{"id":51706,"date":"2015-08-04T10:30:36","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T15:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=51706"},"modified":"2015-08-04T09:53:58","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T14:53:58","slug":"oxford-ranked-among-nations-best-college-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/oxford-ranked-among-nations-best-college-towns\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Again Ranked Among the Nation&#8217;s Best College Towns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_51768\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=51768\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-51768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51768\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-51768\" src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/square-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Robert Jordan\/Ole Miss Communications\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/square-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/square.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/square-580x326.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Robert Jordan\/Ole Miss Communications<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">Once again, Oxford has been ranked as one of the Best Small College Towns in America. The home of the <a href=\"http:\/\/olemiss.edu\" target=\"_blank\">University of Mississippi<\/a> has been named the nation&#8217;s 21<sup>st<\/sup><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">&#8211;<\/span>best small college town by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestcolleges.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">bestcolleges.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">Oxford was among two SEC towns to make the list. The other, Starkville, made the list at No. 26.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">&#8220;Oxford is located in the North Central Hills region of Mississippi, known for red clay hills that are densely forested,&#8221; the website&#8217;s review says. &#8220;The city has a burgeoning arts scene and diverse dining options, many of which reflect the college&#8217;s Southern heritage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">The website also praises the diverse culture at Ole Miss, saying, &#8220;Diversity is important at Ole Miss, which is why such a high percentage of its student body consists of self-identified ethnic minorities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">As anyone who as ever visited Oxford will tell you, once you visit, you&#8217;ll never want to leave.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: 1; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\">To see the entire list,<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestcolleges.com\/features\/best-small-town-colleges\/\">click here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, Oxford has been ranked as one of the Best Small College Towns in America. 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