Sens. Nicole Boyd, R-Oxford (left) and chairman Kevin Blackwell, during discussions on the cost of Medicaid expansion at a public meeting held at the state Capitol, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
A Senate bill seeking to ban diversity, equity and inclusion offices on Mississippi college campuses would also create a taskforce to study how the state’s higher education system can become more efficient, a discussion some have feared is the opening salvo in an effort to closeor merge universities.
