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Ole Miss also owns University-Oxford Airport, which is located north of the main campus. [78] North Mississippi Japanese Supplementary School, a Japanese weekend school, is operated in conjunction with Ole Miss, with classes held on campus. [93] [94] It opened in 2008 and was jointly established by several Japanese companies and the university.
The Lyceum is an academic building at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. Designed by English architect William Nichols, it was named after Aristotle's Lyceum. It purportedly contains the oldest academic bell in the United States. The building served as a hospital for Confederate wounded during the Civil War.
The University of Mississippi was the first college in the Southeast to hire a female faculty member: Sarah McGehee Isom in 1885. The nickname "Ole Miss" dates to 1897, when the student yearbook was first published. A contest was held to solicit suggestions for a yearbook title from the student body, and Elma Meek submitted the winning entry.
Table featuring chancellors of the University of Mississippi; Portrait Name Term Notes Ref. George Frederick Holmes: 1848–1849 Augustus Baldwin Longstreet: 1849–1856 Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard: 1856–1861 Title changed to chancellor in 1858 John Newton Waddel: 1865–1874 Alexander Peter Stewart: 1874–1887 Edward Mayes: 1887–1891
Marijuana is grown at the University of Mississippi's Coy Waller Laboratory for research in Oxford, Miss., seen on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. UM expects to have classes open for a two-year masters ...
Robert Conrad Khayat (born April 18, 1938) is an American former academic administrator and football player who was the 15th chancellor of the University of Mississippi.He played football professionally as a placekicker, guard, and center for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL).
Glenn Boyce is an American academic administrator. He is currently the chancellor of the University of Mississippi.Prior to working at the university, Boyce was commissioner of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning from 2015 to 2018 and president of Holmes Community College.
[4] [5] Its official United States Postal Service designation is "University, Mississippi", with a ZIP Code of 38677. The population at the 2010 census was 4,202, [6] while the 2014 enrollment for Ole Miss was 20,112 in 2014. [7] The University CDP is an enclave surrounded by the city of Oxford, west of its downtown area.