Officials overseeing public colleges and universities in Mississippi have settled on a search firm to help name a new president at Jackson State University.

The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) voted Thursday to select Washington, D.C.-based AGB Search to assist state officials in filling the vacancy. The move comes two weeks after the IHL announced that it was seeking outside help in the search.

“AGB Search presented a proposal that best matched the qualifications outlined in the formal request for proposals,” a release from the IHL reads.

Dr. Steven Cunningham, a graduate of Jackson State, is currently chairing the search committee to replace former Jackson State president Dr. Marcus Thompson, who resigned from his post amid litigation pendi

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