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Millsaps College names Keith Dunn interim president

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February 4, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-02-03 14:12:47

Dr. Keith Dunn, provost and dean of Millsaps College, has been selected as the interim president effective June 1, 2023

Dunn will replace Dr. Robert Pearigen, who last week was named vice chancellor at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. The vice chancellor position at Sewanee is the equivalent of university president.

Pearigen announced his resignation as president of Millsaps also last week. He will officially step down as president, effective May 31, 2023.

“I am grateful to our board of trustees for their faith and confidence in me, and I look forward to working with the…

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.