University of Mississippi: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Ole Miss
Date	1844 - present
Areas Of Involvement	public education
Notable Alumni	Eli Manning • Donna Tartt • Jeanne Shaheen • Mahesh Bhupathi • Thad Cochran • James Meredith • Roger Wicker

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Mississippi, University of

James Meredith, wearing a suit, walks toward a building entrance at the University of Mississippi, flanked by federal marshals and officials, with onlookers behind them.

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