University of Mississippi

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A half-century later, students at the University of Mississippi reckon with the past

10:57am February 28, 2024

by Debbie Elliott

University of Mississippi students meet members of the school's Black Student Union from 1970. They were jailed and expelled from Ole Miss for protesting token integration.

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LouAnn Woodward, who leads the University of Mississippi Medical Center, supports a statewide mask mandate. But she says state leaders are "in a pickle," based on medical advice against popular opposition.

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Mississippi On Track To Become No. 1 State For New Coronavirus Cases Per Capita

6:53pm August 03, 2020

"We need to do something different," says Dr. LouAnn Woodward, who leads the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She says the state needs a mask mandate, but knows many people won't comply.

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In 2001, voters in Mississippi decisively rejected changing the state flag.

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University Of Mississippi Orders State Flag Removed

4:04pm October 26, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

Students and faculty had called for removal of the banner, which displays the Confederate battle emblem.