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The University of Mississippi Faculty Senate passed a resolution supporting free speech protections for university workers at its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Representatives from all eight Mississippi Institutions for Higher Learning schools attended the 6 p.m. meeting at...

Chancellor Glenn Boyce shared insight into new campus construction projects, possible admissions caps and a potential fall semester break during the Associated Student Body’s last informal senate meeting of the semester on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Gertrude C. Ford...

University of Mississippi senior Sydney Guntharp has been named a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship — one of the most prestigious international awards for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford in England.  With only a small number of students...

The University of Mississippi’s chapter of Mission34, an organization dedicated to mental health and suicide prevention for college students, hosted their first ‘Angelversary Walk’ at Lamar Park on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 1 p.m. to remember and honor those who...

University of Mississippi enrollment continues to rise as recently released data from the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning showed a 5.2% increase from fall 2024 to fall 2025 on all UM campuses, excluding the University of Mississippi Medical Center. UM...

Jeremy Roberts, the assistant director of Academic Support Programs for the Center for Student Success and First-Year Experience, died at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., on Tuesday. Roberts was a Terry, Miss., native and a graduate...

Jury selection in the retrial of former University of Mississippi student Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. is scheduled to begin Dec. 1 in Madison County. Once the jury is selected and jurors are transported to Oxford, the trial will take place...

The C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum — home to Ole Miss basketball games, graduation ceremonies, class registration and concerts for five decades — will be razed, with demolition tentatively planned to begin this summer. The University of Mississippi announced the demolition...

The longest federal government shutdown in United States history is resulting in the suspension of Mississippi’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, posing a problem for Mississippi residents who rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table. As benefits are...

As the United States’ federal government shutdown nears 40 days, making it the longest in American history, some University of Mississippi services and traditions have been impacted.  The B-2 Spirit Bomber that flew above Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Sept. 27 at...