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HottyToddy.com is coming home.

We are grateful for the stewardship of Ole Miss Journalism and New Media in the operation of HottyToddy.com. HT will be offline as we...

Friends of UM Museum Prepare for Harvest Supper

Friends of the Museum is hard at work organizing the 2014 Harvest Supper, the largest annual event benefiting the University of Mississippi Museum. Scheduled...

Oxford School District Announces Open House Dates and Information

  Oxford School District officials invite all incoming students and their families to school Open House events before the 2014-2015 school year begins. Each school’s...

A Mighty Voice Calls Out for Pediatric Disease Cure

Thisbe and Noah Scott Foundation Event speaks loudly for an unsung, yet profoundly important pediatric cause.  When it comes to worthy causes, perhaps few are more compelling than the mission of the Thisbe and Noah Scott Foundation, which was established...

KPMG Establishes Chair of Accountancy at UM

Big Four accounting firm KPMG LLP, through the KPMG Foundation, has elevated the KPMG Professorship in Accountancy at the University of Mississippi to the...

University Spokesman Clarifies ‘Ole Miss’ Usage Amid Public Backlash

While first reports from UM officials suggested the name “Ole Miss” be used in reference to athletics and school spirit, and “University of Mississippi”...

Natural Products Center Hosts Joint Pharmacognosy, Botanicals Events

Nearly 500 scientists from around the world will travel to Oxford this weekend to attend the joint American Society of Pharmacognosy Annual Meeting and International Conference...

University of Texas Consultant Sees Parallels Between UT and UM

The University of Mississippi community has been abuzz with Chancellor Dan Jones’ announcement of a plan for leadership on race issues and diversity this...

Road Connecting Baptist Memorial to New Location Almost Complete

The road connecting Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi to it's new location is almost complete. The link to Baptist's new $300,000,000 complex connects South Lamar to...

Calling All Liars — To Fun Fringe Festival Frolic  

  Oxford’s inaugural fringe festival, The Art-er Limits, is home to a storytelling contest called the Yoknapatawpha Liars Club.  Participants will compete with 3-minute stories on...

Chancellor Jones Announces Plan for Leadership on Race Issues and Diversity

UM to Add Diversity Vice Chancellor, Change Confederate Drive Name, Put Historical Symbols in Modern Context, and More Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones this morning...