| The University of Mississippi has undergone a cultural
metamorphosis that is breathtaking. It began with the chancellor’s
public, oft-repeated assurance that Ole Miss would provide a welcoming,
safe, open, friendly environment for everyone. The commemoration
of the 40th anniversary of James Meredith’s enrollment in
2002 brought healing and reconciliation. Creation of the William
Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation institutionalized the
healing process. And the adoption of a formal creed—literally
cast in bronze and permanently displayed on the Lyceum lawn—proclaims
that members of the Ole Miss family “… believe in respect
for the dignity of each person.” |
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