Molly Minta - Mississippi Today

The Pfizer vaccine was offered at a free drive-up event held at the Hanging Moss Road Church of Christ Saturday, September 18, 2021 in Jackson. No one showed up to receive the vaccine. The event was hosted by Mississippi Faith in Action, Healthy Eating Active Living (H.E.A.L.) and Pastor Curtis Pittman. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

‘A slap in the face’: In surprise vote, IHL board bans COVID-19 vaccine mandates
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon, 09/20/2021 - 02:24 PM, 112 Reads
The Board of Trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning voted last week to ban public universities from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine for students, faculty and staff. The move appears to make it the first higher education governing board in the country to do so.
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A classroom at Mississippi Delta Community College in Moorhead. Credit: Mississippi Delta Community College

All but three community colleges saw enrollment declines this fall
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed, 09/15/2021 - 05:00 PM, 127 Reads
Enrollment continued to decline at Mississippi’s 15 community colleges this semester amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to preliminary numbers from the Mississippi Community College Board.
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Student Center on the campus of Jackson State University. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

How are Mississippi’s public universities tracking COVID cases?
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue, 08/31/2021 - 01:36 PM, 200 Reads
As COVID-19 continues to overwhelm Mississippi, classes are in full swing at colleges across the state.
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Student Center on the campus of Jackson State University. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

IHL board chooses not to focus on the pandemic as COVID cases surge
By MOLLY MINTA - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri, 08/20/2021 - 11:18 AM, 254 Reads
The coronavirus pandemic was mentioned just a handful of times during the Institutions of Higher Learning’s nearly two-hour-long meeting Thursday, even though classes at Mississippi’s public universities started this week amid the worst wave yet of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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