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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 477 

Commending the University of Mississippi for 175 years of service to the 

State of Mississippi and the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 28, 2023 

Mrs. HYDE-SMITH (for herself, Mrs. SHAHEEN, and Mr. WICKER) submitted 

the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Commending the University of Mississippi for 175 years of 

service to the State of Mississippi and the United States. 

Whereas the University of Mississippi began its first session 

on November 6, 1848, with a 4-member faculty offering 

a liberal arts curriculum to 80 students; 

Whereas the University of Mississippi established one of the 

first State-supported law schools in the United States in 

1854, and it was the first university in Mississippi to establish a school of engineering in 1900; 

Whereas, in 1882, the University of Mississippi became one 

of the first universities in the South to admit women and, 

in 1885, was the first university in Mississippi to hire a 

female faculty member; 


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Whereas, in 1903, the University of Mississippi began providing medical education on the Oxford campus; 

Whereas the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 

Jackson, Mississippi— 

(1) was established by the Mississippi Legislature in 

1950; 

(2) became the first and only academic medical center in Mississippi when it opened in 1955; and 

(3) was the site of the first lung and heart transplants into a human in the world, in 1963 and 1964, respectively; 

Whereas, in 1962, the University of Mississippi broke a racial 

barrier by admitting its first African-American student, 

James Meredith, who remains a source of inspiration 

today; 

Whereas, from its first class of 80 students, the University 

of Mississippi has grown to host more than 23,000 students participating in 120 programs of study across 7 

campuses, including a medical center; 

Whereas thousands of students of all races, creeds, backgrounds, and beliefs receive world-class education at the 

University of Mississippi; 

Whereas the University of Mississippi advances academic excellence through the activity of the faculty and staff in 

departments and more than 75 academic, research, and 

community service centers; 

Whereas, in 2016, the University of Mississippi received a 

classification of ‘‘R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High 

Research Activity’’ in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, an honor bestowed on the 

top doctoral research universities in the United States; 


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Whereas the University of Mississippi has produced 55 Fulbright Scholars, 27 Rhodes Scholars, 44 Boren Scholars, 

18 Truman Scholars, 24 Goldwater Scholars, 8 Portz 

Scholars, and 11 National Science Foundation Graduate 

Fellows; 

Whereas the University of Mississippi has played a significant 

role in producing future public service leaders; 

Whereas, in 2008, the University of Mississippi hosted the 

first presidential debate between Senators John McCain 

and Barack Obama, which was the first presidential debate held in Mississippi; 

Whereas, for 14 years, the University of Mississippi has been 

recognized as a ‘‘Great College to Work For’’, according 

to the Chronicle of Higher Education, in addition to 

earning honors in all 10 categories of recognition; 

Whereas the University of Mississippi is dedicated to supporting the academic success of student-athletes while 

striving for on-field success; 

Whereas the Ole Miss Rebels are composed of 18 men’s and 

women’s intercollegiate athletic varsity teams that represent the University of Mississippi; 

Whereas the University of Mississippi, a charter member of 

the Southeastern Conference, claims 5 collegiate team national championships, and Ole Miss Rebel student-athletes have captured 25 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division 1 individual titles; and 

Whereas the University of Mississippi has produced notable 

alumni in the fields of government, public policy, research, medicine, business, education, literature, the arts, 

journalism, athletics, and more: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) commends the University of Mississippi for 

2 its 175 years of service to the State of Mississippi 

3 and the United States; 

4 (2) recognizes the University of Mississippi for 

5 its academic, research, cultural, and athletic excel6 lence; and 

7 (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

8 the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu9 tion to— 

10 (A) the Chancellor of the University of 

11 Mississippi, Dr. Glenn F. Boyce; 

12 (B) the Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate 

13 Athletics of the University of Mississippi, Mr. 

14 Keith Carter; and 

15 (C) the Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs 

16 of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, 

17 Dr. LouAnn Woodward. 

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