Dr. Marcus Thompson resigns as Jackson State president

JSU president resigns effective immediately

The university loses its third president in the last seven years.

Jackson State University President Abruptly Resigns

Dr. Marcus Thompson resigned as president of Jackson State University on the same day the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning held a nearly two-hour executive session, citing “the job performance of a person holding a specific position at JSU and related potential litigation.” The post Jackson State University President Abruptly Resigns; Interim Appointed appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

Jackson State University president submits resignation; interim president selected

Jackson State University president submits resignation; interim president selected Jackson State University president submits resignation; interim president selected ByQuentin Smith and Anthony Warren Published|Updated JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The president of Jackson State University has resigned. That’s according to the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. The board confirmed that Dr. Marcus L. Thompson submi…

Dr. Marcus Thompson resigns as Jackson State president

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning announced that Dr. Marcus Thompson has submitted his resignation as president of Jackson State University (JSU), effective immediately. The Board of Trustees has named Dr. Denise Jones Gregory, provost and vice president of academic affairs, as interim president. The IHL named Thompson the 13th president of JSU in November 2023. Before he was president, Thomps…

Jackson State President Marcus Thompson resigns

For the second time in three weeks, the state’s universities governing board met to discuss a personnel matter related to the historically Black university. After nearly two years, Jackson State University President Marcus Thompson has resigned.   No reason was given.

Jackson State President Marcus Thompson resigns - Open Campus

After nearly two years, Jackson State University President Marcus Thompson has resigned.   No reason was given. The news came after the Institutions of Higher Learning Board, Mississippi’s governing body that oversees the state’s public universities, met Wednesday to discuss a “personnel matter” regarding an employee at Jackson State University.  The board met for two hours in a closed door executive meeting to discuss a matter “regarding the jo…