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Donna Oliver '72 has been named the sixth president of Mississippi Valley State University, located in Leflore County, Miss. The announcement was made Oct. 22 by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning.

The ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ in Los Angeles program was mentioned in an L.A. Times article about semester and summer abroad opportunities in the Los Angeles/Hollywood area.

Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin electrified thousands of people from across North Carolina on Thursday during a campaign stop at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ. Her mission: Explain to the crowd inside the Latham Park baseball stadium why she believes Sen. John McCain is the best man to be the next president.

Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin will speak at ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ on Thursday, Oct. 16, during a campaign rally at Latham Park in the North Athletics Complex. Gates will open at noon, with Palin’s arrival scheduled for 3 p.m. Appearing with Palin will be music star Hank Williams Jr.

George Johnson Jr., interim dean of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ School of Law, was the subject of the feature profile in the Oct. 10 edition of the Triad Business Journal. The story details Johnson's distinguished career and his role in leading the law school.

ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ University is named one of the nation's best-administered schools in the 2009 college guide published by The Princeton Review. "The Best 368 Colleges" rankings are based on a survey of 120,000 college students across the nation. Details...