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Donna Strum has been named Dean of the Pharmacy School and Executive Director of  Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences after the Institutions of Higher Learning’s Board of Trustees approved her appointment during their regular meeting on Feb 17.  Donna Strum,...

The Office of National Scholarship Advisement continues to help all University of Mississippi graduate and undergraduate students apply for prestigious scholarships.  A sign in Dr. Vivian Ibrahim's office window. Photo by Mary Boyte A light-up felt letter board sits on...

“The Weekly Scoop” podcast, presented by The Daily Mississippian, premieres tomorrow.  “The Weekly Scoop,” hosted by Jacob Meyers, consists of interviews with teachers, students and members of the Oxford community. The podcast features conversations about life on campus and around...

In celebration of Black History Month, the University of Mississippi hosted the annual Black History Month keynote on Feb. 16, titled “I Am UM,” in the Gertrude C. Ford Student Union Ballroom.  Mrs. Peggie Gillom-Granderson, moderator Jon'na Bailey, president of...

Oxford will be home to two more new electric vehicle fast charging stations after the Oxford Board of Aldermen unanimously voted to authorize Mayor Robyn Tannehill to sign onto the Tennessee Valley Authority Electric Vehicle Fast Charger Program.  Though a...

As the construction of the Duff Center for Science and Technology moves forward, University of Mississippi roads is advising pedestrians that sidewalks near the site of construction will be closed.  Due to construction of the Jim and Thomas Duff Center...

The University of Mississippi School of Journalism and New Media has moved into the next phase of finding a dean to lead the school. Throughout the next week, the school will be hosting candidates, for presentations, forums and meetings.  The...

The University of Mississippi is now requiring masks and face coverings only in instructional areas and healthcare settings regardless of vaccination status, according to an email Chancellor Glenn Boyce sent on Feb. 11.  “We are certainly in a different place...

When every Black lawmaker in the Mississippi state Senate walked out in January in protest of a bill prohibiting the teaching of critical race theory in the state’s public schools and universities,  all eyes were on Mississippi, yet again. Their...

A long-standing security patrol at the University of Mississippi has joined with student ambassadors in the fight against COVID-19 on campus. A discarded disposable mask lies in the grass outside the student union on the campus of the University of...