Members of Greek organizations begin to test positive for COVID-19

Correction: The original photo caption stated that the room pictured was recently vacated. The caption has been corrected to show that members had not yet moved into the room at the time the photo was taken. The Daily Mississippian has confirmed that at least five members of Delta Delta Delta sorority have tested positive for […]

University installs temporary fencing to block Confederate monument visibility

After continued criticism of the Confederate monument’s placement on the University of Mississippi campus, the university installed “a temporary screen” on the side of the monument facing Manning Way and Hill Drive earlier this week. The decision stemmed from conversations between Chancellor Glenn Boyce and an unnamed group of student-athletes who did not want to […]

Protests continue: Students, faculty and alumni march against relocation plans

Dozens of university community members marched from the Grill at 1810 to the Confederate cemetery in opposition of the university’s “proposed plans for the renovation of the Confederate cemetery” on Monday afternoon.  Organized by student leaders from the #UMoveTheStatue campaign and members of the new Alumni Action Network, protesters included undergraduate students like Associated Student […]

UM Greek life takes a stand for Confederate monument relocation

Almost 15 months after the Associated Student Body Senate unanimously voted to relocate the Confederate monument at the University of Mississippi, Delta Psi chapter president Drew Leopard called for all fraternity and sorority leaders on campus to take a stance in support of relocation.  On June 4, Leopard posted a statement on social media calling […]

University hosts dialogue series to address racial injustice

Over 200 members of the university community, including Provost Noel Wilkin, women’s basketball coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin, Associated Student Body President Joshua Mannery and Black Student Union President Nicholas Crasta, gathered in a Zoom meeting on Tuesday night to “unpack the manifestations of racism throughout America.”  “Time has proven that my color is deemed a threat […]

Two memorials, two histories.

Two memorials, two histories. Elementor #82591 News Sports Arts & Culture Opinion Print Editions Advertise Ad Policy Why the Emmett Till memorial brieflysat in front of the Confederate monument KENNETH NIEMEYER The walk from Nutt Auditorium to the Circle isn’t long. It’s not more than a few hundred steps, but the sign, a memorial for […]

Hephner LaBanc to leave for same position at UMass Amherst

Brandi Hephner LaBanc, vice chancellor for student affairs, is leaving the university in January 2020 to take the same position at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  As vice chancellor for student affairs, Hephner LaBanc oversees all student affairs on campus, including the dean of students and offices such as the Fraternal Leadership and Learning and […]

UMMC opens the state’s first LGBTQ health clinic

The University of Mississippi Medical Center opened Mississippi’s first LGBTQ health clinic in September to help serve a community that advocates say is in need. The medical center opened a mental health facility for LGBTQ people in 2015, but many people who visited that clinic needed their physical medical needs met as well.  “We had […]

Boyce to take over “on or before” October 13

Glenn Boyce, the newly appointed chancellor of the University of Mississippi, will assume his position starting “on or before” Sunday, October 13, according to a statement from Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks.  In the statement titled “Former Commissioner of Higher Education is Visionary Leader,” Sparks listed Boyce’s credentials for the position.  Boyce previously served as IHL […]

Lottery board VP interested in becoming Ole Miss chancellor

The vice chairman of the Mississippi Lottery Corporation says he’s interested in becoming chancellor of the University of Mississippi. In response to reporters’ questions about the Ole Miss job, Gerard Gibert of Ridgeland said Monday, “I was approached by some people that thought I might have an interest in that, and I made clear that […]