After the surprising announcement of the dismissal of Garrett Felber, an assistant professor in the history department, thousands of academics from around the world have signed a joint letter addressed to Chancellor Glenn Boyce and Noell Wilson, chair of the history department, demanding his reinstatement. In the letter, the undersigned ask for a “full and […]
The university has assembled a COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Task Force to develop a strategy for campus immunization, according to an email from Provost Noel Wilkin. The task force will be chaired by Dr. David Allen, dean of the School of Pharmacy. Dr. Allen has been dean of the pharmacy school since 2012 […]
A late-night domestic violence call led to the shooting death of an Oxford man by police on Wednesday. According to Police Chief Jeff McCutchen, Kenneth Dale Miller was shot during the incident. According to a brief from Oxford Police Department (OPD), Miller pointed a firearm at officers, which caused the officers to open fire. […]
Six arrests were made in Oxford on Friday for procuring prostitution as apart of a joint undercover human trafficking investigation, according to a statement from Mississippi Attorney General’s Office and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Special Victims Unit. The Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics, the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office and the Oxford Police Department also assisted […]
Asya Branch, a University of Mississippi alumna and the first African American Miss Mississippi USA, was crowned Miss USA Monday night at this year’s Miss USA pageant. This is the first time Mississippi has won the title. “I’m filled with so much joy and excitement,” Branch said. “I’m still running on adrenaline, and it truly […]
Enrollment at the University of Mississippi is down for the fourth year in a row, according to data from the state Institutions of Higher Learning. A year ago, there were 22,273 students at UM, but fall 2020 numbers have the population down to 21,676 students, a 2.7% decrease. There has been a steady decline in […]
If you’re filling out your ballot at home to vote early or absentee, you must use a blue or black pen. Avoid felt-tip, and make sure you do not fill out the ballot on a wet surface. Many states will compare your signature to what is already on file, and for most Americans, this will […]
Spring 2021 semester will not have a week-long spring break, according to an email Chancellor Glenn Boyce sent to the UM community. The class of 2021 will have an in-person commencement on May 1, and the class of 2020 will finally have its in-person commencement on May 8. According to the email sent from […]
Health guidelines issued by the university and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life’s #MaskUpFSL campaign did not stop fraternity members from hosting several in-person bid day events without following mask and social distancing guidelines. In photos obtained by The Daily Mississippian — some of which were publicly posted — members of Sigma Chi, Sigma […]
It has been almost two months since Mississippi legislators passed a resolution to remove the old state flag from its position, and now the state flag commission has narrowed down the search for a new state flag to the final choice. “When you fly a flag up a flagpole, it sure does look different than […]
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