Earlier this month, Mayor Robyn Tannehill, along with the Board of Aldermen, signed a proclamation officially declaring June 2022 Pride Month in Oxford. The proclamation states the reasoning for this decision: “The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) communities of Oxford, Mississippi are an integral part of the vibrant culture and climate of Oxford.” […]
For UM students, summer break usually means spending time away from school. However, campus is still buzzing as the university welcomes its incoming class for orientation. Freshmen orientation sessions began on May 16 and will continue through Aug. 18, and transfer student sessions began on May 20 and will continue through Aug. 19. Martin Fisher, […]
Update: the Lavender Living-Learning Community (LLC), if unable to gain five new applications from incoming freshmen before May 1, will not open in the fall 2022 semester. The director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies, Jaime Harker, has confirmed that in such a case, work will be done to ensure the […]
UMPR announced April 20 that face coverings will no longer be required on Oxford University Transit effective immediately. Previously, on campus, masks were only required on transportation and in healthcare facilities. OUT’s new rule follows in accordance with a federal court order, according to the UM Today announcement. On April 18, the Transportation Security Administration […]
After two years of cancellation due to COVID-19, Oxford’s beloved Double Decker Arts Festival is back in full swing this weekend. Part of the weekend’s festivities will include the Blue Delta’s Blues Alley on April 23 hosted by Blue Delta Jeans. Mississippi-based company Blue Delta Jeans will be hosting the blues event for the second […]
The search for a new dean for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College (SMBHC) has commenced. During the month of April, candidates will hold presentations at meet and greets open to honors students. The dean candidates are Graeme Harper, John Sisko, Michael Barnett and Ethel Scurlock. Scurlock has served as interim dean this academic year […]
The University of Mississippi Voting Summit, created by junior Katelyn Winstead and sophomore Caroline Leonard, will commence tonight with a dinner at 6 p.m. in Bishop Hall. The dinner will include a keynote address by Nancy Thomas, Director of Tufts University’s Institute of Higher Education and Democracy. The UM Voting Summit aims to educate students […]
In the 2022 Associated Student Body spring elections, students voted to increase the Student Activity Fee from $5 per semester to $2 per credit hour per semester. Sitting Attorney General and senior public policy leadership and economics major Grace Dragna announced the results of the referendum, which passed with 79.42% of the vote. A wave […]
The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics announced the remaining Overby events on Feb. 28. The lineup includes The Intersection of Critical Race Theory and Mississippi Civil Rights Education on March 9, Crisis Communication: Afghanistan and Beyond on March 28, 75 Years of Mississippi High School Journalism on March 29 and Separate and Sometimes […]
Noted journalist, author, comic strip creator and University of Mississippi alumni Jesse J. Holland reflected on his career during a recent interview with The Daily Mississippian. Holland speaks of his time at Ole Miss fondly. He credits the journalism department with giving him the necessary experience for his career. “The biggest impact that Ole Miss […]
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