The University of Mississippi has officially ended its business partnership with scrutinized data firm Big Data Dolphins and insurance firm Eldon Insurance Co., but Erica McKinley, the university’s chief legal officer and general counsel, did not agree to cooperate with the United Kingdom Information Commissioner’s Office’s investigation into the firms. The firms, which were supposed […]
The university is allowing students living in Crosby Hall to relocate to different dorm rooms at no additional cost after the university conducted air quality tests for mold spores in the residence hall. The tests were conducted by ERG Environmental Inc. after students reported issues of mold growing in the Crosby Hall rooms. The report […]
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker spoke to the The Daily Mississippian on Tuesday ahead of the midterm elections on Nov. 6. Wicker said college students and millennials are critical to his vision for the state because he believes one of the government’s top priorities should be to leave the country better for the next generation. […]
The Election Reform Task Force hosted its first forum on Tuesday night where student leaders discussed the possibility of changing the personality elections from a petition process to an interview process and reforming how candidates are funded. Leah Davis, co-director of the task force, introduced the idea of changing personality elections to an interview and […]
The photos in this story were submitted by a resident of Luckyday Residential College. Crosby Hall residents have reported being sick due to mold growing in residence halls and poor air quality. Jim Zook, associate vice chancellor for strategic communications and marketing, said the university is aware of concerns of the air quality among Crosby […]
The Election Reform Task Force will host its first forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday night in Bishop Hall 209, where students are invited provide input on how to improve the campus elections process. Former Associated Student Body Attorney General Katherine Sistrunk is co-directing the task force with Leah Davis, co-director for inclusion and cross-cultural engagement […]
JACKSON — The state Institutions of Higher Learning unanimously approved the University of Mississippi’s request to remove Ed Meek’s name from the School of Journalism and New Media at its regular meeting on Thursday. President of the Board of Trustees Shane Hooper said the board treated this vote as it does every other proposal that […]
The state Institutions of Higher Learning will discuss removing Ed Meek’s name from Ole Miss’ journalism school at its board of trustees meeting Thursday morning. According to the IHL’s agenda for Thursday’s meeting, the board will consider the removal of Meek’s name from the Meek School of Journalism and New Media as a request from […]
Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter condemned a “recent social media post by a UM faculty member” in a statement on Vitter’s personal Facebook page Sunday night. “A recent social media post by a UM faculty member did not reflect the values articulated by the university, such as respect for the dignity of each individual and […]
Ed Meek’s name could be removed from the School of Journalism and New Media quicker than university officials originally expected. Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter said in a statement on Tuesday that the university plans to expedite the process for removing the donor’s name in response to Meek’s request over the weekend that his name be […]
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