Thee1877Project

Strike3! IHL has failed JSU! Thompson’s recent resignation as pres of #JSU after only 15 mos is the 3rd such disaster. Enough!ThisHasToStop! Alums,students, supporters let @tatereeves and #IHL @MSPublicUniv we demand better. thee1877project.org

Please register for an update meeting with Thee 1877 Project on our work regarding the JSU presidential activities, July 29, 2025, at 7:00 PM EST. Link- us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Please register for an update meeting with Thee 1877 Project on our work regarding the JSU presidential activities, July 29, 2025, at 7:00 PM EST

#JSUAlums: After an hour-long Zoom meeting between Jackson State University alumni last week, many remained uneasy that the state’s college governing board would fall back on the same playbook. mississippitoday.org/2025/07/14/ihl…

Mark Dawson of the 1877 project, said he felt the board members had an overall cavalier attitude when answering questions— Board members need to recognize their past failures have left a festering wound of trust for supporters of the university. mississippitoday.org/2025/07/14/ihl…

The best leaders will emerge from an open and transparent process that includes valued input from all stakeholders, and we will be able to support and rally around whoever that may be, said Rush, a member of Thee 1877 Project ⁦@Thee1877Project⁩ #JSU mississippitoday.org/2025/07/14/ihl…

Have you looked at what this turnover has done to enrollment, institutional giving, expansion of academic programs or our inability to move from an R2 to R1 research status?” Dawson asked. “Not examining the wrongdoings with this process has been damaging mississippitoday.org/2025/07/14/ihl…

#GIVEADAMN

#GIVEADAMN #thee1877project #ForABetterJSU @KC1400mg #theeIlove #jacksonstateuniversity💙🤍🐅

5/5 @JSUNAA is hosting a mtg w @MsPublicUniv MS IHL Bd#thee1877project has these ?’s. What ?’s do U have? The perception of appointment w/o a fair search has clouded the last 3.Will IHL work to ensure a thorough fair natl search is conducted with transparency? #GIVEADAMN

4/5 @JSUNAA is hosting a mtg w @MsPublicUniv MS IHL Bd#thee1877project has these ?’s. What ?’s do U have? Why are there only two representatives from IHL present and how were they chosen? #GIVEADAMN #ForABetterJSU

3/5 @JSUNAA is hosting a mtg w @MsPublicUniv MS IHL Bd#thee1877project has these ?’s. What ?’s do U have? How and when will alumni, students, professors, and the community be incorporated into the search process? #GIVEADAMN #ForABetterJSU

2/5 @JSUNAA is hosting a mtg w @MsPublicUniv MS IHL Bd#thee1877project has these ?’s. What ?’s do U have? What changes will be made to the process to ensure we get this search right? #GIVEADAMN #ForABetterJSU

1/5 @JSUNAA is hosting a mtg w @MsPublicUniv MS IHL Bd#thee1877project has these ?’s. What ?’s do U have? Has a post mortem, a lessons learned been developed from the past three searches? #GIVEADAMN #ForABetterJSU

Every Jacksonian should watch this! youtube.com/live/wMP3GvAK2…

@KC1400mg @kc1400collectiv we appreciate the time u gave us to speak about @Thee1877Project’s fight #forabetterJSU

Thanks @igentllc for this segment, thx again @SheLoves_THEE & @DNjtrenton for your support as well @IamMarkDawson #thee1877Project #TheeILove youtu.be/rGDwlg_UGWM?si…

Thee 1877 Project For A Better JSU #theeIlove #jsu #jacksonstateuniversity #hbcueducation

“We’re asking for accountability,” explained JSU alum Mark Dawson. “It’s sort of public acknowledgment of what has gone wrong in the failures of the last three presidential searches and exits.” wlbt.com/2025/06/10/alu…

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A coalition of civil rights and legal organizations filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Mississippi’s education boards challenging diversity, equity and inclusion policies imposed by the Legislature at public schools, colleges and universities. buff.ly/e7g3axq