University of Mississippi

Abdullah Alqahtani plans to use his Ole Miss education to better society in Saudi Arabia.

While most 18-year-olds are preparing for their first semester of college, Cambria Chatman has already graduated and joined the United States Air Force.

Millie Eubanks to begin career at Toyota.

Allyson Hopper concentrates on community and effecting change.

Doctoral graduate Cellas Hayes excels in STEM and aims to pay it forward.

Campus support helped Casiah Watson face life challenges and come out on top.

Taylor Medalist Rhonda Brown no longer running from school, but running toward her dreams.

Jilkiah Bryant focuses on leaving a lasting impact as a Truman Scholar.

Annabelle Harris' love of classics and English shape honors thesis and her future.

Mississippi long-haul trucker Leroy Kirkendall completes college degree through C2C program.

Mentors shaped Stamps Scholar Jaylin Jones for success.

Matt Knerr excelled in every aspect of university life and beyond.

More than 3,100 students graduated from the University of Mississippi in May 2023. Undergraduate and graduate candidates received degrees from the College of Liberal Arts, General Studies and schools of Accountancy, Applied Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Journalism and New Media, Law and Pharmacy.

One man's journey taken with the steadfast support of his wife. Growing up in Red Banks as one of 11 children, school was not a priority for Jamie Cox. He attended the Holly Springs public schools and worked odd jobs. His focus was never his assignments or school work.

In high school, Abby Newton spent a summer working alongside people with disabilities. It cemented her career path, but her journey wasn't direct. Newton knew she wanted to advocate for people with disabilities. She thought a career in lobbying or nonprofits was on the horizon, so she spent her first two years at the University of Mississippi studying public policy.

Exercise science major juggles work, school, family and a desire to help others. Thomas Riddle is a busy man. Between working three jobs, he makes time to be a loving cousin, brother and son, create music, earn his graduate degree from the University of Mississippi and, most importantly, make people smile.

Ember Suh discovers passion and path to STEM career.

More than 600 students graduated from the University of Mississippi in December 2022. Undergraduate and graduate candidates received degrees from the College of Liberal Arts, General Studies and schools of Law, Pharmacy, Journalism and New Media, Engineering, Education, Business Administration, Applied Sciences and Patterson School of Accountancy.

Nikki Marzette's classmates at the University of Mississippi could have focused on any subject for their video storytelling project. They could have chosen a music video, a cooking tutorial or a news package. Instead, her classmates chose to feature her story.

When Tayler Glover was in high school in Van Buren, Arkansas, she discovered computer science. When she took part in an information technology program at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith campus during her junior year of high school, one of the first things she noticed was that she was the only woman in her class, so she was pleasantly surprised when she got to the University of Mississippi to study computer science and found a good number of female students and teachers in her classes.

More than 1,000 students graduated from the University of Mississippi in August 2022. Undergraduate and graduate candidates received degrees from the College of Liberal Arts, General Studies and schools of Law, Pharmacy, Journalism and New Media, Engineering, Education, Business Administration, Applied Sciences and Patterson School of Accountancy.

Erin Bowens chose to pursue her dream of helping people with communication disorders learn to communicate effectively and with confidence by majoring in communication sciences and disorders at the University of Mississippi.

Remy Heinen is getting ready to pursue her dreams of problem solving and giving back to the community through a career in law enforcement.

Twins Michael and Lauren Taplin used to watch "The Blind Side" together in their Edwardsville, Illinois, home and wonder about what Ole Miss was really like. Although the siblings' interests were very different, they both liked the sense of the University of Mississippi they got from the movie and decided to visit when it was time to apply for college.

From small-town Newton, Demarius "Dee" Evans had big dreams. And after just one visit to the University of Mississippi, he knew he was at home.

A transfer student from Jones College in Ellisville, Jazmin King began classes at the University of Mississippi in fall 2020. Initially, she was intimidated by the change in learning environment, but she soon found her footing.

Tanner McCraney didn't plan on becoming an entrepreneur - his original career plan was to earn a degree in chemistry and then attend medical school - but upon graduating from the University of Mississippi, he already is running an award-winning business.

Like children in most military families, Taliya Harman, a member of the University of Mississippi's first graduating class of B.F.A. in film production students, moved around a lot growing up.

Noah Hubbard refused to put himself in a bubble when it came to his educational opportunities. Now his mission is to help others do the same.

Braxton Thomas never thought she would be watching the events of Jan. 6, 2021 unfold right before her eyes, but there she was. Thomas was pursuing her master's degree in Southern studies from the University of Mississippi while working as a staff assistant for U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, whose Rayburn House Office Building is across the street from the Capitol in Washington, D.C.