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What does William Tell, the honest and virtuous Swiss folk hero who shot the apple off his son’s head and killed the tyrant, have to do with the mission of humanities? UM Humanities Council’s 2017 Teacher of the Year, Marc...

Faculty across the Oxford and Jackson campuses of the University of Mississippi are gearing up for next Friday's official launch of the Flagship Constellations Initiative. Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter first announced the plans for these constellations in his investiture speech in last...

For two years, the Sister2Sister Leadership Retreat has addressed issues faced by African-American women on the University of Mississippi campus and in the Oxford community. When African-American men expressed their desire for a similar event, the Center for Inclusion and...

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — A man opened fire inside of a church in a small South Texas community on Sunday, killing multiple people and wounding others before being "taken down," authorities said. Authorities said a man walked into the...

Rapid technological change has brought forth a fast-paced world with virtually every industry continuously adapting, and among those adapting is the field of journalism. As an increasing amount of the population receives its news from the internet, this both opens...

Red and blue balloons floated behind a life-size cutout of President Donald Trump in the foyer of Bryant Hall. Handouts with titles such as “Great Myths of the Great Depression” and “50 Wacky Ways the Government Spends Your Money” were...

In a corner office in the basement of the J.D. Williams Library sits a LulzBot Taz 6 3D printer. The 3D printing surface is no larger than a computer desktop measuring only 11 inches wide and 10 inches long. A...

The English department has created an online Medieval class to help a student complete his degree while serving in the military overseas. The class — Studies in Medieval Literature: “Game of Thrones” and Its Medieval Worlds — is being adapted to an...

Every year since 1995, the department chairs of the College of Liberal Arts nominate a teacher from the University of Mississippi for Humanities Teacher of the Year.  In the fall, the Mississippi Humanities Council selects a teacher of the year...

Volunteers help those who are affected by the early stages of Alzheimer’s Dementia. Photo By Madison Wren For some students, volunteering at Memory Makers has become an important part of their routine.  Senior Kayla Ladner said she makes a point...