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Aspen Institute names Hinds to top 150 national community colleges

Hinds Community College is among the nation’s top 150 community colleges that are eligible to compete for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence and $1 million in prize funds.

Continental internships boon for Hinds students

Continental internships boon for Hinds students

“Hinds is a good partner and has been with us since day one. Our first maintenance techs came from Hinds through the industrial maintenance program,” said Continental Talent Acquisition Manager Darryl Jenkins, a Hinds alumnus and former employee. “They were the very first persons hired on for production.”

Antonio Wright, Sports Hall of Fame

Antonio Wright, Sports Hall of Fame

On Feb. 2, 1997, Wright’s life changed forever when he was in a motor vehicle accident that caused him to be paralyzed from the waist down. The mission for Antonio Wright became to help youth like his late brother, Ahmad Wright, and to help those with disabilities.

James Lewis Knight – Sports Hall of Fame

James Lewis Knight – Sports Hall of Fame

Utica native James Lewis Knight came to Raymond in 1977 and made his mark at Hinds as a two-sport athlete for the football and track and field programs. During his high school days, he was crowned state champion in the long jump and was a part of several state champion relay teams.

Grady Jackson – Sports Hall of Fame

Grady Jackson – Sports Hall of Fame

Athletic and dominant are words used by former Hinds head football coach Gene Murphy to describe Grady Jackson. Before arriving at Hinds, Jackson lettered for Greensboro High School in Greensboro, Ala.

Foundation positioned to better serve community

Foundation positioned to better serve community

The Hinds Community College Foundation office has been reorganized to better serve the college as well as the community. There are new faces as well as familiar faces that are returning in new roles.

Ambus, Brown-Marshall continue track and field legacy

Ambus, Brown-Marshall continue track and field legacy

Hinds Community College track and field athletes Jerricka Ambus, of Brandon, and Breanna Brown-Marshall, of Birmingham, Ala., have continued the program’s long-standing tradition of success during their two seasons of competition.

Impact fund to reshape the future of Hinds Athletics

Impact fund to reshape the future of Hinds Athletics

Following one of the most successful campaigns in recent memory, the Hinds Community College Department of Athletics is embarking on a game-changing capital campaign – Impact Fund – that will reshape the face of Hinds’ programs for years to come.