The former vice president at Jackson State University has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was discriminated against during the interviewing process for president in 2020. Debra Mays-Jackson filed the suit shortly after the Institutions for Higher Learning (IHL) announced that Dr. Marcus L. Thompson had been selected to serve.
Dr. Paul will begin serving in this position on July 16th.
Earlier this year, Southern Miss President Rodney Bennett announced his plans to step down from the university before the end of his contract.
According to the Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), the Board of Trustees of State IHL ap