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UM Tanner Lab conducts groundbreaking biochemical research, fosters diverse environment
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...
Reflections on The Mississipian’s coverage of the 1962 integration riots
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 traces father Robert Kennedy’s footsteps
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...
Honoring a timeless legacy
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...
60 Years of Integration: A Historical Reflection on James Meredith and the Integration of the University of Mississippi
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...
Dean Ethel Young Scurlock: the first of many
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...
Curtis Wilkie, witness to the 1962 riots, teaches course on James Meredith
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...
Black freshmen students contextualize 1962 riots with their own experiences
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...
Students contemplate past and progress as the university celebrates 60 years of integration
UM students Evelyn Osorio, Ethan Miller, Dasana Trammell, Jake Vineyard and Jan’nice Thomas as they are interviewed on campus. Photos by Violet Jira. As September begins to bleed into October, and the dog days of summer bid us adieu, the...
James Meredith’s ‘best day’
James Meredith speaks at “The Mission Continues: Building Upon the Legacy” event hosted by the Ford Center on Sept. 28, 2022. Photo courtesy University of Mississippi Digital Imaging Services. The University of Mississippi held a ceremony to commemorate 60 years...
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