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Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ Star Who Filmed in Mississippi, Dies at 86

Patrick Stewart, known for Star Trek and X-Men, died at 86. His Mississippi connections included filming Logan and narrating a Delta State planetarium show.
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Founder of Georgetown Memory Project To Speak At UM

Richard Cellini, founder of the Georgetown Memory Project, will speak Monday (Sept. 18) at the University of Mississippi about how he helped identify descendants...

UM School Of Business Administration Kicks Off Centennial

The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration kicked off its centennial celebration Friday(Sept. 8) with an early fall reception for faculty, staff and alumni...

FedEx Founder Fred Smith Issues Challenge At UM Honors Convocation

Legendary FedEx founder and CEO Frederick W. Smith challenged University of Mississippi honors students Tuesday (Sept. 12) to continue having academic conversations with the aim of...

Math and Science Center Moves Into Renovated Facility

The University of Mississippi Center for Mathematics and Science Education has moved back into its renovated facility at the Jackson Avenue Center. The CMSE's offices were updated...

Join The Meek School Family In The Grove On Three Special Game Days

Football games are kind of like a family reunion, and the Meek School of Journalism and New Media is part of the University of...

UM Creates Department Of Higher Education

The University of Mississippi School of Education is home to a new Department of Higher Education, with legal scholar Neal Hutchens as its interim...

UM Disaster Mental Health Expert Offers Advice For Hurricane Survivors

With 1,409 students from Texas and 513 from Florida enrolled this fall, the University of Mississippi is the home away from home for many residents...

"32 Percent Project" Comes To Oxford To Discuss Public Perception Of Media

On Friday, three journalism professors from the University of Oregon traveled to Oxford to host a session for their project titled the “32% Project”....

Oxford Police Department Announces The Square “Safe Site”

Beginning Wednesday, September 13, 2017, Oxford Police Department will have a Safe Site tent set up in front Visit Oxford for downtown patrons. Uniformed...

Cyrus Chestnut Quartet To Perform At Ford Center

 The University of Mississippi's Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts will host a night of jazz Thursday (Sept. 14) with the Cyrus Chestnut Quartet. Chestnut,...
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