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Pamela Junior, director of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, speaks in the library on campus today. Photo by Chase Roberts “I'm gonna keep on a-walkin', keep on a-talkin', marchin' down to freedom land,” Pamela D.C. Junior, director of the first...

The coquis stopped chirping when Hurricane Maria hit. On a typical night, the nickel-sized frogs dominate the island air with their high-pitched call, reminiscent of cicadas in the Mississippi summer. For the past month, nothing has been typical in Puerto...

The contextualization plaque and decorative base of the Confederate statue in the Circle were fixed after a driver crashed into them earlier this semester. Photo By Taylar Teel Debates surrounding Confederate monuments and their potential messages of history and racism have intensified across the...

Illustration by Jake Thrasher October is LGBT History Month. The monthlong celebration observes the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues as well as the history of the gay rights and civil rights movements. The Oxford and university community is...

The new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum is scheduled to open Dec. 9 in Jackson and will celebrate the work of lesser-known local activists of the national civil rights movement, according to museum director Pamela Junior. “This is major for the state...

Curtis Wilkie discusses his book "The Road to Camelot" with Charles Overby and Tom Oliphant at the Overby Center on Wednesday, October 18. Photo By Xinyi Song Journalists Curtis Wilkie and Thomas Oliphant presented their new book, "The Road to...

Peter Hamby, head of news at Snapchat, will speak at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Overby Center.  Hamby will meet with Trent Lott Institute public policy students and with Meek School iournalism and integrated marketing communications students during...

Mary Heather Spencer is commemorated at the Family Crisis Services table that was on the Square where advocates such as Mary-Margaret Chaffe, were spreading domestic violence awareness on Tuesday. Photo by Marlee Crawford Mary-Margaret Chaffe's best friend was murdered a...

Women are using different social media platforms to show how widespread and commonplace sexual assault and harassment are by posting with the hashtag #MeToo. Tweets and posts began appearing Sunday when actress Alyssa Milano used her Twitter account to encourage women...

The University of Mississippi is participating in the annual campaign National Cyber Security Awareness Month, which aims at promoting the importance of cybersecurity. Every October, NCSAM is designed to engage and educate the public and private sector partners about the tools...