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Southern Miss News Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Welcome to the daily email for media members that includes news and notes from The University of Southern Mississippi. Today's email includes a Top-5 national ranking for the University's child development program and a national honor for Christy Arrazattee, director of the Center for Community Engagement. In addition, history Professor Heather Stur is available to discuss the tentative U.S.-North Korea summit.

Media inquiries can be directed to Van Arnold at 601.266.5568 or van.arnoldFREEMississippi or David Tisdale at d.g.tisdaleFREEMississippi.

Today's Top Story

USM Online Child Development Program Earns Lofty Ranking

The University of Southern Mississippi's online child development undergraduate degree program has received a No. 4 national ranking from noted education resource guide BestValueSchools.com.

BestValueSchools.com ranked the Top-20 online programs nationwide for affordability in its 2018 list. For this ranking, BestValueSchools focused on public and private (non-profit) colleges and universities that offer adolescent and early childhood development degrees online.

http://news.usm.edu/article/usm-online-child-development-program-earns-lofty-national-ranking

Additional News Release

Director of Center for Community Engagement Earns National Award
http://news.usm.edu/article/arrazattee-receives-outstanding-practitioner-award-gulf-south-summit

Media Expert Availability

The United States and North Korea are tentatively scheduled to hold a historic summit on June 12. USM history Professor Heather Stur, an expert in U.S. foreign relations, is available to discuss this much-anticipated event. To schedule an interview, email mediaexpertsFREEMississippi. For a full list of USM media experts visit: http://news.usm.edu/resource/usm-faculty-experts-media-requests

Upcoming Photo and/or Video Opportunities
The 70th session of the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Magnolia Girls State program will be held June 3-8 at USM's Hattiesburg campus. Contact David Tisdale to arrange video or photo coverage.