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Ole Miss TPUSA hosts James Fishback

The University of Mississippi chapter of Turning Point USA hosted James Fishback for its “What’s Next For America” event as part of its Pick Up the Mic initiative in the Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union on Tuesday, Sept. 19.  Fishback worked as a hedge fund analyst before launching his campaign for governor of […]

Scott Colom and Cliff Johnson joint campaign rally highlights key campaign promises

U.S. congressional candidates Scott Colom and Cliff Johnson reestablished campaign promises of higher wages and lower costs at their campaign rally at The Lyric Oxford on Sept. 25. Colom and Johnson will be running in the midterm elections on Nov. 3.  Colom is the Democratic candidate for the junior U.S. senate seat for Mississippi, running […]

Trash and traffic overwhelm after LSU game

The LSU and Ole Miss Football rivalry left its mark on the University of Mississippi’s campus and the town of Oxford this past weekend. The area saw bumper-to-bumper traffic, overflowing dumpsters and trash littering the Grove. The highly anticipated LSU game day weekend was predicted to bring in larger crowds than average home game weekends […]

John Talty’s ‘Lane Being Lane’ unravels the mystery and chaos of Lane Kiffin

National college sports reporter John Talty’s biography of current LSU head football coach Lane Kiffin, titled “Lane Being Lane,” hits bookshelves today. Talty will participate in an interview and host a book signing for the new release at Square Books on Wednesday, Sept. 16.  The book details Kiffin’s life from childhood to his current position […]

ASB executives talk plans for fall semester

The University of Mississippi Associated Student Body executive members have individual missions they seek to accomplish in the fall 2026 semester. From marketing campaigns to student-focused projects in the works for months, these elected leaders have a clear vision for how they will impact the student body.  President OC Williford Williford and the executive branch […]

UM departments prepare campus facilities for fall semester

The University of Mississippi Departments of Student Housing, Parking and Transportation and Facilities Management are part of a much larger effort to maintain and prepare campus for student attendance.  Student housing also plans specific traffic routes each year for move-in — a weeklong process that requires hundreds of university staff and volunteers for efficiency. The […]

AI policies are no longer one-size-fits-all across UM departments

Each academic department at the University of Mississippi will introduce its individual artificial intelligence policy this semester. AI policies are expected to be included in every course syllabus.  All departments were tasked by the university in May to create department-specific AI policies. The university’s AI Task Force gave departments guidance on what, specifically, each AI […]

Faculty senate calls for excluding spring 2026 student evaluations

The University of Mississippi Faculty Senate passed a resolution stating its desire for student evaluations from this semester to be excluded from the conversation around each professor’s annual performance, potential promotion and tenure on April 7. This resolution came after the semester was shortened due to disruptions by Winter Storm Fern, which caused decreased instructional […]

Do you know when you graduate?

Commencement ceremonies for graduating students at the University of Mississippi will be held from Tuesday, May 5, to Saturday, May 9. The ceremonies on Wednesday, May 6, will celebrate only graduate and doctoral students, while the rest of the ceremonies will honor undergraduate, graduate and PhD students together.  The first commencement ceremony is for the […]

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