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Sociology professor enters race for Board of Aldermen

University of Mississippi associate professor of sociology and international studies Miguel Centellas has officially entered the race for Board of Aldermen, running to represent Ward VI. Centellas, a Democrat and Oxford resident

February 11, 2021

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After 18 years of teaching, Curtis Wilkie is leaving UM

Curtis Wilkie grew up at the University of Mississippi. As a child, he lived in a family dorm as his mother worked to earn her Master’s degree. His father served as the

November 18, 2020

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Civil engineering professor dies

Waheed Uddin, a professor of civil engineering and director of the Center for Advanced Infrastructure Technology, has died, according to a university spokesman. The university confirmed Uddin’s death but did not release

November 18, 2020

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Longtime Director of Admissions announces retirement

Whitman Smith, director of admissions at Ole Miss, is retiring from the university. Smith, whose position has already been placed on the university’s career website, has been with the university for nearly

March 22, 2019

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OPINION: Remembering Ed Perry’s legacy

To describe the life of Ed Perry without mentioning his delivery of what would go on to be known as the “Whiskey Speech” is to miss one of the greatest moments in

January 23, 2019

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‘I’d made a body disappear’: Kiese Laymon debuts memoir about race, weight, family

Creative writing professor Kiese Laymon candidly detailed his Mississippi childhood, his relationship with his mother and his struggles with his weight at Off Square Books last night. Laymon, hailed as “the chief

October 17, 2018

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