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Last week, Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) trustee Thomas Duff and his brother Jim donated $26 million to the university toward the construction of a new science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) building. The 202,000-square-foot building, which is set to...

The first 2020 presidential campaign office in Mississippi opened this week — and it’s in Oxford.  Mike Bloomberg posters outlining the Democratic presidential candidate’s message, “We Like Mike” are pasted across the walls that were formerly the Merle Norman and...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The president of Jackson State University resigned Monday after he was arrested in a prostitution sting in central Mississippi. William Bynum Jr., 57, was among 17 people arrested during the weekend in the Jackson suburb of...

Six months after the largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in United States history occurred in central Mississippi, the University of Mississippi’s MacArthur Justice Center is leading efforts to help detainees and their families handle the aftermath. In what...

A new mandate from the university requires that every student must take a diversity and inclusion training course, and not doing so could jeopardize a student’s ability to register for classes for the next semester. This campus-wide requirement to participate...

After serving 18 years as one of the only 18-and-up bars on the Square, The Levee is rebranding as Tango’s and will only allow entrance to people who are 21 years old and older.  Levee part-owner Griffin Tanner said he...

Hui Zhu was not expecting to be stuck in China for the spring semester.  Zhu, a Chinese instructor at the University of Mississippi, went to China with her son to see her family in the seaside city of Qingdao during...

John Neff, an associate professor of history at the University of Mississippi who impacted many of his students and colleagues, died at 58 on Jan. 30. He was known for being a dedicated mentor and having brazen discussions about the...

For students, the new Starship robot service offers food delivery on campus. However, the service has caused headaches for many of the employees at campus restaurants where it is offered. “Yes, it has caused a disruption,” said Katavia Sisk, an...

For University of Maryland professor Jennifer Hadden, climate change is not about science; it’s about justice.  Hadden spoke on Monday night at the Croft Institute for International Studies and addressed how the shift from science to justice-based climate change advocacy...