MSU-MNG sign new tuition program

The Mississippi National Guard and Mississippi State University (MSU) have announced a new program to ensure free tuition for Mississippi National Guard service members enrolled full-time at MSU. College President Mark E. Keenum and Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, adjutant general of Mississippi, signed an agreement establishing the ‘Bulldog Free Tuition’ program. The program builds on current NG education benefits at state-wide colleges, but to create a unique opportunity for eligible Mississippi Army and Air National Guard members. The “innovative tuition program” launched March 4 “continues MSU’s “pro-soldier legacy and directly invests in those brave, bright men and women who serve and protect our great nation,” said Keenum. There are more than 12,000 service members are in the Mississippi Army and Air National Guard’s ranks. The college’s added support through this program makes MSU the only state university where MNG soldiers can attend college with no out-of-pocket cost for tuition. Some 650 veterans and service members attend MSU. The school is nationally recognized for its support of veterans, service members, and dependents. In 2015, MSU was designated as a “Purple Heart University” by the Military Order of the Purple Heart for its support of the military community. (Source: Citizen Soldier 03/04/19)