| Monday, September 22, 2025 |
| MSU, UNG partner to expand poultry science education | |
 | Mississippi State University (MSU) and the University of North Georgia (UNG) will expand educational opportunities in poultry science. MSU President Mark E. Keenum and UNG Provost Chaudron Gille signed a memorandum of agreement which states students who have earned an appropriate associate degree from UNG's agriculture-poultry science program may transfer their coursework to MSU's undergraduate poultry science program. "Mississippi State is a national leader in poultry science education and research and one of the most transfer-friendly universities in the country. This 2+2 agreement with the University of North Georgia builds on these strengths and is a true win-win for our institutions and students," said Keenum. "We are proud to work together with great partners like UNG to support the poultry industry, which is vital to our state, region and nation." |
| USDA expands efforts to strengthen rural food animal veterinary workforce | |
 | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a commitment to new actions to increase the number of rural food animal veterinarians across the U.S. and recruit new veterinarians to join the U.S. Department of Agriculture in their role to protect American ranchers, animals and our food supply. Secretary Rollins also announced two awardees of the Veterinary Services Grant Program which will allow for expanded capabilities to serve livestock producers in rural Mississippi and opened a new consolidated USDA office with the Rural Development, the Farm Service Agency, and the Mississippi Farm Bureau in line with USDA's reorganization efforts. The secretary was joined by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum, and Mississippi Farm Bureau President Mike McCormick. |
| Mississippi Cotton Crop Less Than in 2024 | |
| Rains wreaked havoc with Mississippi's crop planting this spring, leaving cotton and all the state's row crops in various stages of crop maturity and condition. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated 6% of Mississippi's cotton to be in excellent condition, with 41% good and 43% just rated as fair as of Sept. 15, 2025. Mississippi growers planted an estimated 330,000 acres of cotton this year, which is down from the 520,000 acres state producers harvested in 2024. Brian Pieralisi, Cotton Specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said a lot of the state's cotton looks promising at this late point in the season. "Cotton that was planted early on well-drained soil looks good, and most of that is in the central to north Delta," Pieralisi says. "There were a few planting windows near April 20 and early May, and cotton planted then looks good." The cotton planted June 1-5 also looks promising at this point, he adds, but yield will depend on the amount of heat accumulation units the plants will receive in September. |
| MSU Extension Office hosts ag producers for forage, grazing conference | |
| Is it possible to cultivate livestock, forage, row crops, and cover crops all on the same farm? If a producer has access to cropland, a realistic rotation plan, and an understanding of the best, most efficient management approaches, the answer is yes. In June, the Mississippi Forage and Grazing Management Conference offered cattle producers the latest research implications for the best forage management approaches. More than 60 attendees learned about how to use non-traditional forage species, new varieties of corn and sorghum silage, how to improve hay's nutritional value, planting and rotating cover crops, and grazing management. Cattle producers from Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee attended the event, and 21 Mississippi counties were represented at the event, including Bolivar, Chickasaw, Covington, Forrest, Hinds, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Pontotoc, Rankin, Tishomingo, Union, Warren, Wayne, and Yazoo Counties. Led by the Mississippi State University Extension Center for Forage Management and Environmental Stewardship along with the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, the conference was held at the Coastal Plain Branch Experiment Station in Newton. Dr. Rocky Lemus, Extension forage specialist, and Brett Rushing, Extension forage agronomist, hosted the conference. |
| MSU launches Master's in Construction Management | |
| A new Master of Science in Construction Management degree is now available at Mississippi State University (MSU). This is the state's only graduate degree in construction management. Recently approved by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) and housed in the MSU Department of Building Construction Science, the program's master's degree students can opt for one of two tracks: a research or professional track tailored to the diverse needs of professionals in the architecture, engineering and construction sectors. According to MSU, the new program is accepting students for the upcoming spring 2026 semester and courses can be completed via online learning or in-person classes in Starkville. Applications can be completed through the MSU Graduate School and are available online. |
| Honors college presents story of betrayal, revenge with 'Thyestes' | |
 | The Shackouls Honors College at Mississippi State University presents "Thyestes" as a part of its 2025 Classical Week. The show will be performed at 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in Mississippi State University's Bettersworth Auditorium in Lee Hall This Roman tragedy is rarely performed and graphically written, including some images and words that some audiences may find disturbing. Set in the City of Argos, Greece in the first century C.E., the play reveals a family's legacy of betrayal and revenge -- the story of Pelops and his two sons, Thyestes and Atreus. The Shackouls Honors College cast and production staff of Thyestes is made up of 24 honors students majoring in a variety of subjects across MSU's campus plus two children. MSU student Maddy Green, of Russellville, Alabama, is acting as the chorus leader. She said she is excited for all the pieces of the show to come together. "I am also excited to be working with this fantastic cast, especially watching the freshmen grow," Green said. |
| Photo: Miss MSU crowned | |
| Photo: From left, Miss Mississippi State University first runner up Anna Kate Ratcliffe, Miss MSU Karolina Heathcock, third runner up Jaycee Drew Janzen and second runner up Mariah Smith pose for a photo Thursday night on campus, after Heathcock was crowned this year's pageant winner. Miss MSU receives a full-tuition scholarship, with the first, second and third runners up receiving $1,000, $750 and $500 respectively. Photo by Emily Grace McCall, courtesy of MSU Office of Public Affairs |
| MSU student from Trussville showcases art in mental health exhibition | |
| Veronica Walker, a freshman biological sciences major from Trussville, Alabama, is among the Mississippi State University students featured in the "Metamorphosis: From Pain to Possibilities" art exhibition, a university-wide initiative aimed at raising awareness about mental health and suicide prevention. The exhibition, hosted by MSU's Office for Student Well-Being, features works in photography, canvas paintings, posters, and origami, created by students and alumni from a variety of disciplines, including psychology, art, fashion design, and communication. Walker joins peers from across the country in using creative expression to spark dialogue around mental health. The exhibition will be open to the public in the Colvard Student Union Art Gallery from Sept. 20 through Oct. 2, with a reception scheduled for Monday, Sept. 22, from 2-4 p.m. |
| Country music and military recruitment converge in 'Cold War Country' | |
| Marty Robbins strums his guitar on television, appearing in black and white as he croons the song "Singing the Blues." After the country music star is finished, a U.S. Army recruiter steps in front of the camera and pitches a new path for young men watching in the audience -- artillery as a "career that starts with a bang." Mississippi State University Associate Professor and Author Joseph Thompson played this clip of the military recruitment show "Country Style USA" Thursday at the Friends of the Starkville Public Library's monthly Books and Authors event, where he discussed his new book, "Cold War Country: How Nashville's Music Row and the Pentagon Created the Sound of American Patriotism." "There will be a recruiting officer out front, if anybody wants to join," Thompson joked. "Cold War Country" was published in April 2024 by the University of North Carolina Press. But Thompson told The Dispatch he first started developing the idea for the book in 2016 while he was working at the University of Virginia, researching the connection between defense spending and the culture of the South. |
| Starkville exceeds, Columbus falls short of FY 25 sales tax budget | |
| Sales tax diversions in both Starkville and Columbus grew between the 2024 and 2025 fiscal years, with West Point collections down significantly in the third month of its budget cycle. Starkville finished FY 2025 with about $10.21 million in general sales tax diversions, up about 12.47% from the previous fiscal year. Columbus diversions for the fiscal year came in at $11.61 million, a 1.24% increase from the previous year. Starkville's collections exceeded what it budgeted for sales tax revenue for the fiscal year. Columbus collections fell short. Sales tax diversions run on a three-month window. Taxes are collected by retailers in the first month, sent to Mississippi Department of Revenue the next and then disbursed to cities and counties the third. Therefore, September reported collections reflect sales from July. |
| Congressional midterms taking shape in Mississippi | |
| The 2026 midterms are approaching, and candidates are lining up to vie for the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in Mississippi. Magnolia Tribune has reported extensively on the developments in the state's U.S. Senate race, outlining the candidates and the politics at play in the race featuring incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith and a growing list of GOP and Democrat challengers. Now, we offer a look at the U.S. House races in the Magnolia State to see how they are shaping up as 2026 nears. Incumbent Congressman Michael Guest has served in the 3rd District seat since winning his first term in 2018. Guest, a Republican, has consistently sought to rise in the GOP ranks during his four terms. He is currently the chairman of the U.S. House Ethics Committee. Campaign finance reports show Guest has just under $500,000 cash on hand, leaving well positioned to seek a fifth two-year term in Congress. Guest ran unopposed in the Central Mississippi district during the 2024 election cycle, and as of this reporting, no other candidate -- Republican or Democrat -- has filed a statement of candidacy with the FEC to seek the 3rd District seat in 2026. |
| Partisan stopgap funding bills fall short in Senate | |
 | The Senate shot down dueling versions of a short-term funding patch Friday before leaving town for a weeklong recess without a plan in place to avoid a partial government shutdown next month. With lawmakers unable to resolve a partisan standoff over extending expiring health insurance subsidies, Senate leaders agreed to engage in a bit of political theater, allowing each party to get a vote on its own version of a stopgap spending measure, knowing neither would have enough support to pass. Party leaders agreed to set a 60-vote threshold for each, and the GOP-controlled chamber is divided 53-47. Republican leaders got a bit of surprise bad news when Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, voted against the Republican-authored version, which passed the House earlier Friday. Murkowski, who has proposed extending the higher health care subsidies for two years, joined Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky as the only two GOP senators to vote "no." After the votes, Murkowski explained that she opposed the bill for three reasons. She wants to see at least a "short-term" fix so the expanded health insurance tax credits don't completely lapse. Murkowski also wants a short-term patch for cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that were enacted -- over her opposition -- in July, that are impacting remote communities in her home state. And Murkowski wants the three full-year fiscal 2026 spending bills that are headed for a House-Senate conference committee -- Military Construction-VA, Agriculture and Legislative Branch -- attached to the continuing resolution. |
| Trump praises Charlie Kirk as a 'martyr' for freedom at packed stadium memorial | |
 | President Trump praised Charlie Kirk as a "great American hero" and "martyr" for freedom as he and other prominent conservatives gathered Sunday to honor the slain political activist whose work they say they must now advance. The memorial service for Kirk, whom Trump credits with playing a pivotal role in his 2024 election victory, drew tens of thousands of mourners, including Vice President JD Vance, other senior administration officials and young conservatives shaped by the 31-year-old firebrand. "He's a martyr now for America's freedom," Trump said in his tribute. "I know I speak for everyone here today when I say that none of us will ever forget Charlie. And neither now will history." Speakers highlighted Kirk's profound faith and his strong belief that young conservatives need to get married, build families and pass on their values to keep advancing their movement. Kirk's killing at a Sept. 10 appearance on a Utah college campus has become a singular moment for the modern-day conservative movement. It also has set off a fierce national debate about violence and free speech in an era of deepening political division. |
| A Splintered GOP Shows Signs of Unity in Wake of Charlie Kirk's Killing | |
 | Charlie Kirk's memorial service on Sunday stretched five hours, reflecting how President Trump, top members of his administration and many other Republican leaders appeared hopeful it might unify and fortify a conservative movement that had shown signs of cracking less than a year after they swept back into power. "This is like an old time revival, isn't it?" Trump said, speaking before tens of thousands of people at the ceremony. He was just one of several speakers to use the word "revival." Before Kirk was assassinated on Sept. 10, Trump's grip on the conservative movement was straining. Elon Musk had departed the White House several months ago after a messy and public falling out with Trump. Republicans splintered over how far to push an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. And Trump's foreign policy was pulling the party in two directions, with one faction hopeful for more aggressive interventions and others insisting that the White House should disentangle the U.S. from problems thousands of miles away. But all those differences appeared to fall away on Sunday, when speaker after speaker invoked Kirk's legacy of inspiring younger Americans to believe in the conservative cause. |
| Erika Kirk says she forgives the man accused of killing her husband | |
 | Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, said she forgives her husband's alleged killer. "That man, that young man ... I forgive him," Kirk said, wiping away tears as the audience at Kirk's memorial at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., erupted in applause on Sunday. "I forgive him because it was what Christ did and is what Charlie would do," she said. "The answer to hate is not hate. The answer we know from the gospel is love and always love. Love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us." Last week prosecutors filed murder charges against 22-year-old Tyler Robinson. Speaking to tens of thousands of people at the stadium, Kirk said she had found comfort in prayer and also in the way people had responded to her husband's death. "We didn't see violence, we didn't see riots. We didn't see revolution. Instead we saw what my husband always prayed he would see in this country: We saw revival. We saw people open a Bible for the first time in a decade," she said, urging people to continue doing so. Her remarks came in striking contrast to both the vice president and president, who bookended her speech. Vice President Vance said that "evil still walks among us" and that society "shouldn't ignore it for a fake kumbaya moment." President Trump said: "I hate my opponents and I don't want the best for them." |
| Kirk's memorial signals a deeper embrace of evangelical politics on the right | |
| Charlie Kirk's memorial service Sunday left little doubt that his Turning Point USA organization would outlive him as a force in conservative politics -- but with more attention than ever to a supercharged evangelical Christian message. The five-hour service, webcast to millions and broadcast at one point by all major networks, was a call to action more than to grief. It canonized the 31-year-old conservative icon as not just a martyr to free speech, but to his faith as well. "Charlie Kirk was a prophet," said Kirk's friend Andrew Kolvet, Turning Point USA's spokesperson, and executive producer of "The Charlie Kirk Show." One word was repeated again and again at the memorial -- revival. Conservatives believe Kirk's assassination has galvanized and energized the religious right as the political world begins organizing for next year's midterms. "He always said to me: 'If we could just figure out how to bring the Holy Spirit into a Trump rally.' Think you've done it," Kirk's close friend and fellow Turning Point exec Tyler Bowyer told the crowd of tens of thousands in a packed Arizona Cardinals' football stadium near Phoenix. |
| 'We can't delay any longer': Trump urges Bondi to prosecute his rivals | |
 | President Donald Trump publicly vented at Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday, saying the lack of criminal charges against top adversaries was "killing our reputation and credibility." "We can't delay any longer," Trump posted on Truth Social in a message directed to "Pam." "JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!" He specifically lamented the lack of criminal charges against Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, three of his most prominent political antagonists. Trump spent much of the post venting about Erik Siebert, the former U.S. attorney from the Eastern District of Virginia, who he forced out Friday amid reports that Siebert did not believe there was enough evidence to charge James with mortgage fraud. It was a remarkable public message to the nation's top law enforcement officer, linking his personal grievances over his own criminal prosecutions and congressional impeachments to a potential decision by federal prosecutors to level criminal charges against his adversaries. Trump's frustration stemmed in part, he said, from "30 statements and posts" from allies that complained "nothing is being done" to punish his longtime rivals. Trump has long accused Comey, Schiff and James, without evidence, of criminal conduct |
| Trump's new demands on Justice Department raise alarm among prosecutors | |
 | President Donald Trump has spent months chipping away at the barriers that have long protected the Justice Department from political interference. But now federal prosecutors and legal observers are bracing for what comes next as he escalates that effort rapidly. Veteran lawyers in a Virginia U.S. attorney's office fear that the ouster of their boss last week -- after a White House push to prosecute two of the president's political foes -- could portend even more overt efforts by Trump to dictate the outcome of investigations. Other federal prosecutors in Maryland, Georgia and western Virginia who are currently handling politically sensitive probes may soon face similar pressure to fall in line. Former Justice Department officials said they are stunned by what they see as the acceleration and increasing audacity of Trump's demands. Just in the past week, the president and members of his administration threatened to prosecute critics for what they described as "hate speech." They floated the notion of charging Democratic donors and organizers under federal racketeering laws. And on Friday, they forced out Erik S. Siebert, the Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, after he opted not to pursue indictments against New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) and former FBI director James B. Comey, citing a lack of evidence that they had committed crimes. |
| Some Republicans Warn of Government Overreach on Free Speech | |
| The Trump administration's crackdown on political speech following Charlie Kirk's fatal shooting has opened fissures among conservatives, with some prominent lawmakers and commentators raising concerns about stifling free speech. Their message: The federal government is overstepping its constitutional authority at the expense of free speech, and pressure on media outlets and other groups could backfire. "If the government gets in the business of saying, 'We don't like what you, the media, have said, we're going to ban you from the airwaves if you don't say what we like,' that will end up bad for conservatives," Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) said on his Friday podcast, "Verdict with Ted Cruz." In the days since Kirk's death, President Trump cheered ABC's suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over comments about the shooting and raised the specter of regulators revoking the licenses of broadcasters that air critical coverage and commentary. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr said on a podcast Wednesday -- aired hours before the announcement of Kimmel's suspension -- that his agency could punish Disney-owned ABC over the comedian's comments. On Sunday, Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, called Carr's comments "absolutely inappropriate," joining a growing chorus of prominent conservatives voicing discomfort with how Carr inserted himself into the matter. Cruz likened Carr's pressure on ABC to a mafia move. "That's right out of Goodfellas," he said Friday, referring to Carr's comment that the FCC could intervene in response to Kimmel's comments "the easy way or the hard way." |
| White House says $100K H-1B visa fee won't apply to existing holders as Trump move stirs anxiety | |
 | President Donald Trump'slatest plan to overhaul the American immigration system has left some immigrant workers confused, forcing the White House on Saturday to scramble to clarify that a new $100,000 fee on visas for skilled tech workers only applies to new applicants and not to current visa holders. The president on Friday, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick by his side, signed a proclamation that will require the new fee for what are known as H-1B visas -- meant for high-skilled jobs that tech companies find hard to fill. "Those who already hold H-1B visas and are currently outside of the country right now will NOT be charged $100,000 to re-enter," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a posting on X. "This applies only to new visas, not renewals, and not current visa holders." The fee takes effect at 12:01 a.m. ET Sunday. It is scheduled to expire after a year. But it could be extended if the government determines that is in the interest of the United States to keep it. The White House in a social media post also sought to make clear the new rule "does not impact the ability of any current visa holder to travel to/from the U.S." But immigration attorneys said that the White House move threatened to upend the lives of many skilled workers and has far-reaching impact on American business. |
| U.S. lawmakers push for military dialogue in a rare China visit | |
| A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers pushed for more military-to-military dialogue in a meeting Sunday with China's Premier Li Qiang, a rare congressional visit since the U.S.-China relations soured. The last trip by a group of senators was in 2023, and Sunday's delegation was the first from the House of Representatives to visit Beijing since 2019. Li welcomed the delegates led by Rep. Adam Smith and called it an "icebreaking trip that will further the ties between the two countries." "It is important for our two countries to have more exchanges and cooperation, this is not only good for our two countries but also of great significance to the world," Li said. Smith, a Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, said both sides were in agreement on the overarching aim of the visit. "Certainly, trade and economy is on the top of the list ... (but also) we're very focused on our military-to-military conversations," he said in opening remarks. "As a member of the Armed Services Committee, I'm deeply concerned that our two militaries don't communicate more." The delegation also included Michael Baumgartner, a Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as Ro Khanna and Chrissy Houlahan, both Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee. The lawmakers are in China until Thursday. |
| TikTok reaches deal to keep operating in US under American ownership, White House says | |
 | TikTok has reached a preliminary deal to sell its U.S. operations to an American-based investor group that will allow the popular video app to continue operating for its 170 million users in the country, senior White House officials said. The agreement, which President Donald Trump's administration has worked on for months, would spin off Beijing-based TikTok's United States operations to a new joint venture composed of majority American ownership. Oracle, a U.S.-based technology firm, would serve as TikTok's security provider for its American operations. White House senior officials would not disclose the names of the investors during a Sept. 22 call with reporters on the transaction but confirmed the group includes private equity firm Silver Lake. Trump, during a Sept. 21 interview on Fox News, said billionaire tech investor Michael Dell was involved in the deal, and that businessman and media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan Murdoch would "probably be in the group" as well. Trump is expected to sign an executive order later this week supporting the agreement and delaying a ban on TikTok from going into effect for another 120 days to allow the company and investors to close the deal. |
| Gen Z voter data shows warning signs for Democrats | |
 | Data showing Generation Z men trending toward the GOP is sparking debate among Democrats over how to win back a key bloc of voters that could prove critical for the party ahead of 2026. A report from Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) released this week suggested that "Gen Z appears to be charting a different political course than Millennials" and noted that multiple indicators "point to substantial Republican gains among Gen Z." In particular, the report noted that Democratic registration among young men had shrunk compared with that among young women. While some experts note that registration trends don't take into account changing attitudes among demographics between elections, the report is nonetheless providing further warning signs for Democrats as Gen Z men increasingly age into the voting electorate. The DDHQ analysis indicated Democrats had lost ground among young voters in voter registration, particularly young men, during the 2024 cycle. The same report showed that, while Democratic registration among young white women remained consistent with historical norms at 47 percent, Democratic registration among young white men, historically around 49 percent, had fallen to 29 percent. |
| Photojournalist returns to Ole Miss to share stories behind book | |
| Acclaimed photojournalist Kate Medley returned to the University of Mississippi recently to kick off the inaugural SouthTalks series, sharing some stories behind her acclaimed book, "Thank You Please Come Again: How Gas Stations Feed and Fuel the American South." The Southern Studies alumna, now a nationally recognized visual journalist based in Durham, North Carolina, was welcomed back with an audience and an introduction from Andy Harper, director of the Southern Documentary Project. Harper said Medley's roots in the Southern Studies program helped shape her approach to storytelling. "We're not a film school, we're not a photography school -- we're a storytelling program," Harper said. "Kate came through our program with that foundation in culture and history before even picking up a camera, and she's carried that into a 20-year career that's nationally respected." Medley's career has spanned civil rights-era investigations, coverage of Hurricane Katrina, and work in national publications such as The New York Times and The Washington Post. Her latest project, however, takes a subject like the Southern gas station and elevates it into a lens for understanding culture, food, and community. |
| In its battle for water autonomy, JSU pushes plan JXN Water calls 'engineering malpractice' | |
| n the latest twist in Jackson State University's quest to insulate itself from the city's water woes, testimony before U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate revealed that a years-in-the-works, nearly complete plan to install backup water tanks on campus could put students at risk of consuming water not intended for drinking. But the historically Black university, which has not been involved in the city's ongoing lawsuit until now, was not forced to court over the issue. Instead, the university was the one that filed a grievance. It sought Wingate out for help with what it described as an insurmountable roadblock: Ted Henifin, the federal water receiver, who was refusing to permit the project to move forward. "It has an enrollment effect on us, a morale effect on us, and most important, an operational effect on us," Vance Siggers, the director of campus operations, told Wingate, adding that each time the university experiences days without water, it loses "somewhere between 50 and 100 students just on the basis of we don't have water on campus." "Looking back, it would have been great to work with them from the very beginning," Henifin said. "At the end of the day, Jackson State hired an engineering firm and they should have reached out to the health department. ... It's engineering malpractice that they got this far along." |
| The Firing of Educators Over Kirk Comments Follows a Familiar Playbook | |
 | "NO CLASS TODAY," read the email. It was the morning after the November 2024 presidential election. "Need time to mourn and process this racist, fascist country." The email rapidly spread on social media and would soon unravel the career of Prof. James Bowley, who had sent it to the three students enrolled in his "Abortion and Religions" class at Millsaps College. One of them shared it on Instagram. The professor was ordered to leave campus the next day. The episode reflected a growing clampdown on campus speech that had been gaining steam since the onset of pro-Palestinian campus protests. And it presaged the enormous current backlash against teachers and professors following the killing of Charlie Kirk. Many of those educators now face investigations or dismissal after voicing criticism of Mr. Kirk. The American Association of University Professors, an organization founded to defend academic freedom, said it was aware of retaliation against about 60 professors and teachers in connection with critical comments they made about Mr. Kirk or people mourning him. Dr. Bowley, the former Millsaps professor, is a scholar of religion and an expert on the political and social factors that gave rise to the Holocaust. He said he was considering suing Millsaps, a small United Methodist Church-affiliated college in Jackson, Miss., where he had taught for 23 years, over his dismissal. |
| George Takei to lead Banned Books Week, urging the fight against censorship | |
| Actor-activist George Takei's next project is on behalf of a longtime passion -- the right to read. The American Library Association announced Monday that the 88-year-old Takei will serve as honorary chair of Banned Books Week, which takes place Oct. 5-11. Libraries and bookstores around the country will highlights books that have been censored, from Maia Kobabe's "Gender Queer" to Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye." "I remember all too well the lack of access to books and media that I needed growing up. First as a child in a barbed-wire prison camp, then as a gay young man in the closet, I felt confused and hungry for understanding about myself and the world around me," said the "Star Trek" actor, who spent part of his childhood in a Japanese internment camp during World War II. "Please stand with me in opposing censorship, so that we all can find ourselves -- and each other -- in books." Takei will share leadership with honorary youth chair Iris Mogul, a first-year student at the University of California, Santa Cruz who has been active for years in anti-banning campaigns. |
| Army Preserves ROTC Units Previously Slated to Close | |
 | The U.S. Army will continue to support nine ROTC units affiliated with colleges and universities, reversing cuts announced in June. ROTC cadets can continue to enroll at the affected schools, which will now operate as extension units in partnership with another institution. Cuts to civilian employees this summer threatened Reserve Officer Training Corps programs at dozens of colleges and universities, as well as the academic prospects of students at those institutions. This summer, the Army announced the closure of 10 host programs and nine extension campuses in an effort to realign units and the workforce. The changes were slated to take place at the end of this academic year. Nine of the impacted institutions -- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Clarkson University; Elizabeth City State University; John Carroll University; Truman State University; the University of Northern Iowa; the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh; West Virginia State University; and Western Illinois University -- will still merge their ROTC operations with larger nearby campuses, but students will not have to transfer now. The reorganization of Army ROTC was due in part to the Trump administration's deferred resignation offering, which resulted in a 12 percent decrease in the Army's civilian workforce, or 168 positions. After a review of programs and feedback from the community, Cadet Command has elected to keep programs open, Lt. Col. James Delongchamp told Stars and Stripes. |
| More out-of-state students are calling the U. of Alabama home: 'At peace' | |
 | Serenity Rhodes had her heart set on attending Florida A&M University. Then she went on a tour of the University of Alabama. "I just completely fell in love," said Rhodes, a Georgia native, who moved into her dorm and began her freshman year in August. She's one of the 9,200 students who moved on to campus this fall, according to Alex House, associate director of communications. Since 2015, overall out-of-state enrollment at UA has increased about 5%. Out-of-state students represent 54% of first-time undergraduates, according to data from UA's Office of Institutional Research and Assessment. The school's new $83 million Randall Welcome Center is a hub for prospective students who want to experience college life, learn about their field of study and extracurricular activities, according to Matthew McLendon, UA's associate vice president and executive director of enrollment management. "I felt like I was already a part of something, even though I wasn't already there," Rhodes, who's studying biology, said. She didn't imagine Alabama being as inclusive until she took a tour. "This is going to my home for the next four years," she said. |
| Can U. of Tennessee fire professor over Charlie Kirk comment? Free speech experts weigh in | |
 | The University of Tennessee at Knoxville swiftly removed an assistant professor from the classroom Sept. 15 and started the process to fire her after she lambasted conservative activist Charlie Kirk on social media following his assassination. But if UT fires cultural anthropology professor Tamar Shirinian, the university could find itself on the losing end of a lawsuit, prominent free speech experts told Knox News. "It's not harassment, it's poor taste. It's not a threat, it's a tacky comment," said Ken Paulson, director of the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. "In fact, if the university adopted a policy that said, 'You can be punished for not being sufficiently saddened by the death of a prominent American,' it would be struck down immediately by any court in the land." Shirinian burst into the national conversation after Kirk was murdered when conservative social media activist Robby Starbuck posted her UT profile page Sept. 14 alongside a screenshot of Shirinian's comment. Starbuck urged his nearly 845,000 followers on X to "act now" to contact UT System President Randy Boyd. Starbuck's post was viewed millions of times, liked by more than 21,000 users and reposted more than 12,000 times. It caught the attention of U.S. Sen Marsha Blackburn and U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett, both of whom supported punishment for Shirinian. Punishment came swiftly. |
| Partisan Fury Got Him a Presidency. And Then It Took Him Down. | |
 | With his resignation on Friday as president of Texas A&M University, Mark A. Welsh III signaled that the complicated politics that had defined his short tenure from the start had finally proved impossible to navigate. A retired four-star general who previously served as dean of the university's Bush School of Government and Public Service, Welsh's presidency came undone this week after videos of a student complaining about LGBT content in a children's-literature course went viral on social media. What followed was a swift downfall for Welsh, whose presidency both began and ended in large part thanks to higher education's polarizing culture wars. Welsh was hastily named A&M's interim president in 2023 after the proposed hiring of a new journalism director, Kathleen O. McElroy, infuriated conservatives who saw her as a champion of the kinds of diversity programs that, in Texas, were already on the outs. Replacing M. Katherine Banks, who had resigned the A&M presidency over the McElroy ordeal, Welsh faced a politically tricky task: making himself both palatable to conservatives, who were skeptical of creeping liberalism at A&M, and acceptable to beleaguered university faculty, who felt academic freedom was under threat. For a while, at least, Welsh seemed to pull it off. |
| What's Next for Texas A&M? | |
| When Texas A&M University president Mark Welsh resigned amid an academic freedom controversy last week, he became the institution's second leader to step down due to scandal in two years. Unlike his predecessor, Kathy Banks, who retired in 2023 after she was caught lying about a hiring scandal, Welsh remained popular on campus; faculty sent the Board of Regents letters of support last week following a controversy that prompted him to fire an instructor, and students rallied on his behalf. But he seemed to lose the support of the deep-red Texas Legislature: Several Republican lawmakers called for his dismissal after a discussion over gender identity between a student and a professor in a children's literature class was captured on video and quickly went viral. Like all institutions in the state, Texas A&M has backed away from DEI as instructed by state law. But Welsh's removal of McCoul for discussing gender identity in class is part of a broader retreat by Texas A&M from LGBTQ+ topics. That effort dates back to at least 2021, according to one anonymous source who previously told Inside Higher Ed they were discouraged from promoting LGBTQ+ materials in the university library's collection when Banks was president. |
| While praising Charlie Kirk's commitment to free speech, Texas leaders move to punish students celebrating his death | |
| Last week, as Texas State students gathered to mourn the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, another student began taunting them. "Hi, my name is Charlie Kirk," he announced, before collapsing to the ground, pretending to be shot. As he walked away, someone on video can be heard saying, "you're going to get expelled, dude." Gov. Greg Abbott agreed, telling the university on social media to "expel this student immediately. Mocking assassination must have consequences." Texas State President Kelly Damphousse later confirmed that the student was no longer enrolled, explaining in a statement that the university "will not tolerate behavior that mocks, trivializes, or promotes violence." Eugene Volokh, a First Amendment expert at UCLA and Stanford, read those statements skeptically. "Mocking assassination is protected by the First Amendment," he said. "Speech that mocks, trivializes or promotes violence is protected by the First Amendment, generally speaking." Even as Texas' Republican leaders have vowed to continue Kirk's fight for free speech on college campuses, many have also demanded consequences for people who have reacted to his death by expressing sentiments they disagree with. Their actions may run afoul of the First Amendment, although the specific facts would have to be litigated in court, legal experts say. |
| State lawmakers file legislation to build Charlie Kirk memorial plazas on public college campuses | |
| An Oklahoma Republican senator filed legislation Wednesday to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot during an appearance at Utah Valley University last week. Sen. Shane Jett (R-Shawnee), chair of the Oklahoma Freedom Caucus, filed three pieces of legislation honoring Kirk. A proposed bill would establish Kirk's birthday, Oct. 14, as "Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day." Another bill would require a memorial for Kirk on public college campuses, and a resolution would officially honor the conservative activist in the Legislature. Senate Bill 1187 would require each public university to designate and develop a memorial square or plaza at its main campus in Kirk's honor. The bill states the plaza must be in a highly visible and easily accessible location to "maximize public awareness and utilization." The bill would also require each plaza to include permanent signage commemorating Kirk and a statue of Kirk either sitting at a table with an empty seat across from him or standing with his wife and holding their children. The bill states that if any student, employee or faculty member vandalizes the plaza, they would be terminated from enrollment or employment and fined for the cost of the damage. University of Oklahoma Turning Point USA faculty adviser Gary Barksdale told OU Daily Friday that the student organization has already started a petition to build a statue of Kirk on the South Oval. |
| Judge allows Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine to join the Homecoming parade | |
 | A federal judge ruled Friday that Mizzou Students for Justice in Palestine can participate in next weekend's Homecoming parade, as long as they comply with the university's parade policy. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Stephen Bough noted that while the court finds that the organization must be permitted to participate in the parade, nothing in the order prohibits the University of Missouri from enforcing the requirements of the parade policy. The Council on American-Islamic Relations called the ruling a "major victory for the civil rights of all Americans," according to a news release. "This is a testament that we're doing something right," said Isleen Atallah, former president of MSJP. "We are as much a part of the Mizzou community as we think we are. Despite what the administration wants the public to believe, we've never been a threat, and we continue to not be a threat." Earlier this year, the university updated its Homecoming parade policy to exclude political expression. The new policy also denies participation of organizations that don't adhere to the parade's "black and gold" theme. According to the updated policy, "the purpose of the Homecoming parade is to celebrate Mizzou and its supporters. It is not a venue for protests." |
| At NACAC 2025, College Counselors Confront New Challenges | |
| Long have college admissions professionals bemoaned the public's lack of understanding of how admissions decisions get made. But that disconnect appears even wider during the second Trump administration. The president and the Republican Party have launched a relentless campaign for what they call merit-based admissions and against any aspect of the holistic admissions process they've deemed a "proxy" for race. The question of whether admissions professionals can continue do their jobs under those circumstances was a constant undercurrent of the 2025 National Association for College Admission Counseling conference last week. But despite the concerns of attendees, the association and many panelists sent a clear message that all hope isn't lost for the admission process as we know it. Despite some glimmers of hope, though, experts raised the alarm against some of the most dramatic changes the Trump administration has enacted. On the conference's final day, Sean Robins, NACAC's director of advocacy, led a session focused on federal actions and the recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act -- though Robins refused to call the legislation by its name, saying its impacts are anything but beautiful. |
| What does the end of Grad PLUS loans mean for higher ed? | |
| When lawmakers created the Grad PLUS loan program 20 years ago, it was the largest new student aid initiative in decades. This year, Republican lawmakers moved to eliminate the program in their massive spending and tax bill passed and signed in July. Its phaseout will begin next year. Like the legislation set to ultimately kill it, the Grad PLUS program originated in a sweeping budget bill that eked its way out of Congress and to a Republican president's desk. Grad PLUS loans provide potentially tens of thousands of dollars in additional lending for graduate students to cover the full cost of attendance, including room, board and other expenses. Through their creation, lawmakers effectively dispensed with federal borrowing limits for graduate students. For many, Grad PLUS loans acted as a new bridge to cover financial gaps that previously had to be filled with private loans, savings, work and other means. At the same time, they have added considerably to student loan borrowers' debt load -- and expanded revenue for institutions. But the end of the Grad PLUS program and the imposition of new lifetime limits on graduate borrowing has some experts worried that graduate school will be out of reach for many while others will face higher interest rates and ultimately more debt from the private loan market. |
| Concerns Mount Over Future of McNair Scholars | |
| Delays in the distribution of federal grants for undergraduates involved with TRIO, a series of college-access programs, combined with an ongoing lawsuit have raised concerns among proponents for the McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program---a TRIO grant designed specifically for those pursuing graduate school. Legally, grants don't have to be awarded for either the TRIO undergraduate programs or McNair until the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30. But in most years prior, the Department of Education has notified institutions about the status of awards in late August or mid-September. That has not been the case so far this year. Award notifications started to trickle out after Sept. 15 for the undergraduate programs that started Sept. 1, but according to a TRIO advocacy group, most of the college staff members who lead McNair are still waiting to hear from the department, though at least one program got notice Friday that it was approved but it was still awaiting final confirmation. As with the other TRIO programs, the Education Department says it will issue notices by the end of the month. But with a lawsuit filed last year arguing McNair is discriminatory and President Trump calling to slash TRIO altogether in his recent budget proposal, uncertainty remains rampant. |
| Trump administration widens Harvard rift with student aid, civil rights actions | |
| The Trump administration escalated its pressure campaign against Harvard University on Friday with a new effort to choke off the Ivy League institution's access to federal student aid reimbursements while also accusing the school of stonewalling a federal civil rights investigation. In a letter sent to university President Alan Garber, the Education Department said Harvard must now use its own money to pay for student loans and grants before the government will repay the school with federal aid that normally covers those expenses. In a separate letter, the department also gave Harvard a 20-day deadline to either turn over detailed information about its undergraduate admissions or risk additional financial penalties as Trump officials investigate the school for alleged racial discrimination. Taken together, the moves deepen a standoff between the country's oldest higher education institution and the administration that has dragged through the courts -- and shows no signs of ending. |
| Could Roger Wicker be part of another rare bipartisan health plan in U.S. Congress? | |
| Mississippi Today's Bobby Harrison writes: There is a chance that a rare case -- not a pandemic but a single occurrence of bipartisanship on a health care issue -- could break out in the U.S. Congress before the end of the year. Such cases are few and far between, but national press reports indicate that the Republican-controlled Congress, fearing the backlash in the 2026 midterm elections, is pondering extending the program that provides enhanced federal financial assistance to people purchasing health insurance policies through the Affordable Care Act exchanges. If the enhanced subsidies expire at the end of 2025 as scheduled, it would create a substantial increase in cost for the millions of Americans who get their health insurance coverage through the marketplace exchange -- a key component of former President Barack Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. During the administration of former President Joe Biden, Democrats increased the federal subsidies provided to help people pay for the ACA exchange policies. No Republican voted for the enhanced federal subsidies just as they did not vote for the ACA in 2010. But now fearing a backlash in the 2026 midterm elections, some are reportedly trying to find a way to extend the enhanced subsidies for at least another year. |
| Fordice, Moore missed in current ballot initiative talks | |
 | Columnist Bill Crawford writes: A strange thing, by today's standards, occurred in 1991. Republican gubernatorial candidate Kirk Fordice and Democratic attorney general candidate Mike Moore both championed passage of the ballot initiative process allowing citizens to amend the state constitution. After they took office in 1992, they helped push the proposal through the legislature. That process worked until the Mississippi Supreme Court threw it out on a technicality in 2021. Since then, the legislature has squabbled over the issue. House Speaker Jason White now has a select committee looking, again, at restoring the ballot initiative. Well, not exactly. ... The initiative process White has favored to date would prohibit citizens from amending the constitution in any way. ... What the Speaker would allow are referenda on initiatives to change statutes --- with exceptions. These exceptions would prohibit initiatives that affect abortion, existing local or special laws, any subject the constitution prohibits the legislature from enacting, the state's bill of rights, PERS, right to work, and the initiative process itself. The last four exist in the current process. |
SPORTS
| Football: A 4-0 Start And So Much More | |
| For weeks head coach Jeff Lebby and his team have made no secret of one of their primary goals. Mississippi State wanted to complete its non-conference schedule with an undefeated record. Mission accomplished. With Saturday's 38-10 victory over Northern Illinois at Davis Wade Stadium, the Bulldogs are 4-0 for the first time since Dak Prescott and company were putting Maroon and White on top of the college football world back in 2014. How sweet it is, but one can make the case a perfect start, at least from a record standpoint, really isn't the whole story. For MSU, it's validation. It's motivation. And it's a foundation for a year that Dawgs have given themselves a chance to push from feel-good, to fantastic. "That was one of our goals -- an undefeated non-conference," linebacker Nic Mitchell said. "We can check that off. "It's always great to win. It's always great to achieve one of your goals, but that's not our final goal. So we keep on moving forward." Coaches and players have to quickly turn their attention to a Tennessee team that'll come to Starkville most likely boasting a top-15 ranking and College Football Playoff aspirations. That's understandable. But in this space, let's take a brief moment to appreciate what Mississippi State has done so far this year. |
| Mississippi State improves to 4-0 ahead of upcoming showdown with No. 15 Tennessee | |
| Mississippi State moved to 4-0 for the first time since 2014 with a 38-10 win over Northern Illinois on Saturday. The Bulldogs navigated sloppy play for most of the game but pulled away late in the win. Mississippi State trailed 3-0 after the first possession and led just 14-10 going into halftime before outscoring the Huskies 17-0 in the second half. "I think we've got a tough football team," Bulldogs coach Jeff Lebby said. "We've got a team that will respond the right way when things aren't perfect. There's been those moments in a lot of different ways where things haven't been perfect. Our guys have responded the right way. Good football teams do that. Tough football teams do that." The Bulldogs have a major matchup with No. 15 Tennessee next and Saturday looked the part of a trap game. In the second half, Mississippi State woke up and got the job done to set up a big one against the Volunteers. Northern Illinois has played spoiler before against Power 4 opponents. On Saturday, they had everything fall into place in the first half to repeat a game like they had against Notre Dame a year ago. This time, they came up short. |
| Bulldogs battle their way to win against feisty Huskies | |
| Northern Illinois was on the verge of finding the end zone again in the third quarter at Davis Wade Stadium on Saturday. Mississippi State's defense was backed up in the red zone and looking for a stop on third down when the Huskies went back to the air. Quarterback Josh Holst tossed a ball toward the back-left pylon for DeAree Rogers, hoping to connect for a second touchdown of the game. MSU's Isaac Smith saw it all the way. Smith bolted to his right to make a play on the ball, snagging it out of the air and tapping the turf with his foot before falling out of bounds to complete the interception. "I thought our guys did a great job adjusting," head coach Jeff Lebby said of the defense. "Got a couple of new things, both sides of the ball, early, that we were able to get adjusted and talk through, but you've got to give it to the guys to go execute when we bent at times. We found ways to bow our neck, Isaac makes a great pick, and they play lights out on that side of the ball to keep them out of the end zone." The Bulldog defense shut out NIU in the second half, allowing the offense the space to get into gear and get the ball moving again in a 38-10 win. |
| MSU's non-conference finale a mixed bag | |
| Mississippi State's win on Saturday was great for the program, but it left plenty to work on in the short term. The Bulldogs completed the non-conference portion of their schedule with a 38-10 win over Northern Illinois. Mississippi State is now 4-0 to start a season for the first time since 2014. "Today was about going 1-0 and having the ability to be undefeated in non-conference," coach Jeff Lebby said. "It was our second goal from a team goal standpoint, and now we're going to settle back in and get ready for next Saturday." Mississippi State went three-and-out late in the first quarter deep in its own territory. The ensuing punt by Nathan Tiyce went just 21 yards. The Huskies (1-2) turned it into seven points and took a 10-7 lead early in the second. It was one of many miscues in all three phases that Lebby wants to fix before SEC games start. The Bulldogs also committed 11 penalties, which cost them 104 yards. "Those are things that are us all the way that we've got to continue to work on and clean up," Lebby said. The Bulldogs responded on their very next drive. After recovering an onside kick after the touchdown, State went 48 yards on eight plays to take a 14-10 lead. |
| SEC football slate to feature 3 annual opponents for next 4 seasons | |
| The SEC is set on Tuesday to release its new nine-game schedule for 2026, which will feature an overhaul in how the schedule traditionally works. The biggest mystery hovering over the new nine-game schedule, which will be formally released at 7 p.m. ET (TV: SEC Network/ESPN2), is the three annual opponents set in place for the next four seasons. The annual opponents are balanced by the teams playing each league opponent every two years, a far cry from the SEC's old divisional play when teams could go six seasons without playing each other. The annual opponents, sources told ESPN, are: Mississippi State: Alabama, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt. Ole Miss: LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma. The general format of the new schedule includes nine league games -- three annual opponents, six rotating opponents and an annual power conference/Notre Dame opponent. Along with playing each league team within a two-year span, the SEC teams will visit every venue over the four-year span. |
| Brian O'Connor breaks down fall ball set up, Justin Parker and team strengths | |
| As the first few days of fall baseball have gone into the books, Mississippi State fans are counting down the days to first pitch. Brian O'Connor had a lot of work to get done for State in the last few months and now the real work begins as the Bulldogs get set for a monster schedule in the spring. The coach and his players will compete for championships this season based on the type of work they put in over the next two months. Last week, O'Connor had a chance to speak to the media to address the start of fall ball and the excitement around it. The first part of the interview was posted on Friday with O'Connor's thoughts on his team leadership and chemistry. This part two discusses his thoughts on what fall baseball means to his team and the fans, his relationship with Justin Parker and the team's strength. |
| Soccer: Perry's Late Equalizer Ends Match In Draw Against Auburn | |
| Ally Perry was the hero once again. With Mississippi State trailing to Auburn and just 2:06 left in the game, Perry scored to even the match at 1-1. The Bulldogs outshot the Tigers, 9-3, over the final 30 minutes of the match, fighting back to claim a critical point. After Perry's equalizer, State got three more shots off in the final 90 seconds of play with the best look coming from Laila Murillo's shot that was saved with just 32 seconds left in the game. "Obviously, this was another opportunity for us to get better and grow," head coach Nick Zimmerman said. "I thought the adjustments we made throughout the game and how we finished is a testament to the players and their ability to adjust on the fly. We had really good chances to score and push for the winner at the end. I'm just proud of the resilience from the group. We use every game as an opportunity to grow and tonight was a step in the right direction." The Bulldogs will now travel to Columbia, Missouri, to take on another set of Tigers. State and Missouri will meet on Friday night, Sept. 26 with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m. CT on SEC Network+. |
| Rapid Recap: Mississippi State 1-1 Auburn | |
| Mississippi State did just enough to remain unbeaten in SEC play in a 1-1 draw against Auburn on Sunday in Starkville. The Tigers, led by former MSU head coach James Armstrong, made a strong impression on the road by taking the lead early in the second half. They frustrated the Bulldogs in midfield throughout the contest and registered seven shots on target despite MSU controlling the possession. The Bulldogs (7-1-1, 2-0-1 SEC) had just two efforts on target going into the final minutes of the match. Armstrong and former assistant Drago Ceranic drew up an effective defensive plan to keep the MSU playmakers out of the game, and the Tigers were able to counter attack to good effect. Auburn forward Olivia Woodson scored her fourth goal of the season in the 58th minute of the match, latching onto a rebound as MSU goalkeeper Sarah Wommack was still getting up after the first save. It was the only time the Tigers got the better of Wommack, who had six saves in the game. |
| Women's Golf: Samantha Whateley Earns First Collegiate Tournament Win at Mason Rudolph Championship | |
| Samantha Whateley earned her first collegiate tournament win at the Mason Rudolph Championship on Sunday with a three-day total of 204 (-9). Whateley, a junior from Johannesburg, South Africa, had a career-week at Vanderbilt Legends' Club. She shot 69-67-68 throughout the duration of the tournament. It marked the first time Whateley fired off three rounds in the 60s in a single tournament and only the second time she shot under par in all three rounds of a tournament. Whateley's third round saw a scorecard with no blemishes, as she collected three birdies en route to her 3-under round. She was the only golfer in the 90-player field to shoot under par in all three days of the tournament. Whateley becomes the 15th Bulldog to ever win an individual title in the Maroon and White. With her victory, a Mississippi State Bulldog has won at least one individual title in five consecutive seasons, the longest streak in program history. She also becomes the second Bulldog to win the Mason Rudolph Championship in as many years after teammate Avery Weed won the individual title last season. |
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