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Monument decision now out of university hands

Plans to relocate the Confederate monument to the Confederate cemetery have been sent to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH), Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks announced Wednesday afternoon. After five and

August 29, 2019

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Confederate monument relocation plans complete, pending MDAH and IHL approval

In an email to students, faculty and staff, Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks announced that plans to relocate the Confederate monument to the Confederate cemetery are complete. The university submitted their plans and

August 28, 2019

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Chancellor says university bungled investigation into racist photo

When the head of the University of Mississippi condemned fraternity members last week for posing with guns in front of a bullet-riddled memorial to the slain 14-year-old civil rights icon Emmett Till,

July 30, 2019

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University review of racist photo not over, Sparks says

The university’s process of reviewing an Instagram post of students standing with gunsin front of a bullet-riddled Emmett Till memorial is not over, according to a statement Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks released on

July 29, 2019

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Students in racist photo do not represent the university, Sparks says

Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks said in a statement released Friday afternoon that the students seen in a photo in front of a bullet-riddled Emmett Till memorial do not represent the values of

July 26, 2019

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Ole Miss Confederate monument: Sparks releases first statement ahead of faculty senate, Staff Council votes

Updated: 7:20 p.m. Thursday The university faculty senate passed its resolution calling for the relocation of the Confederate monument in the Circle to the Confederate cemetery on campus with a unanimous vote

March 7, 2019

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‘Man of the institution’: An interview with Interim Chancellor Larry Sparks

Larry Sparks is an insider, and he thinks that’s just what the university needs right now. He became the school’s interim chancellor on Jan. 2, departing from the Office of Administration and

February 4, 2019

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What makes a Chancellor: IHL seeks to replace Jeff Vitter

The state college board took seven months to select a new chancellor following former chancellor Dan Jones’ ousting in March 2015. It’s been just two weeks since Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter resigned from

November 28, 2018

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