LEHRER: Good evening from the Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Mississippi in Oxford. I'm Jim Lehrer of the NewsHour on PBS, and I welcome you to the first of the 2008 presidential debates between the Republican nominee, ...

OXFORD, Miss. - The next president needs to overhaul America's outdated educational system, one that is inequitable, unaffordable and inaccessible. That is the consensus of a national panel of education experts who convened at the University of Miss...

OXFORD, Miss. - The first presidential debate hosted by the University of Mississippi is a source of interest for journalists across the country - and across the pond. Ben Ferguson, host of Radio America's "The Ben Ferguson Show," said it'...

Oxford, Miss., September 24, 2008 - "The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) is moving forward with its plan for the first presidential debate at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss. this Friday, September 26. The plans for this...

OXFORD, Miss. - The second time was the charm for University of Mississippi freshman Taylor McGraw, who won a coveted ticket to Friday's presidential debate by winning The Daily Mississippian's policy writing contest. McGraw, a 19-year-old Oxford na...

Gov. Haley Barbour, who saw Mississippi through the worst natural disaster in American history, and University of Mississippi Chancellor Robert C. Khayat, who has brought about positive change and reconciliation at the institution, host a news confer...

OXFORD, Miss. - With gas prices again on the rise and financial markets around the world trying to recover from recent shocks with stocks, voters are wondering how a new president can make a difference. This question was tackled Monday (Sept. 22) at...

OXFORD, Miss. - The excitement that has been building for months at the University of Mississippi officially kicked into high gear Sunday evening, as more than 300 people gathered at the steps of the Lyceum for the presidential debate week kickoff ce...

OXFORD, Miss. - While mostly media will occupy the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts at the first 2008 presidential debate Sept. 26, a few lucky University of Mississippi students will also claim some of those much sought-after seats. ...

OXFORD, Miss. - The American Heart Association, in partnership with the University of Mississippi, is convening a panel of top business, government and health leaders to examine the nation's health care system in preparation for the year's first pres...

The first of three presidential debates in 2008 is to be broadcast live from the Ole Miss campus. More than 3,000 journalists from throughout the world are expected to cover the event.

OXFORD, Miss. - In anticipation of the first 2008 presidential debate, to be hosted at the University of Mississippi Sept. 26, UM's Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics has planned a slate of special pre-debate programs and lectures tha...

OXFORD, Miss. - Tom Brokaw's appearance at the University of Mississippi Sept. 25 may be tempered with a touch of sadness. Original plans called for him to join NBC News anchor Tim Russert, who died unexpectedly this year. "Tim was so excited a...

OXFORD, Miss. - With the U.S. economy in a serious downswing, voters are looking for the next president to provide solutions. Will the crisis continue under the new administration? Is relief in sight? What impact will the presidential election have ...

The Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics and the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation sponsor a daylong series of discussions examining different facets of Mississippi's political climate. The schedule includes:

10 a.m. — Panel on the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party challenge of the 1964 Convention
2 p.m. — Shattering the Old Solid South
4 p.m. — Where Are We Now?

 

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OXFORD, Miss. - Political wordplay mixed with food, games, music and other entertainment will fill the air all day Sept. 26 at the University of Mississippi, leading up to the first 2008 presidential debate to be telecast live around the world from t...

OXFORD, Miss. - Considering the Russia-Georgia conflict, is Russia an ally or a threat to the U.S.? Where does China stand on its foreign policy? Tough questions such as these have been points of discussion for some two dozen University of Mississip...

OXFORD, Miss. - After the cameras shut down following the first 2008 presidential debate Sept. 26 at the University of Mississippi's Ford Center, political pundits and campaign surrogates are sure to be discussing more than how each candidate address...

OXFORD, Miss. - They came from 52 different countries spanning the globe. Their differences were vast - from native languages to long-held customs - but each of the 198 people who took the oath of citizenship Tuesday at the University of Mississipp...