Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article incompletely described the revenues and expenditures for the education and general enterprise fund on the Oxford campus. The original version did not distinguish that fund from the university’s total revenues and expenditures. In a decades-long shift in who funds the university, state and federal governments now pay […]
A month after The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning took the unusual step of discussing whether to grant Professor James Thomas tenure, the board released minutes detailing the two-hour closed session in which trustees focused on a tweet from January in which Thomas said, in part, that he ate a […]
Just over nine out of ten University of Mississippi graduates are employed, according to the last ten years of data from the U.S. Department of Education compiled in a new ranking from Zippia.com. The university has the highest rate of graduate employment in the state. The data shows that after 10 years, 91.42% of UM […]
The University of Mississippi installed the solar-powered, network-connected trash cans that communicate with one another when they are full or nearing capacity in December. The 12 compacting and 13 non-compacting BigBelly garbage bins are strategically located in high-traffic waste areas, including the Grove and the library. The compacting units hold 150 gallons each, and the […]
One of the biggest challenges most college football programs face today is the fall of season ticket purchases. Ole Miss is no stranger to this issue. With a few exceptions, both season tickets and student season ticket sales are down all across the country, and it’s not surprising considering the increased coverage on television and […]
The new South Campus Recreation Center, located off Whirlpool Trails, is set to be finished this summer. The original timeline had the building set to be completed in the fall of 2018, but it is now scheduled to be open for the beginning of the fall semester 2019, with a few additional elements that are […]
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning discussed potential chancellor candidates’ ability to recruit students and manage multiple campuses at its first listening session with University of Mississippi Medical Center students, faculty and alumni. Though no students spoke during the first part of the listening session, Edgar Meyer, former Associated Student Body […]
The University of Mississippi Chancellor Search Advisory Committee held its first meeting this morning at the Inn at Ole Miss. The meeting began with each member of the committee saying a few things about what they would like to see in the next chancellor. “What I’m looking for in a chancellor is kind of two […]
In the newest development in the search for Ole Miss’s 18th chancellor, the Board of Trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning released their 39-member panel on June 7 that will make up the Campus Search Advisory Committee. According to IHL bylaws, this committee will discuss all candidates that apply before a set date, and […]
The newest Grisham Writer in Residence, January O’Neil, has never been to the Deep South, but she said that she is a southerner at heart. She plans to move to Oxford in the coming months to teach classes and write for the 2019-2020 academic year. “I’m excited for the challenge, and I want to be […]
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