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We, the undersigned faculty, staff and graduate students, commend the faculty decision at the Meek School of Journalism and New Media to call for donor Ed Meek to remove his name from the school immediately. We thank Dr. Meek for making the right decision to voluntarily withdraw his name from the school after...

Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter confirmed that he has submitted a proposal to the State Institutions of Higher Learning to remove Ed Meek’s name from...

Ole Miss Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter has not made an announcement about or taken any action toward the vote to remove Ed Meek’s name from the Meek School...

Three hours after Ed Meek shared his controversial Facebook post, Meek School of Journalism and New Media Dean Will Norton was on the phone with him. Norton...

The University of Mississippi is at a crossroads. With Ed Meek’s name coming down from the journalism school, it would be easy to proclaim that racism...

To the Editors, I’m impressed by the courage of the DM staff, the journalism faculty, and I am even more awed at the bravery of senior Mahoghany Jordan...

Ed Meek’s name could be removed from the School of Journalism and New Media quicker than university officials originally expected. Ed Meek is the namesake...

Ed Meek requested on Saturday night that his name be removed from the School of Journalism and New Media — one day after the school’s faculty asked...

The Daily Mississippian has received a high volume of guest columns and letters to the editor  over the past few days regarding Ed Meek’s controversial...

Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 Between 2 and 3 p.m. — Ed Meek posts his controversial comments and images on Facebook Ed Meek, namesake for the Meek School...