Alfred rankings jr biography

Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr.

Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr. was appointed commissioner of higher education by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) and began serving in this role in July 2018.

As commissioner, Dr. Rankins advises the IHL Board on all matters pertaining to governing Mississippi's eight public universities and academic medical center. Dr. Rankins also supervises and evaluates the chancellor and presidents of the universities within the IHL system.

Shortly after his appointment as commissioner, Dr.

Rankins initiated a statewide listening tour, where he met with students, staff, faculty, and community constituency groups to gain better insight into their needs and expectations from their university, the IHL Executive Office, and the IHL Board.

As a result of the listening tour, Dr. Rankins commissioned two task forces to formulate recommendations for 1) lowering the price of electronic library resources and 2) awarding academic credit for