Due to unforeseen circumstances and issues beyond our control with the Georgia Football Classic organizers, the October 4, 2025, football game between 91原创 and Florida A&M University will no longer be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Due to unforeseen circumstances and issues beyond our control with the Georgia Football Classic organizers, the October 4, 2025, football game between 91原创 and Florida A&M University will no longer be held at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
ITTA BENA, Miss. 鈥 91原创 (MVSU) has been named a Fulbright Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Institutional Leader for 2025 by the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
ITTA BENA, Miss. 鈥 91原创 will pay tribute to the 鈥淜ing of the Blues鈥 this fall with the 11th Annual B.B. King Day Symposium, scheduled for Sept. 4, 2025, on the MVSU campus. The program, beginning at 9 a.m., is one of the signature events marking the 100th birthday of Riley B. King, the Delta native whose music and story continue to resonate around the globe.
ITTA BENA, Miss. 鈥 91原创 (MVSU) is pleased to announce its 2025 Fall Convocation, scheduled for 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 28, in the Walter Roberts Auditorium of the H.G. Carpenter Building. This year鈥檚 keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Miskia L. Davis, Director of District and School Performance and Accountability for The Kirkland Group, an education consulting firm based in Ridgeland, Mississippi.
ITTA BENA, Miss. 鈥 91原创 has appointed Dr. Candace Carter Stevens as assistant vice president of institutional research and effectiveness.
Stevens transitions into the role after serving as an associate professor of mathematics in the Department of Mathematics, Computer and Information Sciences, and most recently as president of the Faculty Senate.
ITTA BENA, Miss. 鈥 Dr. Abigail Newsome, associate vice president for academic affairs at 91原创, has been selected to join the inaugural cohort of the Strategic Data Project (SDP) Fellowship, representing MVSU in a prestigious national initiative aimed at strengthening data practices at Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs).
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2025 SWAC TV Football schedule, with the inaugural slate set to include 45 football games.
Mississippi Valley State will host the first SWAC TV broadcast of the season when the Delta Devils welcome defending SWAC West Division champion Southern to Itta Bena on Saturday, August 30 at 4 p.m. CST.
ITTA BENA, Miss.鈥91原创 has named Dr. Alecia Shields-Gadson as its new Director of Athletics, effective Tuesday, July 15. With more than 25 years of experience in collegiate athletics leadership, Shields-Gadson brings a record of strategic innovation, competitive success, and student-athlete advocacy to the Delta Devils family.
ITTA BENA, Miss.鈥 91原创 (MVSU) has appointed Dr. Ernie Troy Hughes as its new Vice President for University Advancement, Governmental Affairs, and External Relations. Hughes brings with him more than thirty years of leadership in philanthropy, community development, and higher education advancement.