The IHL Board of Trustees has announced the start of a search process for the 14th president of Jackson State University. Trustee Dr. Steven Cunningham, a graduate of Jackson State who also serves as vice president of the IHL Board of Trustees, will serve as chair of the search committee. All other trustees will serve on the committee.
The IHL policy related to the institutional executive officer search process is available here.
Updates on the search will be posted to this page.
Public Comments
Thank you for taking time to complete the surveys related to the presidential search at Jackson State University. IHL is committed to an open and engaged process and appreciates the input received from students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters of Jackson State University. Both surveys (for AGB Search and IHL) are now closed, and all responses will be used by AGB Search in the development of a leadership profile for candidates.
Listening sessions were held on the Jackson State campus for students, faculty, staff, and alumni on Monday, October 27 and Tuesday, October 28. Video of the listening sessions for October 27 is available to watch here. Video of the October 28 listening sessions is available to watch here.
Updates
| 10/29/25 | JSU Listening Sessions Draw Strong Participation |
| 10/22/25 | Listening Sessions and New Survey Link Available for Jackson State University Stakeholders |
| 10/16/25 | IHL Board votes to move forward with the creation of a proposed list of individuals to serve on a Search Advisory Constituency. |
| 10/16/25 | Consultants from AGB Search present information on the proposed timeline for the Jackson State University presidential search and best practices related to presidential searches. |
| 9/18/25 | IHL Selects Executive Search Firm in Jackson State University President Search |
| 9/2/25 | IHL is seeking proposals from executive search firms to assist with the president search for Jackson State University. A copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) is available here. |
| 8/21/25 | Board of Trustees Initiates Search for New JSU President |
