(Downtown Memphis) The reported rape of a student at Rust College, almost exactly one year ago, shocked students and the community. Wednesday, Rust got a shock as attorneys filed a lawsuit in U.S.

Rust College is a private historically black college in Holly Springs, Mississippi. It was founded in 1866 and is the second-oldest private college in the state. The college offers over 20 ...

HOLLY SPRINGS • Nearly 1,000 Rust College alumni, faculty, staff, students and supporters have signed a petition asking that the college’s president, David L. Beckley, Ph.D., step down after 26 years ...

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) - Firsts come naturally to Rust College President Ivy R. Taylor. The Queens, New York, native is not only the first female president of the historically Black liberal arts ...

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