Mississippi State University welcomed its first Black graduate back to campus this week, almost 60 years after becoming a university alumnus.

Mississippi State’s Institute for the Humanities will spotlight innovative faculty research during its annual Fellows Presentation Showcase April 23.

Internationally-acclaimed Nigerian poet, playwright and author Chigozie Obioma will visit Mississippi State University as the Writer-in-Residence next month, bringing his in-depth wisdom of African literature—shaped by his Igbo heritage and Nigerian upbringing––to explore themes of fate, family and the clash between tradition and modernity with the MSU community.