Equity & Inclusion News

Reese Honored as Emerging Young Philanthropist

Ole Miss Women’s Council Celebrates ‘Giving Nature’ of UM Alum, Olympian NOVEMBER 9, 2022 BY JONATHAN SCOTT/UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT As one of the greatest long jumpers in history, University of...

10 Things First-Generation Students Should Know

University bridges gap for first-time college students NOVEMBER 8, 2022 BY CLARA TURNAGE University programs and communities are helping to bridge the resource gap for first-generation college...

Visiting Classics Professor to Discuss UM Exhibition

Wayne State University scholar to lecture about 14 Black Classicists project OCTOBER 31, 2022 BY EDWIN B. SMITH The photographs and biographies of 14 prominent Black classicists are on display at the...

Courage: Lifting Her Voice

Sophomore encourages tough conversations about racial injustice OCTOBER 31, 2022 BY ERIN GARRETT As part of the 60th anniversary of integration at the University of Mississippi, this is the second of...

Civil Rights Hero Tells Students ‘We Were Your Age’

David Dennis Sr. and David Dennis Jr. lead discussion about their book OCTOBER 27, 2022 BY ERIN GARRETT David Dennis Sr., a civil rights activist and original Freedom Rider, looked out at a crowd of...