OXFORD, Miss. – Visitors arriving to the University of Mississippi campus by way of Highway 6 and Coliseum Drive soon will see new entrance gates, thanks to a $250,000 commitment to Ole Miss from the Delta Gamma House Corp. “First impressions are important, and since Robert Khayat became chancellor, one of our goals has beenRead the story …

Winter Institute staff and interns discuss travel routes and itinerary for their road trip to the presidential inauguration Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Interns (from left) Megan McRaney, Douglas Ray and Nickolaus Luckett chat with David Molina, project coordinator, and Susan Glisson, director. UM photo by Nathan Latil. OXFORD, Miss. – As Barack Obama becomes theRead the story …

Chancellor Robert Khayat congratulates Matt Hopper of Tiplersville on being named the latest recipient of the Robert C. Khayat Scholarship at the University of Mississippi. UM photo by Kevin Bain. OXFORD, Miss. – Chancellor Robert Khayat may be retiring from the University of Mississippi but his legacy will remain, thanks in part to a scholarshipRead the story …

Looking north from the balcony of the Lafayette County Courthouse, sidewalks and streets are crowded with people waiting for the results of the 1967 primary to be counted and posted. Courtesy photo by Steve Gates. OXFORD, Miss. – From his childhood to the present, Oxford native Steve Gates has treasured the people and places ofRead the story …

Public invited to breakfast Jan. 13 OXFORD, Miss. – The Mississippi Small Business Development Center program housed at the University of Mississippi has been awarded a federal grant to help build a permanent facility. A celebration of this announcement is set for Tuesday (Jan. 13) in Holman Hall, Room 230. A meet-and-greet is set forRead the story …

Public invited to Friday’s final rounds of competition OXFORD, Miss. – University of Mississippi MBA students rediscover the art of the spoken word next week during two days of competition. The Speaker’s Edge event, set for Thursday and Friday (Jan. 15-16) in the Student Union, helps MBA students discover the secrets of high-impact public speaking.Read the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Author John Grisham joins others reenacting a 1963 trial as part of a continuing legal education program benefiting the Mississippi Innocence Project. The program, which begins at 8 a.m. Friday (Jan. 16), is set for the Oxford Conference Center, at the intersection of Highway 7 and Sisk Avenue. Registration fees are $220.Read the story …

Artist’s reception set for March 1 Artist Randy Hayes helps mount one of the diptychs he created for his ‘Ruins of Mississippi and Other Places’ exhibition at the University Museum. UM photo by Kevin Bain. OXFORD, Miss. – Artistic inspiration often arises from the most unusual – even tragic – circumstances. From the devastation immediatelyRead the story …

Preparations under way for Census 2010 OXFORD, Miss. – The first U.S. Census, in 1790, counted 3.9 million people. While that number is significantly lower than the nearly 300 million Americans recorded on April 1, 2000, it’s still much greater than the 2,844,658 Mississippians counted in Census 2000. Despite the fact that the decennial countRead the story …