What is IHL?

The Board of Trustees is the constitutional governing body of the State Institutions of Higher Learning. The Board Office, located in the Education and Research Center in Jackson, Mississippi, is responsible for policy and financial oversight of the eight public universities.

Aubrey K. Lucas, Commissioner of Higher Education, is the Board's agent in administering the Board's policies. Divisions of the Commissioner's Office include academic and student affairs, the central coordinating office for MSeCampus. Other divisions of the Commissioner's Office include real estate and facilities, finance and administration, and institutional research. The Board oversees degree-credit courses, research and public service activities and programs at the eight public universities, including The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Mississippi State University Division of Agricultural, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, ten off-campus centers, and various other locations throughout the state. Available programs range from a variety of undergraduate disciplines to most professional fields. All eight universities offer master's-level programs, six offer programs at the education specialist level and five offer doctoral-level programs.