CLINTON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi College (MC) Board of Trustees announced the college will change its name and drop its football program. According to officials, the board approved an institutional name change from Mississippi College to Mississippi Christian University ahead of the institution’s 2026 bicentennial. They said planning for a name change and associated branding efforts will begin immediately, and the new name will take effec…

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Mississippi College is changing its name and dropping the football program

The Mississippi College Board of Trustees announced it has approved a name change for the school.

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Mississippi College announces name change, drops football program

Mississippi College has announced some major branding changes after a board meeting Monday, including doing away with the football team and changing their name to Mississippi Christian University. This decision, they said in a release, underscores MC’s status as a comprehensive university and allows the institution to retain its MC logo and identity. The release goes on as follows: Why it matters: The institutional name change is a strategic dec…

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After 200 years, Mississippi’s oldest institution of higher learning is changing its name, dropping its storied football program, and undergoing a major reorganization. Mississippi College, located in Clinton, announced Monday that it will become Mississippi Christian University. The change will take effect in 2026 and coincide with the institution’s bicentennial. The university changed its twice following its founding in 1826, but has been Miss…

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After significant review and in preparation for the institution’s 2026 bicentennial, the Mississippi College Board of Trustees today approved an institutional name change from Mississippi College to Mississippi Christian University. In a press release, the university said, “This decision underscores MC’s status as a comprehensive university and allows the institution to retain its MC logo and identity.” “The institutional name change is a strate…

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After significant review and in preparation for the institution’s 2026 bicentennial, the Mississippi College Board of Trustees today (Nov. 18) approved an institutional name change from Mississippi College to Mississippi Christian University. This decision underscores MC’s status as a comprehensive university and allows the institution to retain its MC logo and identity. Why it matters: The institutional name change is a strategic decision that …

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Mississippi College to change name and discontinue football program

Mississippi College will be undergoing seismic changes in the near future. On Monday, the Mississippi College Board of Trustees approved multiple recommendations from a task force of university trustees selected to help the school sustain long-term financial viability. These recommendations included changing the private university’s name, reorganizing academic departments, and dissolving the football program as part of an athletic restructuring …

Mississippi College announces name change, drops football program

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