After heated debate and conversation, the University of Mississippi is adopting the Landshark as its official mascot. Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter announced the retirement of Rebel the Black Bear in a letter Friday morning. Vitter wrote that the Associated Student Body-conducted poll confirmed the sentiments he and Athletics Director Ross Bjork have heard that the Landshark and […]
Noel Wilkin, who served as the interim provost, was named provost and executive vice chancellor. Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter made the announcement today, which concluded a national search. Wilkin is familiar with the university. In addition to serving as the interim provost and the executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, he also is a professor of […]
Associated Student Body President Dion Kevin III announced a campus-wide vote to change the Black Bear mascot to the Landshark. The option to vote for the Landshark will be on the Personality Elections ballot next Tuesday. The ballot also includes the candidates for Mr. and Miss Ole Miss, Homecoming Queen, maids and campus favorites. […]
For the first time in more than two decades, Ole Miss experienced a decline in enrollment this year. Total University of Mississippi enrollment is 23,780 students this year, compared to 24,250 a year ago, a decline of 1.9 percent. The total includes enrollment on the Oxford and regional campuses and the medical center in Jackson. […]
Two men are charged with kidnapping and raping a University of Mississippi student. Panola County District Attorney John Champion said investigators filed charges Monday against Charles Roger Prince, 34, and Kedrick Kevon Norwood, 28. The men are jailed in Panola County and have yet to go before a judge, who will decide on bail for […]
This week’s podcast catches listeners up on what they missed last week, like the provost candidate interviews or yoga in the Grove, and previews what’s coming up this week, like checking into admissions numbers or Ole Miss football traveling to Cal.
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Brandi Hephner LaBanc released a statement to all university emails Thursday morning in response to President Donald Trump’s recent decision to rescind the Deferred Action Childhood Arrivals Act. In the statement, Hephner LaBanc said the university will “do as we always have done: support all of our students.” DACA, a […]
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