15 Facts About Ole Miss

1. University of Mississippi, commonly known as Ole Miss, is a public research university adjacent to Oxford, Mississippi, with a medical center in Jackson.

2. In 1972, Ole Miss purchased Rowan Oak, former home of Nobel Prize–winning writer William Faulkner.

3. In 2002, Ole Miss marked the 40th anniversary of integration with a yearlong series of events, including an oral history of the university, various symposiums, a memorial, and a reunion of federal marshals who had served at the campus.

4. Ole Miss held a yearlong program to mark the 50th anniversary of integration in 2012.

5. In 2003, Ole Miss retired its mascot, Colonel Reb, citing its Confederate imagery.

6. In 2015, Ole Miss removed the Mississippi State Flag, which featured the Confederate battle emblem, and in 2020, the university relocated a prominent Confederate monument.

7. Ole Miss is currently constructing a 202,000 square foot STEM facility, the largest single construction project in the campus' history.

8. Ole Miss owns the Oxford-University Airport, located north of the main campus.

9. Ole Miss is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".

10. Ole Miss established its Medicinal Plant Garden in 1965, which is used for drug research by the School of Pharmacy.

11. In 2012, Ole Miss completed Insight Park, a research park that "welcomes companies commercializing University of Mississippi research".

12. In 1977, Ole Miss established its Center for the Study of Southern Culture with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

13. Musicians who studied at Ole Miss include Mose Allison and Grammy Award-winner Glen Ballard.

14. Ole Miss provides the Oxford University Transit, a shuttle system free for students, faculty, and staff.

15. In 2019, Ole Miss opened a 98,000 square-foot recreation center.