Duff Center on track to open fall 2024
STEM majors at the University of Mississippi have much to look forward to. In fall 2024, UM will unveil the largest single construction project in Oxford campus history: The Jim and Thomas
Picking a side: students split on Biden re-election
After months of speculation, President Joe Biden officially confirmed that he will be running for re-election. The announcement prompted a variety of emotions and opinions from Ole Miss students. Colton Jones, president
Kathy Ireland inspires UM women in business
The Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy held an open-to-the-public conversation with Kathy Ireland at the university’s School of Business, on Friday, March 24. Ireland shared her personal life experiences through her
‘The semblance of empowerment’: a discussion on anti-racism
During Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s activism journey, he instilled a new meaning in the phrase “beloved community”. A beloved community is a space in which everyone is cared for regardless of
Southern Studies mixes food with education
The University of Mississippi’s Southern Studies program is impacting how food is incorporated into education. Catarina Passidomo, a Southern Foodways Alliance associate professor of Southern studies and associate professor of anthropology, hopes
Scale B.A.S.H. bashes “freshman 15” myth with body acceptance
The William Magee Center’s Comprehensive Eating Disorder Program at UM is collecting donations of old scales for its upcoming Scale B.A.S.H. (Body Appreciation Starts Here) event to support body positivity and raise
Barksdale family honored at 25th anniversary honors convocation
The Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College celebrated 25 years of the Barksdale family’s generosity at this year’s Fall Convocation on Oct. 13 in the Ford Center. The event included words from Dean
Profile: Vanessa Charlot
Vanessa Charlot is an award-winning photographer whose art focuses on the interconnectedness of race, politics, culture and sexual/gender expression. Charlot’s journey began in Miami when her mother gave her a disposable camera
Students share their experiences and values at the Longest Table
After its inaugural event in 2019, the Longest Table was held again as part of the university’s 60th anniversary of integration events. On Sunday, Oct. 2, members of the university community gathered
Dean Ethel Young Scurlock: the first of many
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