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The University of Mississippi announced Rich Gentry as the new dean of the School of Business Administration on May 6, pending approval by the Mississippi’s Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees. If approved, Gentry will begin in the role...

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series featuring candidates for the 2026 U.S. Senate election in Mississippi. Scott Colom will participate in the general election in November as the Democratic nominee. The Daily Mississippian published profiles of independent...

Post Malone announced the cancellation of his concert in Oxford with Jelly Roll on Friday afternoon, May 1. The show was originally scheduled for Friday, June 5 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The concert was part of the “The BIG ASS Stadium...

The University of Mississippi Faculty Senate passed a resolution stating its desire for student evaluations from this semester to be excluded from the conversation around each professor’s annual performance, potential promotion and tenure on April 7. This resolution came after...

Corey Kingery was elected ASB President Pro Tempore via runoff ballot at the Associated Student Body Formal Senate on Monday, April 28, at the Gertrude C. Ford Ole Miss Student Union.  In addition to presiding over the ASB Senate in...

The Lafayette County Planning Commission voted 3-0 to recommend that the Lafayette County Board of Supervisors approve a four-acre dirt mining operation on Lafayette County Road 418 in the community of Fudgetown on Monday, April 27.  Two members of the...

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series featuring candidates for the 2026 U.S. Senate and House of Representatives elections in Mississippi. Cliff Johnson will participate in the general election in November. Cliff Johnson, the Democratic nominee for Mississippi’s...

As graduation approaches, seniors and some faculty at the University of Mississippi are preparing to say goodbye, reflecting on the memories they have made and the impact the campus has had on their lives. For soon-to-be graduates, leaving the university...

With graduation just days away, the University of Mississippi’s class of 2026 is preparing to walk across the stage and step into a new chapter of their lives. As commencement approaches, many seniors are taking time to reflect on the...

As graduating University of Mississippi seniors prepare for their next chapter, they are bringing this one to a close with photographs to commemorate their college years.  In the lead-up to graduation, photographers are capturing students across campus to capture their...