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Chancellor of University of Mississippi
Incumbent
Glenn Boyce
since 2019
Formation1848
First holderGeorge Frederick Holmes
Websitehttps://chancellor.olemiss.edu

The chancellor of the University of Mississippi is the chief administrator of the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. The position was previously referred to as "president" until chancellor Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard suggested the change in 1858.[1]

Chancellor John Davis Williams, who served during the Ole Miss riot of 1962 and most of the civil rights movement, attempted to remain neutral, stating "My business is to educate the students sent to me."[2]

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Key
† Denotes those who were referred to as president
Table featuring chancellors of the University of Mississippi
Portrait Name Term Notes Ref.
George Frederick Holmes 1848–1849
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet 1849–1856
Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard 1856–1861 Title changed to chancellor in 1858
John Newton Waddel 1865–1874
Alexander Peter Stewart 1874–1887
Edward Mayes 1887–1891
Robert Burwell Fulton 1892–1906
Andrew Armstrong Kincannon 1907–1914
Joseph Neely Powers 1914–1924
Alfred Hume 1924–1930
Joseph Neely Powers 1930–1932
Alfred Hume 1932–1935
Alfred Benjamin Butts 1935–1946
John Davis Williams 1946–1968 [2]
Porter Lee Fortune Jr. 1968–1984 [3]
R. Gerald Turner 1984–1995 [4]
Robert Khayat 1995–2009 [5]
Daniel Jones 2009–2015 [6]
Jeffrey Vitter 2016–2019 [7]
Glenn Boyce 2019–present [8]

References

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  1. ^ Cohodas (1997), p. 7.
  2. ^ a b "John Williams, Ole Miss Head in Desegregation Crisis in '62". May 31, 1983. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Porter Lee Fortune, Jr". University of Mississippi. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  4. ^ "R Gerald Turner". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on 2021-06-08. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Robert Khayat". University of Mississippi School of Law. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Gallman, Stephanie; McLaughlin, Eliott C. (March 26, 2015). "Donors, alums rebel against decision to ax Ole Miss chancellor". CNN. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  7. ^ Harris, Bracey (November 9, 2018). "UPDATE: Ole Miss Chancellor Jeff Vitter resigning, will serve as tenured professor after Jan. 3". Clarion Ledger. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  8. ^ Fowler, Sarah (October 4, 2019). "Who is Glenn Boyce? 5 things to know about the new Ole Miss chancellor". Clarion Ledger. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.

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