USM inaugurates Paul as university’s 11th president

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - The University of Southern Mississippi has inaugurated Dr. Joseph S. Paul as the institution’s 11th president.

Paul was inaugurated during the Investiture Ceremony at the Bennett Auditorium on USM’s Hattiesburg campus at 3 p.m.

Before the ceremony, Paul spoke with news and media for interviews at 10:30 a.m. on the second floor of the Thad Cochran Center on the Hattiesburg campus.

Following Paul’s inauguration, a Hattiesburg Community Celebration will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at Spirit Park. The event is free and open to the public.

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