ITTA BENA, Miss.— Assistant Professor of Mathematics Dr. Candace Carter-Stevens and senior Math and Computer Science major Henry Akaeze will represent Mississippi Valley State University during the 31st Annual Higher Education Appreciation Day-Working for Academic Excellence (HEADWAE) program, slated for Tuesday, Feb. 20, in Jackson.

ITTA BENA, Miss.— Devery S. Anderson stood before an attentive crowd in Mississippi Valley State University’s W. A. Butts Social Science Auditorium Wednesday evening for a nearly one-hour discussion centered around Emmett Till.

MVSU and the Mississippi Humanities Council sponsored Anderson for a lecture to discuss his award-winning 2015 book, “Emmett Till, The Murder that Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement”.