This past spring, Yasmin McLaurin graduated from Jackson State University summa cum laude with a degree in social science and ethnic studies. She will pursue a graduate degree at the University of Mississippi in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology on a fully-funded two-year assistantship. However, McLaurin could have easily given up. Last year, she lost her mother to health complications. It was a devastating moment for McLaurin and her three siblings. But it was her mother’s values that helped the 22-year-old persevere. Read more in the JSU Newsroom. jsumsnews.com #JSUGrad20 #JacksonState #HBCU #graduation #Classof2020