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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateMarch 2023
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateFebruary 2023
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateJanuary 2023
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateDecember 2022
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateNovember 2022
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateOctober 2022
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateSeptember 2022
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateAugust 2022

I hope you’ve all had a great summer and are ready for the official

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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateJuly 2022
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateJune 2022
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateMay 2022

We have a busy and exciting week underway on campus as we wrap up fi
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateApril 2022
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateMarch 2022
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateFebruary 2022

I want to begin by thanking everyone who attended or watched the spr
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateJanuary 2022
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateDecember 2021
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateDecember 2021
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateNovember 2021
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateOctober 2021
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateSeptember 2021
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateAugust 2021
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateJuly 2021

It’s hard to believe that summer break is soon coming to an end, and that we’re only a few weeks away from the start of a new academic ye
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateJune 2021

I hope you are having a productive summer, and also taking time to relax and reset before the start of a new academic year in August.
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Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateApril 2021

It’s hard to believe that we find ourselves in the last few days of classes with final exams starting next week and commencement at the e

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateMarch 2021

In my monthly letter to you in March 2020, I wrote, “While we face great uncertainty, I have the utmost confidence that Mississippi State

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateFebruary 2021

I want to start my letter this month by saying thank you for the many thoughts and prayers as my wife and I have been recovering from COV

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateJanuary 2021

I hope that you had an enjoyable winter break and holiday season.

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateDecember 2020

Season's greetings from the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President.

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateNovember 2020

It’s hard to believe that we’ve concluded fall classes and final exams are underway.

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateOctober 2020

It’s hard to believe that we reached the mid-point of the fall semester this week, and that classes end in less than six weeks.

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateSeptember 2020

Amid all of the unique challenges we continue to face this fall, I hope your semester is going well.

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateAugust 2020

Even as we continue our work to meet the significant challenges posed by COVID-19, I’ve appreciated the undeniable energy and excitement

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateJuly 2020

In my weekly “Insights and Updates from the Provost,” I’m focusing on the many COVID-related planning activities we have underway.

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateJune 2020

We face no shortage of challenges these days – as a university, in our state, and across the country.

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateMay 2020

We’ve completed another successful academic year at Mississippi State University, and without question, one of the most challenging sprin

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateApril 2020

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateMarch 2020

It was my intent to send my March update to you before now, but the rapidly changing challenges presented by the coronavirus/COVID-19 pan

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateFebruary 2020

I hope your spring semester is going well.

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateJanuary 2020

The start of a new semester is always an exciting time to be on our campus, and I hope your spring semester is off to a great start.

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateDecember 2019

Season's greetings from the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President.

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateNovember 2019

As I’ve mentioned, we have eight task forces examining key areas on campus: Bachelor of Applied Science Implementation and Graduate Schoo

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateOctober 2019

With our students away for Fall Break for a couple of days, I hope that you are enjoying a brief pause in the semester too.

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateSeptember 2019

Fall is my favorite season of the year, and while it may still feel like summer, the fall semester and the new academic year are well und

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateAugust 2019

While it certainly hasn’t felt like fall the past few days, the start of the fall semester at Mississippi State is just around the corner

Dear ColleaguesAn Academic Affairs UpdateJuly 2019

Thank you all for the kind words over the past few weeks as I have prepared to move into my new role as provost and executive vice presid
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