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When the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees announced on March 12 the university’s extended spring break and switch to online classes, an approximate 4,100 students living in university housing were displaced from their Oxford residences. Over 94%...

The mayor and Board of Aldermen passed a resolution, effective immediately, ordering citizens to stay in their homes except for essential needs at a special meeting on Sunday evening amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Not following the order is a misdemeanor,...

Oxford’s city government has changed almost every operation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The scramble to find solutions and preventive measures range from sanitizing parking meters twice a day to plans for drive-thru testing at Baptist Memorial Hospital. “It...

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, students may not have to worry about this semester’s grades counting toward their cumulative GPAs. On Monday, university students are set to begin the remainder of the spring semester in online courses. However, on Saturday afternoon,...

Members of the community can donate to the Rebel Relief campaign to support the university in helping members of the Ole Miss community, including mental health services, emergency funds and academic support. Donate here: https://ignite.olemiss.edu/project/20389  Health The Student Health Center...

The first death in a Mississippi COVID-19 case was announced by the Mississippi Department of Health on Thursday. The individual was a male 60-65 years old from Hancock County with chronic underlying conditions. He died in a Louisiana hospital, according...

In a campus-wide email, Chancellor Glenn Boyce confirmed the inevitable: students will not return to campus for the remainder of the semester. Boyce also announced that commencement ceremonies will be postponed, not canceled, with the hope that they can be...

The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Lafayette County this morning, according to Baptist Memorial Hospital and the Mississippi Department of Health. “While today is the first time we that we can positively confirm the coronavirus in our community,...

The Board of Aldermen voted unanimously in a special meeting on Wednesday afternoon to adopt an ordinance clarifying penalties for businesses in violation of emergency measures the city voted to adopt on Tuesday. The ordinance specifies that businesses found in...

A UM undergraduate student who was traveling internationally has reported that she tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a statement from the chancellor. The student did not visit Oxford or the university, according to the statement. She returned to...