# @jacksonstateu on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DSLTwgLAH9B
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37842112-jacksonstateu-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-12T20:24:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jackson State U. (@JacksonStateU) — https://gondola.cc/JacksonStateU

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#JSUGrad25: After surviving a near-death experience in 2019, Edward Howard Benton, a health and physical education major from Atlanta, walked across the stage Dec. 5 to receive his master’s degree from Jackson State University. He calls this milestone proof that persistence and purpose paid off. 

"I knew what my family had been through for me to pursue my dream. I’m a living testimony. I’ve been through things people don’t survive, so walking across that stage meant a lot.” 

For Benton, earning his master’s degree proved more than a line on his resume. It demonstrated that every sacrifice, late night, setback and prayer led him exactly where he was meant to be. 

📰 Read more at the JSU Newsroom. The link is in our bio.

#JacksonStateUniversity #JacksonState #THEEiLove #HBCU #HBCUGrad

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