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USM objects to proposed MSU program

Mississippi State University wants to establish an undergraduate building construction science degree - but some in Hattiesburg think their plans too closely mirror a decades-old University of Southern Mississippi program that's now available online.

The MSU proposal is one of three new program requests the state College Board could approve or deny at its monthly meeting this week. Last month, the body postponed action to investigate program duplication within the state's public university system....

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The board is expected to consider the following items related to the University of Southern Mississippi.

The Board Search Committee - five members of the state College Board, chaired by Southern Miss alumna Robin Robinson of Laurel - is scheduled to meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday to discuss candidate recommendations from the campus-based Search Advisory Committee...

The board is scheduled to hear a report from Austin, Texas-based Broaddus & Associates, the consulting firm hired to review land options for the additional Southern Miss campus on the Coast....