I mean yeah it's really sad but it's not exactly a secret that HBCU's are absolutely plagued by administrative incompetence and malfeasance. Here's a story from just this year at Howard, which is generally regarded as the absolute elite of HBCU's a long ways away from the tragically underserved Jackson State...
Students%20first%20entered%20Howard%20University's%20administration%20building%20on%20Thursday%2C%20March%2029%2C%20after%20news%20broke%20of%20financial%20aid%20misappropriation.
6abc.com
"Last week, an anonymous whistleblower alleged that university employees misdirected nearly $1 million in financial aid grants. Frederick
later confirmed that funds had been misappropriated, though he did not specify exactly how much money was involved.
Frederick said in a statement that the university had been actively investigating the issue for more than a year and that six employees had been terminated "for gross misconduct and neglect of duties."
So a million stolen and six employees terminated for gross misconduct at the flagship HBCU. Wouldn't shock me if things are even worse at JSU.