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The Kappa Sigma Fraternatity house on Oct. 3, 2022. Photo by Ashlynn Payne. An unidentified Kappa Sigma Fraternity member was transported to a hospital in Memphis following an incident in which Tyler Wright, a UM business major, allegedly punched him....

Timothy Herrington is escorted out of the Lafayette County Courthouse by county officers after his appearance on July 27. Photo by Violet Jira. Update: This story has been updated to reflect the fact that The Daily Mississippian cannot presently confirm...

Alysha Hunter and Joh'nis Randall work in the ionic liquids lab at the University of Mississippi. Photo courtesy: The Tanner Lab. The University of Mississippi houses an ionic liquids lab that pushes the brink of scientific capabilities. In the Tanner...

Sidna Brower (later Mitchell) when she was the editor of The Daily Mississippian in 1962. Photo Courtesy: Hottytoddy.com. Used with permission. There is perhaps no greater test of skill and perseverance than trial by fire.  Most students who come to...

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend speaks to a small group at the Overby Center on Sept. 27, 2022. Photo by HG Biggs. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, former Lt. Gov. of Maryland and daughter of Robert Kennedy, spoke at a documentary screening detailing her...

James Meredith was brought to campus by the Lion TV documentary crew while they film about his life in Nov. 2019. Photo by Billy Schuerman. On Oct. 1, 1962, James Howard Meredith etched his story in history by becoming the...

The statue of James Meredith on the campus of the University of Mississippi stands between the Lyceum and the Library. Photo by HG Biggs. In the ellipse between the Lyceum and the J.D. Williams Library, there is a statue of...

SMBHC Dean Ethel Young Scurlock.Photo by Ashton Summers. Nearly 60 years after integration, the University of Mississippi is still acknowledging firsts and the example set by those individuals who are the first.  Ethel Young Scurlock is the first Black woman...

In honor of the 60th anniversary of integration, the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College offered a special honors class — “The University and the State of Mississippi Sixty Years after James Meredith,” — reflecting on the university’s integration in 1962...

As members of the class of 2026 start their academic careers at the University of Mississippi — 60 years after James Meredith became the first African American to enroll at the school — four freshmen reflect on Meredith’s courage, the...