Chancellor of the University of Mississippi
Chancellor of University of Mississippi | |
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since 2019 | |
Formation | 1848 |
First holder | George Frederick Holmes |
Website | https://chancellor.olemiss.edu |
The chancellor of the University of Mississippi is the chief administrator of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The position was previously referred to as "president" until chancellor Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard suggested the change in 1858.[1]
Chancellor John Davis Williams, who served during the Ole Miss riot of 1962 and most of the civil rights movement, attempted to remain neutral, stating "My business is to educate the students sent to me."[2]
List
† | Denotes those who were referred to as president |
Portrait | Name | Term | Notes | Ref. |
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George Frederick Holmes | 1848–1849 | |||
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet | 1849–1856 | |||
Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard | 1856–1861 | Title changed to chancellor in 1858 | ||
John Newton Waddel | 1865–1874 | |||
Alexander Peter Stewart | 1874–1887 | |||
Edward Mayes | 1887–1891 | |||
Robert Burwell Fulton | 1892–1906 | |||
Andrew Armstrong Kincannon | 1907–1914 | |||
Joseph Neely Powers | 1914–1924 | |||
Alfred Hume | 1924–1930 | |||
Joseph Neely Powers | 1930–1932 | |||
Alfred Hume | 1932–1935 | |||
Alfred Benjamin Butts | 1935–1946 | |||
John Davis Williams | 1946–1968 | [2] | ||
Porter Lee Fortune Jr. | 1968–1984 | [3] | ||
R. Gerald Turner | 1984–1995 | [4] | ||
Robert Khayat | 1995–2009 | [5] | ||
Daniel Jones | 2009–2015 | [6] | ||
Jeffrey Vitter | 2016–2019 | [7] | ||
Glenn Boyce | 2019–present | [8] |
References
- ^ Cohodas (1997), p. 7.
- ^ a b "John Williams, Ole Miss Head in Desegregation Crisis in '62". May 31, 1983. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Porter Lee Fortune, Jr". University of Mississippi. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ "R Gerald Turner". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
- ^ "Robert Khayat". University of Mississippi School of Law. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ Gallman, Stephanie; McLaughlin, Eliott C. (March 26, 2015). "Donors, alums rebel against decision to ax Ole Miss chancellor". CNN. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Harris, Bracey (November 9, 2018). "UPDATE: Ole Miss Chancellor Jeff Vitter resigning, will serve as tenured professor after Jan. 3". Clarion Ledger. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Fowler, Sarah (October 4, 2019). "Who is Glenn Boyce? 5 things to know about the new Ole Miss chancellor". Clarion Ledger. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
Works cited
- Cohodas, Nadine (1997). The Band Played Dixie. Free Press. ISBN 9780684827216.