Provost Wilkin will serve as the chief academic officer of the university and will be responsible for both academic and budgetary affairs. Photo by Billy...

A demolished Shell gas station is seen along Gloster Street after a tornado in Tupelo, Miss., Monday, April 28, 2014. (Photo/The Daily Mississippian,...

 A tornado touched down in Hattiesburg Sunday evening and swept through the University of Southern Mississippi campus, Ole Miss officials are raising awareness on campus of how to respond to emergency weather conditions. Courtesy Ole Miss Communications The University of Mississippi’s Crisis Action Team was formed in 2008 and is responsible for monitoring possible threats...

What’s obvious to everyone in Oxford is now clear to the rest of the state. The University of Mississippi is continuing to grow. The Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) released the 2012 preliminary fall enrollment figures for the state of Mississippi on Monday. The preliminary numbers, including enrollment statistics at The University of Mississippi in Oxford and...