Mississippi Code
In General
§ 37-101-1. Management of state institutions of higher learning

The following state institutions of higher learning, namely:
The University of Mississippi;
The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science;
The Mississippi State College for Women;
The University of Southern Mississippi;
The Delta State College;
The Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College;
The Jackson State College;
The Mississippi Valley State College;
and any other of like kind which may be hereafter established by the state;
shall be under the management and control of a board of trustees to be known as the board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning.