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State college board pays $330,000 to settle discrimination lawsuit over 2023 Jackson State presidential search

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Mississippi’s college board paid $330,000 to Debra Mays-Jackson, a former Jackson State University administrator, to resolve a sex discrimination lawsuit that challenged the 2023 presidential search process and decisions trustees used to select former President Marcus Thompson.

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    State college board pays $330,000 to settle discrimination lawsuit over 2023 Jackson State presidential search (opens WJTV Jackson)

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    Mississippi’s college board paid $330,000 to Debra Mays-Jackson, a former Jackson State University administrator, to resolve a sex discrimination lawsuit that challenged the 2023 presidential search process and decisions trustees used to select former President Marcus Thompson.

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