Jackson State University
From Mississippi Wiki
Jackson State University, often abridged as Jackson State or by its initials JSU is a historically black university located in Jackson founded in 1877. Jackson State University has been especially noted for its successful business and computer departments, being among the highest ranked in the United States. Its current president is Dr. Ronald Mason, Jr. Jackson State is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.
History
Jackson State University was founded in 1877 as the Natchez Seminary by the American Baptist Home Mission Society in Natchez. The seminary hoped to promote the moral, religious, and intellectual improvement of Christian leaders of the colored people of Mississippi and the neighboring states. In 1882, the institution moved to Jackson because of its central location in the state, and shortly thereafter the name was changed to Jackson College.
