As my last blog indicated, one of the first jobs of the Board of Trustees for a new university in Mississippi was that of dealing with...
Ole Miss was chartered by the Mississippi Legislature on February 24, 1844. Shortly thereafter, a Board of Trustees was appointed. It consisted of these persons: J....
The Governor and members of the state legislature continued to request reports about the progress of the establishment of the University, and eventually the statements became...
Earlier blogs have given a history of events leading to the decision to locate the state university at Oxford. Although that decision was made in 1841,...
Worldwide celebrations set for Tuesday April 26, 2013, marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter From Birmingham Jail. By Hillary Houston, staff writer,...