“I chose Mississippi State University without a second thought. There was simply no other place I could imagine calling home,” said Katelyn Jackson, a 2020 Mississippi State graduate. “I spent a summer in high school as a Rural Medical Scholar, and lived in Hull Hall, waking up each morning to the chapel bells ringing and spending my days taking pre-med courses while soaking in what college life encompassed. Experiencing the campus firsthand didn’t just show me what it meant to be a student, it revealed the path I wanted to follow as an undergraduate. I knew the College of Arts & Sciences was going to prepare me for medical school and to be a great doctor.”

Two Mississippi State University students in the Department of Communication, Media and Theatre have earned national placement in the Heart Journalism Awards program, one of the most prestigious competitions in collegiate journalism. The combined placements have secured a Top 10 spot for MSU in the national broadcast competition.

Deep cracks in the ground tell the story of drought, where only about half the normal rainfall has fallen so far in 2026, making it the 10th driest in Mississippi history. Mike Brown, state climatologist with the Mississippi State University Department of Geosciences, said February was the driest on record for Mississippi and March was the third warmest and 11th driest.