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UM alum begins professional tennis career in Croatia

Zvonimir “Z” Babic, former Ole Miss men’s tennis team captain, is making strides in Croatia as a professional tennis player. Babic started playing tennis when he was seven years old and held

April 2, 2021

Sports

Alumni artists return to Oxford for Double Decker

Each spring, the Oxford community looks forward to Double Decker, an annual festival on the Square showcasing both local and external art, music and food. In addition to the music lineup and

April 25, 2019

Arts & Culture·Double Decker 2019

Alumni Association President to deliver 2019 commencement speech

Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Augustus Collins was the first African American to serve as the Ole Miss Alumni Association President. That was incorrect, and we

March 29, 2019

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Tweets threatening to pull donations after players kneel turn out to be just talk

After eight Ole Miss basketball players knelt during the national anthem before their game on Saturday, social media has been ablaze with some alumni supporting the players and others threatening to keep

February 25, 2019

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Alumni offer advice to students at Bridging The Gap event

Ole Miss students heard from a panel of five successful alumni at the Student Alumni Council’s 14th annual Bridging The Gap conference on Friday. Bridging The Gap is a forum organized with

October 22, 2018

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Ole Miss alumnus publishes stories, creates scholarship to memorialize twin brother

A year after graduating from the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College at Ole Miss, Ben Ingram died by suicide. Ben’s twin brother, Lee Ingram, has worked to preserve his brother’s legacy by

October 5, 2018

News

Alumni bring first comic, collectible store to Oxford

What’s that in the sky? Is that Superman? Charizard? Harley Quinn? It’s all three. Each of these characters is featured on the sign of Oxford’s first comic and collectible shop, Bad Eddy’s.

October 5, 2018

Arts & Culture

Ole Miss alumnus and Truman Scholar Shad White appointed state auditor

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Friday named an attorney who leads a conservative legal group to be the new state auditor. White is an alumnus of the University

July 6, 2018

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Stand-up show provides comedic start to 2018’s Black Alumni Reunion weekend

The Black Alumni Reunion highlighted a stand-up comedian from the UM community and other Mississippi comedians with a Thursday night show dedicated to inspire laughs and a night of community. With this

March 2, 2018

Arts & Culture·Black Alumni Reunion 2018