IHL Board begins formal search for new chancellor
The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) has launched its search for a new chancellor. The board issued a call for nominations for members of the University of
Professor granted tenure after concern over past social media posts delays process
James Thomas, a sociology professor with a history of controversial social media posts, was granted tenure by the IHL Board of Trustees on Thursday. Thomas’s name was pulled from a list of
Unita Blackwell, civil rights pillar and first black woman mayor in Mississippi, dies at 86
Unita Blackwell, the sharecropper who later became the first black woman mayor in the state of Mississippi and advised six U.S. presidents, died Monday at age 86. Her son Jeremiah Blackwell Jr.
Fourth annual Pride Week remembers Stonewall Riots 50 years later
The fourth annual Oxford Pride Week is coming to Oxford April 28-May 5, and will honor the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, an event that served as a catalyst for the
Mississippi flag ordered out of park near Statue of Liberty
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday ordered that the Mississippi flag, which carries a Confederate emblem, be replaced by the American flag at a state park that overlooks the Statue of
Six former Rebels taken in the 2019 NFL Draft
The NFL Draft is all about opportunities. Of course 254 athletes get the opportunity to hear their name called over the roar of boos at Roger Goodell, but the best opportunity is
Another delay: Square parking garage now to be complete in September
The construction of a paid parking garage on the Square began last August and after several initial delays, the new completion date is set for September 19, 2019. With the parking lot
Rebels fighting for position after second round of SEC Championship
The Ole Miss men’s golf team finished the second round of the SEC Championship 2-under par as a team, sitting at ninth place out of 14 teams. The Rebels enter the third
Ole Miss welcomes No. 9 Lady Vols for final series in Oxford
This weekend, the Ole Miss softball team will host the Tennessee Volunteers for a three-game series starting Friday at 6 p.m. On Wednesday, the Rebels faced the Southern Miss Golden Eagles, who
Hosemann apologizes for Cochran comments
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann mistakenly claimed former Senator Thad Cochran was deceased in a speech to University of Mississippi students yesterday. After answering a question from a student about the