March 19, 2015 | by Cathy Hayden
A few weeks ago Hinds Community College Honors instructor Dr. Ben Cloyd invited me to come speak to his Honors Forum class about my previous journalism career at The Clarion-Ledger. This was part of a series of talks by outside speakers on the importance of keeping up with news events.
August 26, 2013 | by Cathy Hayden
If you’re an adult who would like to go back to college but you’re afraid to, perhaps you should read the obituary of a lady The Clarion-Ledger, including on Aug. 26, the day I read it.
June 21, 2013 | by Cathy Hayden
Hinds wrapped up a series of 2012-2013 graduation ceremonies on June 6 with a special one for GED achievers in our district – adults who did not get a high school diploma by the traditional route but passed a battery of tests to get an equivalency certificate.
March 7, 2013 | by Cathy Hayden
In some ways, Amanda McMillan of Pearl typifies the non-traditional Hinds Community College student. At age 43, she works full-time waiting tables at Table 100, is divorced and has three children. In her second semester on the Rankin Campus, she is also taking a full-time load of classes at 12 hours.
February 1, 2013 | by Cathy Hayden
So after years of “thinking” about it, I finally took the plunge. I am once again a college student. I signed up for an online course in Survey of the Old Testament at Hinds this spring. I’m planning to take New Testament over the summer.
January 29, 2013 | by Cathy Hayden
