Below is a press release from The University of Mississippi:
The University of Mississippi will observe 175 years of service to the state and nation with a celebration at 1 p.m. Nov. 6 in front of the historic Lyceum.
When Mississippi's flagship university opened its doors on Nov. 6, 1848, with four faculty members and 80 students, it was poised to be the state's premier institution of higher learning.
Now, 175 years later and as the campus welcomes its largest freshman class to date, it has become so much more than that, university leaders and campus members say.
