STEM majors at the University of Mississippi have much to look forward to. In fall 2024, UM will unveil the largest single construction project in Oxford campus history: The Jim and Thomas Duff Center for Science and Technology Innovation. At 202,000 square feet and with a whopping budget of $175 million, the new addition to […]
After months of speculation, President Joe Biden officially confirmed that he will be running for re-election. The announcement prompted a variety of emotions and opinions from Ole Miss students. Colton Jones, president of College Republicans sees the 2024 election as important for both Republicans and Democrats. “The presidential election of 2024 will be a key […]
The Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy held an open-to-the-public conversation with Kathy Ireland at the university’s School of Business, on Friday, March 24. Ireland shared her personal life experiences through her transition from being a famous supermodel in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s to being named as one of America’s most successful self-made […]
During Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s activism journey, he instilled a new meaning in the phrase “beloved community”. A beloved community is a space in which everyone is cared for regardless of race, background, or social status. On March 8, guest speakers Erec Smith and Starlette Thomas visited the university to discuss race, anti-racism and […]
The University of Mississippi’s Southern Studies program is impacting how food is incorporated into education. Catarina Passidomo, a Southern Foodways Alliance associate professor of Southern studies and associate professor of anthropology, hopes that her classes teach students to think critically about food’s impact on society. “Most of my classes involve teaching about food in some […]
The William Magee Center’s Comprehensive Eating Disorder Program at UM is collecting donations of old scales for its upcoming Scale B.A.S.H. (Body Appreciation Starts Here) event to support body positivity and raise awareness of eating disorders. Students will have the opportunity to draw on scales and write messages about body positivity. Donation receptacles are located […]
The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College celebrated 25 years of the Barksdale family’s generosity at this year’s Fall Convocation on Oct. 13 in the Ford Center. The event included words from Dean Ethel Young Scurlock; Associated Student Body President Lila Osman; Edrei Peña and Deshauna Lee Vaughn, co-presidents of the Honors College Minority Engagement Council; […]
Vanessa Charlot is an award-winning photographer whose art focuses on the interconnectedness of race, politics, culture and sexual/gender expression. Charlot’s journey began in Miami when her mother gave her a disposable camera at the age of 12. “Growing up in a Black community and in an immigrant community, what I knew was to go outside […]
After its inaugural event in 2019, the Longest Table was held again as part of the university’s 60th anniversary of integration events. On Sunday, Oct. 2, members of the university community gathered in the Circle to honor James Meredith and those who fought for the change we see today. This discussion-based event included a guided […]
Nearly 60 years after integration, the University of Mississippi is still acknowledging firsts and the example set by those individuals who are the first. Ethel Young Scurlock is the first Black woman to become dean of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. Although she’s starting a new journey by taking on this position, she has […]
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