{"id":39675,"date":"2014-09-22T16:43:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T21:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=39675"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:25:14","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:25:14","slug":"nems-daily-journal-markley-finds-passion-in-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/nems-daily-journal-markley-finds-passion-in-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"NEMS Daily Journal: Markley Finds Passion in Higher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">TUPELO \u2013 Derek Markley\u2019s first visit to Tupelo did not come at the most opportune time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The new executive director of the University of Mississippi\u2019s Tupelo and Booneville campuses had his job interview with the school scheduled for late April. 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