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Illustration by Devna Bose
Larry Sparks is an insider, and he thinks that’s just what the university needs right now.
He became the school’s interim...
The University of Mississippi is in an era of change. From new campus buildings like the Student Union, to emerging academic programs such as the Haley...
The state college board took seven months to select a new chancellor following former chancellor Dan Jones’ ousting in March 2015. It’s been just two...
Larry Sparks speaks at a town hall meeting in 2017. Sparks will take office as the university’s interim chancellor following the resignation of Chancellor...
Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter. File photo.
Jeffrey S. Vitter
Chancellor and
Distinguished Professor
November 13, 2018
It is bittersweet to write this note...