MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Rust College welcomed its new and returning students for the fall semester. Fall classes at Rust College resumed on Monday, August 12. The Board of Trustees of the Southern ...

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. — Students at Rust College are speaking out against living conditions after mold and insects were found inside of several of the dorms. Photos taken by concerned parents showed ...

1866 Shaw School established in Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church with Dr. A.C. McDonald as the first President. 1867 Erection of the first building (McDonald Hall) on the present campus. 1868 ...

Karvis Jones, a 2003 graduate of Rust College is a production assistant at FOX Sports South/SportSouth in Atlanta. He is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the NABJ Sports ...

The median family income of a student from Rust is $30,500, and 1.8% come from the top 20 percent. About 2.3% of students at Rust came from a poor family but became a rich adult. A new study, based on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jul. 15—HOLLY SPRINGS — Mississippi's oldest and most prestigious HBCU (Historically Black College and University) announced today ...

The Lady Bearcats of Rust College beat the Talladega Lady Tornadoes 67-60 at the 2026 Hope Credit Union HBCUAC Women’s Basketball Championship in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Guard Patsy Johnson led Rust with ...

This spring, Ivy Taylor became the first woman to lead Rust College, a United Methodist liberal arts school in Holly Springs, Mis­sis­sip­pi. The col­lege, where journalist and antilynching activist ...

WASHINGTON — For Frank Smith and other civil rights workers, Rust College offered a “safe haven’’ as they braved the dangers of registering blacks to vote in Mississippi. It was at the state’s oldest ...

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Rust College has paid an undisclosed sum to settle a sexual misconduct case brought by three former students at the Holly Springs campus. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal ...