1866 Shaw School established in Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church with Dr. A.C. McDonald as the first President. 1867 Erection of the first building (McDonald Hall) on the present campus. 1868 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Rust College welcomed its new and returning students for the fall semester. Fall classes at Rust College resumed on Monday, August 12. The Board of Trustees of the Southern ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Tuesday, Rust College announced that they’ve appointed Cecelia Wilson Sawyer as its new Interim President, effective immediately. The announcement comes as Dr. Robert M. Dixon’s ...

Three of Mississippi's Historically Black Colleges and Universities are set to receive more than $3.1 million in total to help preserve historical structures on their campus. The National Park Service ...

Johnny Moore, who has been chancellor of Arkansas State University-Newport for more than four years, will depart at the end of the month to take over as leader of a college in Mississippi. Serving as ...

Rust College has added to its staff. JoAnn Scott recently joined as director of enrollment services. Scott comes to Rust from Randstad Work Solutions, headquartered Atlanta. She was senior branch ...

Feb. 18—HOLLY SPRINGS — Firsts come naturally to Rust College President Ivy R. Taylor. The Queens, New York, native is not only the first female president of the historically Black liberal arts ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — He was born on ...