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Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, internationally respected journalist Tom Brokaw and other notables make up the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics’ fall programs schedule, which begins Friday with a talk by Mabus.<\/p><\/div>\n

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics<\/a> at the University of Mississippi<\/a> will host 10 programs featuring well-known media members and political heavyweights, the first of which begins Friday (Sept. 16)\u00a0and\u00a0continues as momentum builds toward the presidential election.<\/p>\n

The fall series begins with a speciadl appearance by U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus at 6 p.m. Friday at the Overby Center.<\/p>\n

Other programs include Tom Brokaw, longtime NBC correspondent; former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, who also served chair of the Republican National Committee;\u00a0Andy Lack, president of NBC\u00a0News; and Stuart\u00a0Stevens, a Mississippian who managed Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign. Two programs include UM students who worked on projects in Africa and also among Mississippi’s Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes.<\/p>\n

The fall offerings include a diverse set of speakers, said Charles Overby, chairman of the\u00a0center.<\/p>\n

“The fall lineup of programs ranges from serious to quirky, with a great array of interesting, accomplished personalities,” Overby said.<\/p>\n

For the first program,\u00a0Mabus will talk with Overby about his career. The Ackerman native, who graduated from Ole Miss in 1969, has a distinguished record of\u00a0public service that may be matched by only one other Mississippian in history, 19th century statesman\u00a0L.Q.C. Lamar. Mabus has served as state auditor, governor, U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia and as secretary\u00a0of the Navy for the past eight years.<\/p>\n

A reception follows the discussion.<\/p>\n

The rich variety of speakers\u00a0complement the university’s journalism programs, but also will\u00a0draw attendance from the Oxford community, said Curtis Wilkie, UM Cook Chair and associate professor of journalism. The broad spectrum of guests is by design, he said.<\/p>\n

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Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, right, an Ole Miss graduate and former governor, will open the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics’ fall programs schedule with an appearance at 6 p.m.\u00a0Friday. Photo by Robert Jordan<\/p><\/div>\n

“We also want to emphasize an important word at Ole Miss: diversity, so that the programs and panelists are not dominated by a bunch of old white guys pontificating but deal straight-up with race, still a critical issue in our state,” Wilkie said.<\/p>\n

There’s also an emphasis on attracting opposing political ideologies to enrich the discussion, he said.<\/p>\n

“We try to be scrupulously nonpartisan, inviting guests from all kinds of political backgrounds,” Wilkie said. “We hope we’re provocative and provide the kind of commentary that would have been forbidden on this campus 50 years ago \u2013 when I was a student \u2013 and political forces in Mississippi imposed a ‘speakers ban’ at Ole Miss, which denied a forum to forbidden voices.”<\/p>\n

Overby and Wilkie, who were journalists during the civil rights movement, will also appear on a panel Nov. 1 with political science professor Marvin King to discuss James Meredith’s “March Against Fear” in 1966. The discussion also features Aram Goudsouzian, author of “Down to the Crossroads” a book about the march.<\/p>\n

Meredith was the first black student to enroll at Ole Miss, which sparked deadly rioting in 1962, and four years later he was shot while protesting segregation by walking through Mississippi. The talk comes on the 50th anniversary of Meredith’s march.<\/p>\n

“The civil rights movement of 1966 was different than in earlier years,” King said. “Decreased harmony, fraying of purpose and less solidarity marked 1966, and the Meredith march exemplified all this tension. Our panel will highlight this tension through focus on the Meredith march.”<\/p>\n

All Overby Center events are free and open to the public, and arrangements are being made to\u00a0provide parking for all evening programs this fall. Parking for guests will be available in the lot next to the Overby Center for the duration of the\u00a0event.\u00a0With the exception of a Sept. 30 forum at Nutt\u00a0Auditorium, events will be held at the Overby Auditorium.<\/p>\n

Here’s a rundown of the discussions that follow Mabus’ talk Friday:<\/p>\n

— Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. \u2013\u00a0“A Critical Eye on the Campaign”\u00a0with Stuart Stevens, a leading Republican consultant who has been outspoken in his condemnation of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

– Sept. 30, 6 p.m., Nutt Auditorium \u2013\u00a0“Election Countdown”\u00a0with Lack and\u00a0Brokaw of NBC News, along with special guest Barbour. The political discussion\u00a0will be moderated by Maggie Wade from Jackson’s NBC affiliate. The program is co-sponsored by\u00a0Mississippi Today, the state’s online news operation.<\/p>\n

– Oct. 11, 6 p.m. \u2013\u00a0“Mississippi Freelance” an irreverent monthly that poked\u00a0fun at Mississippi politicians and exposed many irregularities 50 years ago, will be fondly remembered\u00a0by its founders, Lew Powell and Ed Williams, Ole Miss graduates who went on to careers at\u00a0the\u00a0Charlotte Observer.<\/p>\n

– Oct. 14, 9 a.m. \u2013\u00a0“The Embassy,”\u00a0a new book about earlier turmoil in Liberia, will\u00a0be discussed by its author, Dante Paradiso, an American Foreign Service officer posted to its capital,\u00a0Monrovia, at the time.<\/p>\n

– Oct. 19, 8 p.m. \u2013\u00a0“The Last Debate”\u00a0will be shown on the Overby Center\u00a0screen, to be followed by a public discussion.<\/p>\n

– Oct. 27, 2:30 p.m. \u2013\u00a0“Mississippi Indians”\u00a0will be discussed by Overby fellow\u00a0Bill Rose and students on his team in the latest in-depth reporting assignment, an annual\u00a0course that has produced a series of prize-winning magazines.<\/p>\n

– Nov. 1, 6 p.m. \u2013\u00a0“The March Against Fear,”\u00a0James Meredith’s idea that led to\u00a0an assassination attempt on him and a fractious finish by competing civil rights leaders in 1966, will be\u00a0recalled on its 50th anniversary by Goudsouzian, King, Overby and Wilkie.<\/p>\n

– Nov. 2, 6 p.m. \u2013\u00a0“Ole Miss in Africa” will feature UM journalism students who\u00a0traveled earlier this year to Zimbabwe and Namibia on a photo expedition and study of wildlife\u00a0management.<\/p>\n

– Nov. 15, 6 p.m. \u2013\u00a0“The Outcome”\u00a0of the 2016 presidential campaign \u2013 and its\u00a0impact on the future of the two major parties \u2013 will be the subject for a final discussion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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