The IHL Board also approved a second request to house some students in a hotel, among other items.

A search for a new president of Jackson State University is officially underway, more than three months after the previous president submitted his resignation.

In May, Marcus Thompson submitted his resignation from the JSU post after serving as president for less than two years.

Chairing the search committee will be Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Trustee Dr. Steven Cunningham, a JSU alum.

During Thursday’s meeting of the IHL Board of Trustees, Board President Gee Ogletree asked all members to participate in the search committee.

“The work of selecting a university president is not easy. The search committee must walk a very fine line, respecting the need for transparency and

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