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Meek Name Removal Vote Passes to UM Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter
Associate Provost Donna Strum confirmed in an email this afternoon that donor Ed Meek’s request to have his name removed from the School of Journalism and New Media has been approved by the Council of Academic Administrators.
“The motion to change the name of the School of Journalism and New Media has been approved by the Council of Academic Administrators,” she wrote in an email. “Thank you for your participation in this process in a timely manner.”
The Council’s members are comprised of all deans, the Faculty Senate chair, faculty representatives, the three vice chancellors within Academic Affairs, the Associated Student Body president and the Graduate Student Council president.
After passing through the Undergraduate Council, Graduate Council and the Council of Academic Administrators, the vote makes its way to Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter. Pending that vote, it would then go to the Institutions of Higher Learning Board for the final decision.
Vitter said in an email on Tuesday, Sept. 25 university officials were expediting the process of consideration for the name removal.
“We will continue to work to bring this matter to an appropriate resolution,” he said.
Meek made the request Saturday, Sept. 22 in an email to Dean Will Norton, of the School of Journalism and New Media, to have his name removed.
“Today I have asked the University of Mississippi to remove my name from the School of Journalism and New Media,” Meek wrote in the email. “My desire then and now is for the School of Journalism to be a global leader in Journalism education. I recognize that the attachment of my name to the School of Journalism is no longer in the best interest of that vision.”
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| Sat, Aug 31 |  | vs Furman | W, 76-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | vs Middle Tennessee | W, 52-3 |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | @ Wake Forest | W, 40-6 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | vs Georgia Southern | W, 52-13 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Kentucky | L, 20-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | @ South Carolina | W, 27-3 |
| Sat, Oct 12 |  | vs LSU | L, 29-26 (2 OT) |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | vs Oklahoma | W, 26-14 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | @ Arkansas | W, 63-35 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Georgia | W, 28-10 |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | @ Florida | L, 24-17 |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | vs Mississippi State | W, 26-14 |
Larson
September 28, 2018 at 10:37 am
the appropriate resolution but would be for vitter to resign and get the hell out of oxford
and he should take bjork with him
Jay Mitchell
September 28, 2018 at 1:53 pm
Since the out of state liberals have taken over my school, they have removed many or most of the things that I loved about Ole Miss (I am sure that that name is next) If this happens (removing Dr. Meek’s name) my suggestion is to remove the school to a nice place up North and take Vitters with you.
Dr. Ed Meek is one of the best products to ever come out of Ole Miss and there is not a racist bone in his body.
I want to see if there is enough Liberal cry-babies (combined) to donate over five million dollars to their school, (assuming any of them stay off welfare and get a job).
This is a horrific injustice.
Bettye Galloway
September 30, 2018 at 9:25 am
It will be interesting to see if the Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning will stop this feeding frenzy in its tracks.
HG
October 5, 2018 at 4:00 pm
Injustice, but on par with other liberal decisions.