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Class of 2021 seniors are raising money to establish the UM Inclusive Excellence Retention Fund with the Center for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Engagement. The fund will provide non-recurring grants to students who actively promote inclusion, diversity, awareness and respect. ...

Political science professor Conor Dowling discussed the results of the 2020 presidential election and what the next four years will mean for college-aged students at the third and final Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors Convocation on Tuesday.  Dowling said the election...

On Nov. 7, major news networks called the presidential election to an end with the results favoring former Vice President Joe Biden. However, President Donald Trump has yet to concede, instead filing lawsuits in key battleground states Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan,...

Over the past four months, leaders of the Associated Student Body, the Black Student Union, the university chapter of the NAACP and other student organizations have regularly met with Chancellor Glenn Boyce to discuss the problems they see at the...

Illustration by Katherine Butler. With the end of fall semester approaching, COVID-19 numbers could spike if college students return to their home for winter break without taking proper precautions.  Many schools are following guidelines established by the American College Health...

Photos courtesy Gage Skidmore. Illustration by Katherine Butler. It has been three days since most major news networks called the presidential election in favor of Joe Biden, but President Donald Trump still has not conceded defeat. While votes continue to...

Asya Branch, a University of Mississippi alumna and the first African American Miss Mississippi USA, was crowned Miss USA Monday night at this year’s Miss USA pageant. This is the first time Mississippi has won the title. “I'm filled with...

Miss Mississippi Asya Branch emcees the 2019 Most Beautiful pageant alongside Miss University Blair Wortsmith. Photo by Reed Jones Asya Branch, a University of Mississippi alumna and the first African American Miss Mississippi USA, is prepared for her next stop...

Photo by Billy Schuerman. Last week was UM’s second annual First-Generation Student Celebration Week. On Monday, Nov. 1, the week of celebration kicked off with a breakfast in the Grove. The rest of the week consisted of virtual events, including...