McKenzie Cox

Oxford-Lafayette County Heritage Foundation launches digital museum

The Oxford-Lafayette County Heritage Foundation recently launched a digital museum in order to educate and provide insight into the area’s past and present.  The group’s Historic Maps Project, launched this September, was inspired by Richie Burnette and Will Lewis’ experience searching for the site of a Civil War-era encampment they found using historical maps. The […]

Curtis Wilkie, witness to the 1962 riots, teaches course on James Meredith

In honor of the 60th anniversary of integration, the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College offered a special honors class — “The University and the State of Mississippi Sixty Years after James Meredith,” — reflecting on the university’s integration in 1962 and the progress made since that time. Taught by Curtis Wilkie, a longtime journalist who […]

Operation Immunization provides accessible flu shots to students

As fall approaches, so does a less appealing time of year: flu season. It’s time to start thinking about the flu, and the University of Mississippi’s Operation Immunization program is making it easier for students to get their annual flu shots.  According to the School of Pharmacy’s website, “Operation Immunization is an immunization awareness campaign […]

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