The University of Mississippi Entrepreneurship Society hosted a talk with businessmen Thomas and James Duff in the Duff Center on Thursday, April 24. The Duff brothers, owners of Duff Capital Investors and Southern Tire Mart, have been the only members of the Forbes 400 Richest Americans list from Mississippi since 2009. The pair funded the […]
The University of Mississippi Environmental Coalition hosted its second annual Ecofest in the student union ballroom on Wednesday, April 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The involvement fair invited environmental clubs and community groups to spread awareness about their organizations. Lead Coordinator of Ecofest Hailey Smith, a junior biology major, said she is excited […]
The Associated Student Body announced the winners of the spring election on the steps of the Lyceum on Tuesday, March 25. Supporters and candidates celebrated the results in the Circle on Tuesday night. Jack Jones, a junior economics major from Murray, Ky., and former ASB vice president, won the presidential election, garnering 59.7% of the […]
Graduate degrees are becoming more popular with the national enrollment increasing in graduate certificate programs by 13%, master’s programs by 2.7% and doctoral programs by 2.9% from fall 2022 to fall 2024, according to The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center For many, the University of Mississippi is known as the best four years of their […]
While there are 2,651 designated faculty-staff parking spots available, the University of Mississippi issued 3,155 faculty and staff parking passes for the 2024-2025 academic year, according to Director of Parking and Transportation Samuel Patterson. This means that 504 permit holders could be left without a place to park at any time. To ensure every parking […]
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin discussed federal overreach and the role of attorneys general in an address hosted by the University of Mississippi’s Declaration of Independence Center on Thursday, Feb. 13. Fitch, elected to her second term as Mississippi attorney general in 2023, made history in 2020 as […]
With the end of the semester approaching, many University of Mississippi students are thinking about how and where they are going to spend their Flex Dollars and allocate their meal swipes. While students have the option to purchase a meal plan that consists of meal swipes worth $8.50 each, all students are billed for Flex […]
The University of Mississippi’s Rebs to the Polls initiative, organized by the UM Voting Engagement Ambassadors, is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5 to help students travel to polling locations in Lafayette County. With pickup locations at the Walk of Champions and Bike Shop across from the Turner Center, any student who is registered to vote […]
The University of Mississippi GOP and Young Americans for Freedom organizations hosted Peggy Grande, former executive assistant to President Ronald Reagan, on Tuesday, Oct. 22. The Declaration Center held an informal reception before the event and provided 10 signed copies of Grande’s book for a raffle after the event. Grande authored “The President Will See […]
The University of Mississippi Career Center partnered with Second Chance Animal Alliance and Students for Sustainable Fashion to host the Canines, Careers and Cookies event on Tuesday, Oct. 15 on the Martindale-Cole lawn. Students were invited to play with shelter dogs and enjoy free loaded teas and cookies. Career Center staff answered questions and talked […]
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