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• The University of Mississippi, or Ole Miss as it is commonly called, is a public, four-year university offering both undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

• Fast Facts

  1. Established: 1848
  2. Location: Oxford, Mississippi
  3. Chancellor: Robert Khayat
  4. Faculty: 2,369Official Site: Ole Miss Facts 2007-2008
  5. Nickname: Rebels
  6. Motto: Pro Scientia et Sapientia (Latin for On behalf of knowledge and wisdom)
  7. Acceptance rate: 80.9% (2006)USA Today: College Acceptance Rates: How Many Get In?(November 8, 2006)
  8. [http: //www.weatherunderground.com/US/MS/Oxford.html Current Weather]
  9. Noted programs: Law, business, medicine

• University History

  The school was originally founded in 1848 with 80 students. The school was forced to close during the 1860s, when the students and staff fought in the U.S. Civil War. The university hospital, however, stayed open and treated soldiers during the battles. The school later reopened and now has nine academic divisions on its main campus.

• Notable Alumni

  1. Haley Barbour, Mississippi Governor
  2. Trent Lott, former U.S. Senator
  3. Archie Manning, former National Football League player
  4. Eli Manning, NFL quarterback
  5. Cynthia Geary, actress

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