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Good morning from our favorite place on Earth 🫶🌎

No matter where you go, Starkville will always be home.

Another school year at MSU comes to an end 💌 Goodnight from Starkville, and see y'all in August!

During the Spring 2026 commencement ceremonies, MSU President Mark E. Keenum conferred honorary Doctor of Public Service degrees to William “Bill” Berry, retired ConocoPhillips executive vice president for worldwide exploration and production, and Archie Tucker, retired area director for the federal government’s Agricultural Research Service. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4nn7vdsn

Remember to come home, Class of 2026 🫶

Graduation Day 1 ✅ Congratulations to all our graduates who received their diplomas today!

See y'all back here in August 👋

Another school year comes to close 🔜

PhDawgs 🤝 Congratulations to all our doctoral graduates who received their degrees yesterday!

2026 MSU Graduates by the numbers 👇 📈 4,078 graduates 🌎 38 countries ➡️ Youngest Grad: 18 years old 👉 Oldest Grad: 75 years old

The sound of the Chapel bells playing the Alma Mater is unmistakable ✨

Fondest mem'ries cling to thee 🤍

MSU chemist Colleen Scott has been selected for the Bayh-Dole Coalition’s 2026 American Innovator Award, one of the nation’s most prestigious honors given annually researchers whose federally funded work leads to real-world impact. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4vezp2fs

MSU President Mark E. Keenum visited the Washington School in Greenville while in the Delta for the 91st Delta Council Day festivities. Keenum recruits future MSU students from across the state in public, private and parochial schools.

MSU President Mark E. Keenum welcomed attendees at the 91st Delta Council Day at MSU’s Delta Regional Extension Center in Stoneville. DREC, as it is known, is a pivotal center for agricultural research and innovation in the state and region.

MSU President Mark E. Keenum discussed recent agriculture legislation with U.S. Rep. “GT” Thompson, chair of the House Agriculture Committee at the 91st Delta Council Day at MSU’s Delta Regional Extension Center in Stoneville. Thompson was the keynote speaker.

Instructure, the parent company of the Canvas Learning Management System, a vendor to Mississippi State University and many other large universities and educational institutions, issued its first public statement regarding the Canvas security incident that has affected over 9,000 schools and 275 million records. The company has provided an FAQ page that helps explain what happened and how it affects MSU, our individual students, and faculty. To be clear, MSU’s website and data were not hacked or compromised. Instructure (Canvas), as they explain, experienced a security incident that affected MSU, as it has thousands of other users of the third-party vendor's software. We share Instructure’s information with our students, faculty, and staff through the link provided: instructure.com/incident_update

As Mississippi State University continues to review the effects of the nation-wide Canvas outage and confirm its viability during this crucial final exam period, we have made the difficult decision to postpone today’s final examination schedule and allow those affected to have added time to recover any lost course materials and preparation time. Exams scheduled for Friday, May 8th, will now shift to Saturday, May 9th following the same examination schedule. For exams and other Canvas-related activities that were affected during the outage, we ask that faculty work with their departments and colleges on a reasonable solution that allows students the opportunity to complete any exams or assignments. Faculty are encouraged to download current copies of their Canvas course grade books and any other material needed to complete their courses out of an abundance of caution.

Today [May 7, 2026] at approximately 3 p.m., Instructure, the vendor that provides Canvas, was breached. As a result, Mississippi State University is currently experiencing an outage to the Canvas Learning Management System related to an ongoing nationwide security incident. It is important to note that no MSU internal systems have been compromised by this event, and MSU passwords are not involved. MSU will never direct users to unverified third-party sites for Canvas-related communications or remediation activities. Out of abundance of caution, users should avoid interacting with or clicking on any links, messages, or content that may be posted by threat actors or appear suspicious. Mississippi State understands the importance of Canvas to teaching and learning activities and recognizes the challenges this outage is causing. We will share updates as additional information becomes available. msstate.edu/newsroom/artic…

Dreams do come true for these Bulldogs 🥹