, room, board and money to study abroad.
The idea is to create the equivalent of an honors college for education students, raising test scores and grade point averages of incoming candidates. Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones and Mississippi State President Mark Keenum said in a Tuesday news conference that if they enhance the prestige of education as a major, they can turn out more and better teachers.
The program starts in fall 2013, meaning the universities are recruiting students now.
Monday, May 20 2013 1:30 PM EDT2013-05-20 17:30:32 GMT
FORT POLK, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Fort Polk crews are searching for a blimp that broke loose and floated west across Louisiana and may have crashed landed.
FORT POLK, La. (KNOE 8 News) - Fort Polk crews are searching for a blimp that broke loose and floated west across Louisiana and may have crashed landed.
Friday, May 17 2013 12:09 PM EDT2013-05-17 16:09:18 GMT
FARMERVILLE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - The family of a Farmerville teen who died at football practice last week says it is overwhelmed by the community's gratitude.
FARMERVILLE, La. (KNOE 8 News) - The family of a Farmerville teen who died at football practice last week says it is overwhelmed by the community's gratitude.
