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The unseen costs of the coronavirus for students: travel, transience and tradition

As University of Mississippi students close out their fourth week off-campus and second week of online classes during the coronavirus pandemic, many are still adjusting to life away from Oxford — and

April 2, 2020

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Drive-thru testing coming to more locations in Mississippi

The University of Mississippi Medical Center and Mississippi State Health Department will continue testing for COVID-19 around the state today in Meridian. At the testing locations, people with symptoms for the virus

March 31, 2020

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How students can get help navigating the pandemic — and how you can help

Members of the community can donate to the Rebel Relief campaign to support the university in helping members of the Ole Miss community, including mental health services, emergency funds and academic support.

March 19, 2020

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Cancellations and delays as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic

The University of Mississippi, along with all other Mississippi public universities, has canceled all classes on the Oxford campus and the regional campuses for March 16-20. On March 23, all classes and

March 16, 2020

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The NCAA canceled winter and spring sports. Now what?

The NCAA announced in a statement on Thursday that all 2020 winter and spring championships were canceled because of concerns over COVID-19. The announcement officially ended several conference basketball tournaments, the men’s

March 16, 2020

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University urges faculty to prepare for online courses amid COVID-19 outbreak

In an email sent last Friday, Provost Noel Wilkin asked that all university faculty begin thinking about how they would teach the remainder of a semester online if the university decides to

March 10, 2020

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University suspends travel to countries affected by coronavirus, student abroad returns home

As concerns about the coronavirus grow with each new reported case, the University of Mississippi announced on Wednesday that it is canceling or suspending all university-related travel to China, Italy, Japan, Iran

March 5, 2020

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Student talks xenophobia, returning from China during coronavirus outbreak

Matt Travers didn’t want to leave China. In fact, despite the widespread fear brought on by the coronavirus outbreak, he wants to return as soon as it is safe to do so.

February 20, 2020

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Coronavirus keeps professor in China

Hui Zhu was not expecting to be stuck in China for the spring semester. Zhu, a Chinese instructor at the University of Mississippi, went to China with her son to see her

February 6, 2020

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Ole Miss restricts travel to China after coronavirus outbreak

The University of Mississippi is restricting university-related travel to China as a result of the recent outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. Provost Noel Wilkin sent out

January 30, 2020

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