by Cathy Hayden | Feb 5, 2016 | News, People Profiles
Note: The following story is from the Winter 2016 issue of Hindsight alumni magazine. For Dorothy Davis Miley, Hinds Community College is like family. She demonstrates in many ways that her love and commitment to the college run deep. With three new recently endowed...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Feb 4, 2016 | News
Courtney Helom, of Jackson, was named Hinds Community College 2016 in the annual pageant Feb. 3. As Miss Hinds Community College, Helom will participate this summer in the Miss Mississippi pageant. Helom, 20, is a Raymond Campus sophomore majoring in biology. She...
by Cathy Hayden | Feb 4, 2016 | News
JACKSON – Gov. Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves lent their voices in support of Mississippi’s 15 community colleges and their role in providing workforce training throughout the state. Bryant repeated his desire to use $50 million in funds from the Mississippi...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Feb 2, 2016 | News
Five students of Hinds Community College have been selected for a program aimed at building the ranks of males of color in healthcare. Eddie V. Anderson, Utica Campus; Antonio McBeth and Christian Minor, Jackson Campus-Nursing/Allied Health Center; Michael Pham,...
by Cathy Hayden | Jan 29, 2016 | News
High school seniors who are thinking about attending Hinds Community College in fall 2016 are invited to visit the Raymond Campus Feb. 5 for the “Eagle Experience” information event. The expo style event is come-and-go from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. It gives seniors and...
by Cathy Hayden | Jan 29, 2016 | News
About 85 percent of students at Hinds receive financial aid of some kind. Through the generosity of donors, the Hinds Community College Foundation awards scholarships to more than 600 students each year. The application process for Foundation Scholarships is...
by Cathy Hayden | Jan 28, 2016 | News
Hinds Community College is among the nation’s top 150 community colleges that are eligible to compete for the 2017 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence and $1 million in prize funds. The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program highlights the critical...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Jan 12, 2016 | News
It’s been a long road to college for some students attending Hinds Community College this semester. “I was raised in Portland, Ore., but my mom’s family is from here,” said Lakosher Robinson as she shopped for small necessities like pens and flash drives at the...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Jan 8, 2016 | News
Two retired instructors of Hinds Community College received emeritus status at the Jan. 5 spring 2016 convocation. Cheryl Carr, of Madison, professor emeritus of Business Education/Business Technology, and Eleanor Long, of Florence, professor emeritus of History,...
by Danny Barrett Jr. | Jan 7, 2016 | News
The college-level and high school programs at Hinds Community College’s Vicksburg-Warren Campus start the spring 2016 semester with new leadership. Teressa Fulgham McCarty begins the semester as assistant dean for secondary education. She arrives at Hinds from...