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Graduating seniors at the University of Mississippi are entering one of the most uncertain job markets in recent years, with The New York Times calling it the worst spring for college graduates since the rise of COVID-19 in 2020. The...

While most students were studying for midterms or preparing for spring break, one student was overseeing a congressional campaign that won Mississippi’s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary.  Eli Nordstrom is a 21-year-old junior political science major from Oxford. Nordstrom has...

The 2025-26 Associated Student Body term concluded Tuesday, March 31 with a joint senate meeting between the newly inducted ASB executive board and senators and the 2025-26 ASB team. This joint senate marks the end of this past senate’s term,...

For the first time since its launch in 2008, myOleMiss will not be used by University of Mississippi students to register for fall classes starting April 13. Replacing the student portal is Experience, a student information service (SIS) of Banner...

Oxford residents’ most recent push against the construction of hot mix asphalt plant Magnolia Materials, owned by local developer JW McCurdy, failed on Monday, March 23 when the Lafayette County Planning Commission unanimously voted against the residents' petition to rezone...

Country music star and former University of Mississippi athlete Brett Young will return to Oxford this spring as the 2026 Commencement speaker. The university announced Tuesday that Young, an award-winning singer and songwriter, will address graduates during the 173rd Convocation...

University of Mississippi students, faculty and members of the local community gathered Tuesday, March 24, at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism for a pre-release screening of the documentary film “The Whiskey Speech: Soggy Sweat and the Power of Storytelling.”...

The University of Mississippi's Center for Community Engagement hosted a Voting Rights Summit from March 17 to March 21, as part of its work promoting voter engagement to the greater university community. The program’s purpose is to educate eligible voters...

The University of Mississippi is accepting nominations for the Thomas Frist Student Service Award through Wednesday, April 1. The award is the highest formal recognition of a faculty and a staff member’s service to students. Current students, alumni, faculty, staff...

More than 1,100 students signed up to volunteer their time across more than 100 different sites throughout the Lafayette-Oxford-University community as part of the 16th annual Ole Miss Big Event, held on Saturday, March 28. As the largest community service...