Ed Meek Controversy Archives - The Daily Mississippian

Letter to the Editor: A letter calling for reparative justice

We, the undersigned faculty, staff and graduate students, commend the faculty decision at the Meek School of Journalism and New Media to call for donor Ed Meek to remove his name from

October 9, 2018

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Ole Miss Chancellor recommends IHL remove Meek’s name

Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter confirmed that he has submitted a proposal to the State Institutions of Higher Learning to remove Ed Meek’s name from the Meek School of Journalism and New

October 9, 2018

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UM chancellor has yet to vote on Meek name removal

Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter has not made an announcement about or taken any action toward the vote to remove Ed Meek’s name from the Meek School of Journalism and New Media

October 2, 2018

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Meek School leaders focus on student well-being

Three hours after Ed Meek shared his controversial Facebook post, Meek School of Journalism and New Media Dean Will Norton was on the phone with him. Norton said that that phone call

September 27, 2018

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Opinion: Racism is a symptom of white supremacy

The University of Mississippi is at a crossroads. With Ed Meek’s name coming down from the journalism school, it would be easy to proclaim that racism has been vanquished and inclusion upheld.

September 27, 2018

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Letter to the Editor: The administration must act swiftly to distance itself from such bias

To the Editors, I’m impressed by the courage of the DM staff, the journalism faculty, and I am even more awed at the bravery of senior Mahoghany Jordan in calling out Dr.

September 27, 2018

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University begins ‘expedited’ process for removing Meek’s name from journalism school

Ed Meek’s name could be removed from the School of Journalism and New Media quicker than university officials originally expected. Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter said in a statement on Tuesday that

September 26, 2018

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Ed Meek asks for name to be removed from journalism school

Ed Meek requested on Saturday night that his name be removed from the School of Journalism and New Media — one day after the school’s faculty asked him to make the request

September 24, 2018

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From the editor: Guest columns and letter submissions

The Daily Mississippian has received a high volume of guest columns and letters to the editor over the past few days regarding Ed Meek’s controversial comments. Thank you all for reaching out

September 24, 2018

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A look at how the Ed Meek controversy developed

Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 Between 2 and 3 p.m. — Ed Meek posts his controversial comments and images on Facebook 5:53 p.m. — Jeff Vitter posts statement condemning tone and content of

September 24, 2018

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