By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated November 29, 2023
The new president of Jackson State University (JSU) officially began his tenure this week after a months-long search.
Dr. Marcus L. Thompson now leads JSU, the largest historically Black college and university in Mississippi.
After Thomas K. Hudson, the university’s former president, resigned on March 31, the search began for his successor. The Board of Trustees of the Mississippi State Institutions of Higher
