Jul. 15—HOLLY SPRINGS — Mississippi's oldest and most prestigious HBCU (Historically Black College and University) announced today that it has received a second large grant to help restore the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rust College is a private historically black college in Holly Springs, Mississippi. It was founded in 1866 and is the second-oldest private college in the state. The college offers over 20 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. — College isn’t cheap, ...

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 ...

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 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — On Tuesday, Rust College announced that they’ve appointed Cecelia Wilson Sawyer as its new Interim President, effective immediately. The announcement comes as Dr. Robert M. Dixon’s ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. – – Rust College is on ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Acapella is making a comeback in the Pine Belt. The historic Rust College acapella choir visited the Hub City Saturday -with a concert at Saint Paul United Methodist Church.

A Rust College student was killed in a traffic accident Thursday night that authorities believe was weather related. Olive Branch police said Andriana Hall, 20, from Tupelo, Miss., was traveling ...