While we work to determine with certainty who disrupted the\u00a0Laramie Project\u00a0play, we want everyone within our university community and beyond to know that we strongly condemn the behavior exhibited\u00a0Tuesday\u00a0night.\u00a0\u00a0As a member of the Ole Miss family, each of us has\u00a0a responsibility to be accountable for our actions, and these individuals will be held accountable. Our investigation will determine the degree to which any and all students were involved.<\/p>\n
As a first step to addressing behavior at the performance\u00a0Tuesday\u00a0night,\u00a0we will meet today with the\u00a0freshman\u00a0student-athletes\u00a0 Incidents like this remind\u00a0all\u00a0educators that\u00a0our job is to prepare\u00a0our students\u00a0to be leaders in life\u00a0during their years on campus and\u00a0after\u00a0they graduate from Ole Miss. \u00a0This behavior by some students reflects poorly on all of us, and it reinforces our commitment to teaching inclusivity and civility to young people who still have much to learn.\u00a0We will be engaging\u00a0our student-athletes\u00a0with leaders\u00a0on the subject of individuality and tolerance,\u00a0so we can further enforce\u00a0life lessons and develop them to their fullest potential.<\/p>\n On behalf of our 22,000 students, our faculty, and our staff,\u00a0we apologize.<\/p>\n Dan Jones<\/p>\n Chancellor, University of Mississippi<\/p>\n Ross Bjork<\/p>\n Athletic Director, University of Mississippi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"